Janet Twomey sent ECI this update:
Despite the restrictions, our Care of the Earth Parish group has kept busy these past few months. We stayed connected with each other through Zoom. Our group has grown from four to six members.
We have started to post on our Parish Facebook pages a Weekend Eco Project for people to try out at home. Our first project was to make a plastic soda bottle hanging planter from https://www.thriftyfun.com/Making-a-Plastic-Soda-Bottle-Hanging-Planter.html. A hanging bottle pot is the perfect way to recycle an empty plastic bottle into something useful and creative! Not only does it prevent bottles from ending up in the bin, but it is also an easy DIY project that can help us hang plants all around inside and outside your house.
Other ideas we have shared are how to make your own birdfeeder and the All Ireland Pollinator Plan video.
The local newspaper, The Carrigdhoun, published an article on the Parish’s work on caring for our local shared environment and our link with ECI.
Inspired by Pope Francis messages in his encyclical, Laudato Si’, our group also made a submission to the Cork County Council’s Carrigaline Tranportation and Public Realm Enhancement Plan.