The smiley and happy bunch of ladies in the image above (Karen, Eimear, Louise & Kathleen) are the new GIY Cottage Marketeers! With a project that's been some time in the pipeline GIY is delighted to have been awarded funding from CEDRA for the purpose of rolling out a pilot project to develop 3 Cottage Markets [...]

As part of the national plan for rural regeneration, the Department of Agriculture, through CEDRA (Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas) provided part funding for initiatives to suport community based markets for food/artisan produce in rural areas. GIY submitted an application to this fund and was awarded €15,000 to pilot The Cottage Market [...]