A Kildare Zero Waste Community Launches A Learning Series On Biodiversity & Environmental Awareness.

Tuesday, 10 August 2021 11:42

The Zero Waste Community Garden, Rathcoffey, is an award winning community facility.

A national award winning Kildare community allotment has created a series of seminars to inform people about biodiversity.

The Zero Waste Community Garden, Rathcoffey is located behind the Mooretown estate.

It has created 10 workshops, which are free to attend, focusing on flora, fauna and sustainable gardening.

This evening's talk, at 7.30pm, will highlight the importance of bees to gardens, allotments and biodiversity.

Pat Pender is Chair of the Zero Waste Community Garden, Rathcoffey

He joined Eoin Beatty on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.

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