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Mick Kelly is the Founder and CEO of GIY, a global community helping people grow their own food and creating a sustainable, waste-free future. Founded in 2008, GIY educates communities and schools about the benefits of growing their food. Mick is the Producer of “Grow Cook Eat,” a TV series available on Amazon Prime, and the author of The GIY Diaries: A Year of Growing and Cooking. He was the 2017 Local Food Hero in the Food & Wine Awards and an awardee of ReThink Ireland, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, and the Arthur Guinness Fund.
In this episode…Most consumers pay little attention to how food is created and supplied to grocery stores. What if you could deepen your understanding of cultivating food and do it yourself? Is it possible to build a sustainable food system?
If you ask Mick Kelly, creating a mature and authentic relationship with growing food is possible. By bringing educational courses to communities and schools, anyone can learn how to plant and nurture a garden. While growing food is not without its fair share of challenges, Mick provides programs that guide and equip people with the resources needed to build a sustainable future.
In this episode of Cornerstone Unplugged, JP Cavaliere and Stephen Link sit down with Mick Kelly, Founder and CEO of GIY, to discuss supporting an ecosystem by growing food. Mick talks about educating communities and schools about how to make healthier choices, ways to support a growing capital, and utilizing various resources to communicate the benefits of sustainability.
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Mick Kelly is the Founder and CEO of GIY, a global community helping people grow their own food and creating a sustainable, waste-free future. Founded in 2008, GIY educates communities and schools about the benefits of growing their food. Mick is the Producer of “Grow Cook Eat,” a TV series available on Amazon Prime, and the author of The GIY Diaries: A Year of Growing and Cooking. He was the 2017 Local Food Hero in the Food & Wine Awards and an awardee of ReThink Ireland, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, and the Arthur Guinness Fund.
In this episode…Most consumers pay little attention to how food is created and supplied to grocery stores. What if you could deepen your understanding of cultivating food and do it yourself? Is it possible to build a sustainable food system?
If you ask Mick Kelly, creating a mature and authentic relationship with growing food is possible. By bringing educational courses to communities and schools, anyone can learn how to plant and nurture a garden. While growing food is not without its fair share of challenges, Mick provides programs that guide and equip people with the resources needed to build a sustainable future.
In this episode of Cornerstone Unplugged, JP Cavaliere and Stephen Link sit down with Mick Kelly, Founder and CEO of GIY, to discuss supporting an ecosystem by growing food. Mick talks about educating communities and schools about how to make healthier choices, ways to support a growing capital, and utilizing various resources to communicate the benefits of sustainability.