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Taking the work out of weeding, Portnoo Market Garden, and creating community in Culmore

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On the day of the summer solstice, Gardeners’ Corner heads to a market garden known across the globe on social media. Barrie Quinn has created Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal over the last 5 years. He tells presenter David Maxwell why he’s so passionate about producing organic veg on his hillside plot. In Culmore, just a few miles from Londonderry, the Community Hub has gardening at its heart. The volunteers currently manage 3 outdoor spaces and there are plans to expand. Manager Una Cooper explains what the programmes do for locals and how gardening is helping to build community. Also on the programme, a listener’s dilemma as she now faces hosting a wedding in her back garden in just a few weeks and David is joined in studio by Rosie Maye who is using the fresh green seed on primulas to make more plants for free. Email the programme at [email protected]

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On the day of the summer solstice, Gardeners’ Corner heads to a market garden known across the globe on social media. Barrie Quinn has created Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal over the last 5 years. He tells presenter David Maxwell why he’s so passionate about producing organic veg on his hillside plot. In Culmore, just a few miles from Londonderry, the Community Hub has gardening at its heart. The volunteers currently manage 3 outdoor spaces and there are plans to expand. Manager Una Cooper explains what the programmes do for locals and how gardening is helping to build community. Also on the programme, a listener’s dilemma as she now faces hosting a wedding in her back garden in just a few weeks and David is joined in studio by Rosie Maye who is using the fresh green seed on primulas to make more plants for free. Email the programme at [email protected]

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