FOOD FOREST SCHOOLS' PROGRAMME
Get Involved!
Food Forests Ireland has a 3-Step Process:
• Engagement
• Education
• Empowerment
Educational Resources
In our systems designed education programme, 5 topics are covered with a lesson plan for each topic provided to teachers via password protected access from Food Forests Ireland's website. All lessons centre around an easily managed 3m x 3m food forest planted in each school garden with the help of Food Forests Ireland's Schools Coordinator.
Our Food Forest Primary School curriculum-led education programme has been rolling out in schools since 2021. In the academic year 2026-2027 we have exciting plans are to extend the programme to a number of new schools throughout Ireland.
See below a selection of photos of students outdoors, enjoying their own on-site living classrooms.
In March 2026, students from The Sacred Heart SECONDARY SCHOOL in Westport joined FFI to learn about building food system resilience. The students' energy and enthusiasm were infectious as they designed their own food forests, before getting their hands into dirt adding ground cover plants to FFI's FoodForest@The Quay.
A food forest is a mini ecosystem providing students with a simple roadmap for developing interconnected ecosystems. This mimics a healthy world where everything is connected and those connections are understood and respected.
How Your School Can Get Involved - contact info@foodforests.ie
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