Ballymun Community Garden Benefits both People and Planet

Published: 28 Oct, 2023

New research published ahead of ‘National Allotments and Community Gardens Week 2023’ underlines the critical importance of green spaces for urban communities.

Having assessed the impact of an award-winning community garden in Ballymun, researchers from TU Dublin today called for “more widespread use of community gardens across urban areas”:

Francis McGeough and Rachel Freeman, lecturers at TU Dublin, interviewed current and former users of the GLAS community garden in Ballymun, to assess the impact the garden has had on a variety of different users. TU Dublin Research: Ballymun Community Garden Benefits both People and Planet.

Read this article in full on The Global Action Plan Community Garden Blog.