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Cork School Garden Competition Cancelled for 2020

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Cork County Federation of Muintir na Tire is sad to announce that due to current government guidelines the Cork School Garden Competition is cancelled for 2020. We will be back bigger and better next year

Best New Garden 2019

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Holy Family NS Shanagarry

Edible Patch In your School

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National Tree week 2020 (Saturday 21 March to Friday 27 March 2020)

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What's your school going to do for National |Tree week.  Here is a few ideas?  Have a big discussion about why trees are important? do they create oxygen, food for wildlife  Homes for wildlife and insect Protection from wind Protection from soil erosion   Any idea how many trees are cut down daily to make toilet rolls in the world.  Plant trees in the school or community 2. Create a nature table . This will be mainly bare branches or seed pots at this time of the year, We would recommend this to evolve over the season , as tree at this time of the year look very different in autumn.   Choose a tree a day and write up five important points.  Does it fruit, Does it looses it leaves in winter?  Is it Native to Ireland what is its Latin name and Irish name.   Is this tree mentioned in Irish folklore? How does this tree help our local environment and  Feed or...