A square metre of growing space can provide 1kg of veg per month, which translates to a carbon emission saving of about 1kg carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of homegrown veg
Philanthropy for People and Planet
Your Legacy For Generations to Come
The Problem
Food production is responsible for almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, while habitat loss from allocating land for food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss. Globally more than 690 million people remain undernourished, while diet is the leading cause of mortality in the developed world.
The Solution
While food production is one of the key problems, it is also an accessible part of the solution. A proven impact is Food Empathy. When people grow some of their own food, it shifts their behaviour, attitude and knowledge about food and empowers them to make more sustainable choices.
Your Philanthropy
By providing resources to help people grow their own food at home, at school and in the community, your philanthropy will play a practical, pivotal role at the nexus of climate action, education, health & wellbeing. Social enterprises do not want to capture a market, they want to change the world – will you join us?
Impact
Climate Action
Environment
Research* shows that compared to the general population food growers have:
- 95% less food waste than the average population.
- 87% Increased likelihood of adopting pro-environmental behaviours.
- 129% more likely to eat a mostly local diet.
Education
Embedding a Food Literacy programme into the national primary school curriculum in Ireland
Health & Wellbeing
Food Growers have:
- 70% Higher fruit and veg consumption.
- 59% of food growers reported improvements to mental health.
- 68% reported greater awareness of physical benefits from growing their own food3
1: Secondary/3rd party research. 2: Spark Market Research commissioned by GIY. 3: GIY Grow It Forward campaign impact survey conducted by UCC. * The contribution of household fruit and vegetable growing to fruit and vegetable self-sufficiency and consumption Boglarka Z. Gulyas, Jill L. Edmondson
Our Planet, Our Health, Our Future
Your Opportunity to Make a Difference
In Schools - Our Goals
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Every child learning about food at school
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Every school has a food garden
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Every teacher confident to use food growing as a learning tool
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Make grow at school systemic in an entire patron body in Ireland
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Scale GROW at School to post-primary schools in Ireland
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Advocate to government for systemic change in how food is taught at school
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Expand our primary school programme in the UK
In The Community - Our Goals
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Every community is a GIY Neighbourhood where people grow food in the community
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Re-imagining the built environment as a growing space
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7 GIY Neighbourhoods including Strategic Development Zones (SDZs) and equivalent strategic development areas by 2027
At Home - Our Goals
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GIYers have the support they need to grow food successfully wherever they call home
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Inspire 7.5 million people through our TV and media content by 2027
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Create an online community of growers, using the power of AI to support GIYers with personalised knowledge resources
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New online courses and content