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HOME GROWN ***New Series***

Home Grown presenters Kitty Scully and Colm O'Driscoll. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture) Image Name: Home Grown presenters Kitty Scully and Colm O'Driscoll. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture)
Home Grown presenter Kitty Scully. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture) Image Name: Home Grown presenter Kitty Scully. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture)
HOME GROWN presenter Colm O'Driscoll. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture) Image Name: HOME GROWN presenter Colm O'Driscoll. (Brand new series Monday November 7th, RTÉ One (A Celebration of Irish Horticulture)
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                              A Celebration of Irish Horticulture

Home Grown is a brand new 7-part series which celebrates the Irish Horticulture industry,  presented by two of the sector’s dedicated advocates, Kitty Scully and Colm O’Driscoll.

Kitty and Colm travel all over Ireland in search of stories that celebrate Irish Horticulture and growing in all its variety. Ireland is a world leader in mushroom production. The GAA has its own farm where turf is grown for the pitch. Cut foliage grown in Tralee is used by high end florists in London and other parts of Europe. Grapes grown in North Co Dublin are being turned into wine. 

As well as stories about the different growers and producers, there are visits to inspirational gardens which are open to the public. This recognises the fact that, partly as a result of Covid, there has been a surge of interest in gardening.

Horticulture is the science and technology of plant cultivation.The horticulture industry in Ireland encompasses both food production and the production of ornamental plants and trees. The horticulture industry is an important economic sector in Ireland, with an estimated 6,600peopleemployed full time in primary production activity, and a further 11,000 employed in value added and downstream businesses such as wholesale, retail, distribution, landscape and garden design; and construction as well as local authority and county councils and parks and landscaping services.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s provisional estimates put the Horticulture industry’s farmgate value in 2021 at €521m. This places the industry as the 4th largest sector in terms of gross agriculture commodity output value. Of the €521m total output, Edible Horticulture production represented €423m and Ornamental Horticulture €98m.

“A career in horticulture is not for the faint-hearted as it embodies so many challenges” says Kitty. 

“It was fascinating to hear stories on the ground, and refreshing to meet so many resilient, hard-working, charismatic characters; dedicated to keeping this often overlooked industry alive and embracing old and new innovative technologies in the process”.”What excited me most about recording Home Grown was the opportunity to get behind-the-scenes access to many of the leading enterprises in Irish Horticulture”, says co-presenter Colm. “The vast range of those we visited is a testament to the vibrancy and diversity of the industry here in Ireland”. 

Programme One :

This brand new series begins at Croke Park which is the only stadium in the world to have its own farm where turf is grown for the famous pitch. Colm O’Driscoll visits the farm in North Co Dublin. Kitty Scully meets cut foliage producer James Costello of Irish Green Guys, based in Tralee, Co Kerry, whose branches and leaves are used by top florists in the UK and other parts of Europe. 

Colm meets specialised 4th generation carrot producer Emmett Dunne in Durrow, Co Laois who grows both conventional and organic crops.

Programme one ends with Kitty visiting the stunning Kilmacurragh Gardens in Co Wicklow, renowned for an amazing collection of Rhododendrons.

‘Home Grown is produced by InProduction TV & Scéal Creative Ltd. and is sponsored by Bord Bia

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