{"id":346173,"date":"2026-03-14T16:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/346173\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:16:07","slug":"sowing-the-seeds-for-a-small-but-mighty-donegal-community-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/346173\/","title":{"rendered":"Sowing the seeds for a \u2018small but mighty\u2019 Donegal community initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegallive.ie\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donegal<\/a> community is inviting people to work together with small actions to be part of a very important community initiative, the Zero Waste Pollinator Project.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegallive.ie\/tag\/Pettigo\/6\" style=\"color: #000000;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pettigo<\/a> initiative said: \u201cBe part of a small community with a big heart, and an opportunity to grow something beautiful together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is welcome, everyone can play a part, and every small action helps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first stage of the project is a collection of used coffee cups. Simply rinse, dry and drop them off to the Termon Complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegallive.ie\/news\/donegal-life\/2033357\/creating-one-of-donegal-s-most-immersive-hideaway-retreats-one-step-at-a-time.html\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Creating one of Donegal&#8217;s most immersive hideaway retreats, one step at a time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven one cup makes a difference,\u201d said the spokesperson. \u201cThank you for helping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn late March, there will be a community sowing day. Join neighbours for a relaxed seed-sowing morning.<\/p>\n<p>No experience needed and all ages are welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake your seeds home to grow and check in on their progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn mid-May there will be a transplant day and community picnic. Bring your seedlings to our shared\u00a0 pollinator area, plant together, and enjoy a casual community picnic to celebrate what our small but mighty community has achieved, working together for a brighter, greener village &#8211; because little places can do big things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Donegal community is inviting people to work together with small actions to be part of a very&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1485,61,60,43,37054],"class_list":["post-346173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-donegal","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-pettigo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}