Meet the Team
Colm has worked for nearly 20 years in Ireland, the UK and Netherlands in commercial organic growing, therapeutic horticulture and education sectors . He is passionate about growing food sustainably and working with nature.
When he is not growing fruit and veg, he enjoys cooking, listening to music, motorbikes, mountain biking, playing football with his sons and woodworking. He lives in the countryside in Kilkenny with his wife, two sons and cocker spaniel Bella.
"I'm delighted to be working for a social enterprise, the GIY team and to be working in the beautiful setting of the old walled garden at Curraghmore"
Our food system is broken and at GIY we believe that nurturing a real connection to where our food comes from is the key to fixing it.
We're on a mission to inspire a global movement of food growers, one GIYer at a time.
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GIY is a social enterprise consisting of two companies: GIY Ireland CLG (Company No 477525) and GIY Ireland Activities Ltd (Company No 490550), both registered at GROW HQ, Farronshoneen, Dunmore Road, Waterford, Ireland and have the following directors: Eamonn Clarke, Carol Montgomery, Aoibheann O'Brien, Tom Popple (UK), Elias Darwish, Marie Oldham, Nevan Redmond, Laura Smith© GIY Ireland Ltd 2025