S6E3: GIY - The Life-Changing Power of Growing it Yourself

In this episode, Daithí is joined by Mick Kelly founder and CEO of Grow it Yourself a social enterprise which encourages individuals and community groups to think more about where their food comes from and supports them in their journey towards a more sustainable relationship with food.

Mick speaks on a moment of enlightenment he experienced whilst grocery shopping where he realised how little he knew about where his food was coming from and from then on made it his mission to start reconnecting people with food. The conversation covers topics from the challenges of running a social enterprise and the dwindling number of field-scale commercial veg growers in Ireland to the interconnected nature of health and sustainability.

Hearing about Mick’s GIY revelation offers a great jumping-off point to start reflecting on your relationship with your food and where it comes from and maybe even begin your own GIY journey.           

Thanks very much to Emma Sheridan for support with research, design and promotion.

 

Links:

1. Grow It Yourself website: https://giy.ie/         

2. Mick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mickkellygrows/        

3. 2026 TV Show -'Our Farm - A GIY Story': https://www.rte.ie/player/series/our-farm-a-giy-story/10013399-00-0000?epguid=AI10013400-01-0001         

4. Food Matters Podcast: https://giy.ie/blogs/food-matters-podcast            

5. Dwindling number of Irish Veg Growers: https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/giys-mick-kelly-we-love-the-idea-of-irish-produce-but-do-we-love-it-enough-to-pay-the-true-cost-of-it/a/139074046.html