Ours to Protect

Food waste is something we’re all guilty of, whether it’s in our homes, at cafe’s, restaurants or at events. The consequence of food waste is that it ends up in landfills. But it is avoidable. It’s better for your pocket and the environment. According to Stop Food Waste Ireland, the average Irish household can save around €700 a year by avoiding food waste. One chef’s has reached the goal of zero...

Ireland is surrounded by exciting sea life, from rare species of shark, whales, dolphins that explore our waters. However the biodiversity of our sea life is in dire need of protection from threats of diminishing populations and pollution. The government is currently drafting a bill to introduce marine protected zones areas and one group Fair Seas are calling for it to be enforced effectively. I s...

Would you believe over 70,000 bees are buzzing around one Cork City neighbourhood. The bees are thriving thanks to a hive on the roof of St. John's College which has been growing since 2013. The idea is to provide a home for the bees, take care of the hive & to take some but not all of the honey for local use & provide education on biodiversity and the important role bees play. I took a tr...

Every individual effort for creating pockets of green spaces in the garden or at home count. And now it’s easier than ever. At Holly Hill library, you can check out fruit, veg & flower seeds, sow & grow them in the garden or at home & return your seeds down the line. Tune into Ours To Protect this Monday on how you can do it all by yourself.

Bees, butterflies, and bugs are our best friends when it comes to the garden. They need us to grow good green spaces and we need them to pollinate. How do we work together? Well Erva gives the ins and outs to creating a bug friendly and greener garden.

Otters in the city, king fishers and trout in our rivers, coming up in this week's Ours To Protect we hear from one man whose on a mission to save the river Bride in Blackpool from the rubbish tampering with our wildlife and water and proposed plans for it to be covered.

Have unloved or unwanted paint at home that’s fit for the bin? Well one local group re-love, repurpose and recycle that paint saving it from the bin and landfills. On thsi week's Ours To Protect we meet the paintmakers and shakers behind Re-Love Paint, a community organisation upcycling paint, mixing, matching and making colours as they go so it can be put back on the walls of your community or bu...

Got pesky invasive plants at home or in your community? Well ditch your weed killer and hedge cutters and instead get yourself a goat! This week on Ours To Protect we hear how a tribe of goats can be your gardening friend in getting rid of invasive plant species to help others grow.

Got pesky invasive plants at home or in your community? Well ditch your weed killer and hedge cutters and instead get yourself a goat! This week on Ours To Protect we hear how a tribe of goats can be your gardening friend in getting rid of invasive plant species to help others grow. Billy’s Rent a Goat is at Beaumont Quarry doing exactly that. They’ve teamed up with Cork Nature Network and the Cor...

This week we catch up with the supergroup behind Togher Community Garden who’ve done Trojan work transforming a once unused site known as the bog into a blossoming garden. They’ve created a flourishing habitat by planting hundreds of trees, flowers for the bees, grown fruit and veg the community, and built a pond for ducks and frogs alike. Want to hear how you can grow your own fruit and veg, part...

Did you know there’s one bee-hive of over 70,000 bees buzzing around Cork City or a tree nursery just off Douglass street where trees grow before they’re planted in their forever home. Well tune in to our first guests of Ours To Protect who in collaboration are behind some of the quirky projects in Cork. I’m joined by Maria Young of Green Spaces For Health and The Cork Food Policy and Gina Johnson...