Northside company to feature in new TV series on RTE 1

A NORTHSIDE business is to feature in a brand new series of ‘Grow Cook Eat’, which will be broadcast into homes across Ireland on Wednesday, March 18 for a seven-week prime time run on RTE 1.

In the first epiosde, presenter Michael Kelly will travel to north county Dublin to learn about commercial onion growing, as he meets up with Ireland's only commercial producer of onions.

The Hoey brothers behind Country Crest Onions, based in Lusk, tell Michael all about the new challenges they face in a changing climate.

Karen O’Donohoe, the other presenter on the show, will be travelling to Cork to meet the team behind Fota Wildlife Park where they go to great lengths to ensure that all animals' diet needs are catered for, so much so that the Tigers even have their own herb garden!

Throughout this series, Grow It Yourself (GIY) are calling on the people of Ireland to join them and participate in the UN’s Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with food systems playing a major role in several of the 17 SDGs.

The show is anchored at the home of GIY, at GROW HQ in Waterford City and each week the TV show sees presenters Michael Kelly and Karen O’Donohoe travel to meet and visit expert food producers, chefs, and innovative community food projects all across the country, plus delicious menu ideas will be shared weekly by Chef Katie Sanderson, founder of White Mausu.

From plot to plate to waste, Grow Cook Eat shows that simple, everyday food actions can make a powerful lifestyle change.

Bord Bia's Director of Horticulture Mike Neary said: "Bord Bia is proud to sponsor ‘Grow Cook Eat’ for a third season.

“The programme brings to life the immense time, effort, and care Irish growers put into producing nutritious and sustainable fresh produce, while also recognising the significant social and economic contribution they make not just to their local communities, but the wider Irish economy. “Viewers can grow their own vegetables at home or buy local seasonal produce and cook one of the tasty recipes in their own kitchens."

•‘Grow Cook Eat’ airs every Wednesday at 8.30pm on RTE1 from March 18 until April 29.