new community garden up and running in Phibsboro

dublin | environment | news report Sunday February 26, 2006 21:43 by dunk - dublin ECG (eco city group) fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk

first of many tree planting weekends

As part of the greening the city eco initiave to set up more community gardens along a possible greenway (the botanic spine) and CPUL (continuous productive urban landscape) for Dublin city a community garden was set up some months back on unused land in Phibsborogh between the Royal Canal and the Arrow train line. On Saturday an open public gardening day happened during which many baby Larch and Beech trees were planted.

Phibsboro community garden

The garden was started on Sunday the 25th of September as part of a 4 day long series of events that were put on by Irish eco activists as examples of healthy free sustainable alternatives to current car culture which relies on unjust oil wars to keep things going. The previous Thursday was car free day, not that you would have known given how little the government did for the day. Work on the garden has been happening since then; clearing the weeds, opening the soil and clearing an old fence, making a herb garden, compost heap, planting flowers, starting a willow den, and dreaming of a future with play areas, fireplaces, lots of food, a super community enjoying each others meals and much much more.

A similar garden happened on the South side of the city in Dolphins Barn and it has become a hugely successful project with many people from the area participating in growing their own food, re-establishing community, enjoying the fruits of their labour. That garden will be a year old in April.

Things are in their early stages and having done the initial ground work the team are now engaging with the wider community of Phibsborogh, Glasnevin, Cabra and beyond. so if you are interested email us or pop down on the weekend.

4 minute interview with Seán about the history and dreams of the garden
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related links:

dolphins barn community garden
http://www.dublin.ie/dolphinsbarngarden
Bringing Nature to Man's Domain -previous imc-ie feature about dolphins barn garden
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/69689
ruth tells us the history of the dolphins barn garden 8mins
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THE BOTANIC SPINE: an 18 km long orbital linear park that threads through a series of pocket parks; some existing, some proposed.
http://www.dublin.ie/botanicspine/

What are Greenways?
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/walkways/project7.html

CPUL
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0750655437/ref=sib_dp_p...-link

eco stuff for car free day 2005
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/71930