Grangegorman Community Garden - Meet the Committee members - TU Dublin
TU Dublin is heavily invested in the Grangegorman Community Garden, with multi-disciplinary and multi-service area participation, offering support and expertise to the pilot project. As members of the Grangegorman Community Garden Committee, Partnerships and Sustainability, together with Campus & Estates play a key role to facilitate and encourage coordinated engagement between the multiple groups of people working to establish this new community space.
Under the three pillars of ‘People’, ‘Planet’, and ‘Partnerships, TU Dublin strives to be a living breathing powerhouse for sustainability. Collaborative projects like the Grangegorman Community Garden engages our people with the community, industry, and local government where together they can co-create deep and positive impacts in society and support the 2030 Agenda.
Interest
Co-creating a new community garden on the Grangegorman campus with multiple campus stakeholders, to offer sustainability and educational gardening activities to students, staff, and the community.
Desired Outcome
Establishing a sustainable collaborative governance model for a community garden, which can be replicated across other campuses and community spaces. If the pilot is successful, we would like to see the project permanently established with robust support and have the garden enjoyed by more users.
Contribution
Coordinating the pilot project using Living Lab methodologies, while supporting stakeholders to co-create the garden. Giving practical administration support, communications and Living Lab reporting.