{"product_id":"food-choices-retreat-limerick-with-mick-kelly-the-urban-co-op","title":"Food Choices Retreat Limerick with Mick Kelly (The Urban Co Op)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📅 Date: Sunday October 18th\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⏰ Time: 9:30AM - 4PM \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📍 Location: The Urban Co Op, Limerick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding in a supermarket shouldn’t feel like a moral exam — but for many of us, it does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShould I buy organic or local?\u003cbr\u003eSeasonal or imported?\u003cbr\u003eIs this ultra-processed, or just convenient?\u003cbr\u003eAm I doing enough — for my health, for the planet, for my kids?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost people sense that \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e isn’t right with the modern food system, but the noise, contradictions and guilt can leave us feeling stuck, confused, or quietly overwhelmed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis immersive \u003cb\u003eFood Choices Retreat\u003c\/b\u003e, hosted at Limerick's Urban Food Co Op, is about cutting through that confusion — and helping you feel calmer, clearer and more confident about the food choices you make every day.  The price includes refreshments and a delicious home-made organic lunch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom confusion to food empathy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLed by GIY Founder \u003cb\u003eMick Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e, the retreat is grounded in what he calls \u003cb\u003eFood Empathy\u003c\/b\u003e — a way of thinking about food that reconnects us with where it comes from, how it’s produced, and how our everyday choices shape both our own health and the health of the planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than rigid rules or perfectionism, Food Empathy focuses on \u003cb\u003efive powerful food behaviours\u003c\/b\u003e that genuinely make a difference:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEating with the seasons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupporting local producers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReducing your food pollution (cutting back on ultra-processed foods, eating more organics and reducing your packaging waste)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEating more plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReducing food waste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese ideas aren’t about doing everything “right”. They’re about doing \u003ci\u003ewhat matters most\u003c\/i\u003e — consistently, realistically, and with enjoyment.  AND it's about progress, not perfection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy this matters now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are living through a quiet but vast food experiment.\u003cbr\u003eDiets have shifted rapidly from predominantly whole foods to predominantly ultra-processed ones — now accounting for almost half of the national shopping basket — with profound consequences for our health, our climate and biodiversity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGIY has spent nearly two decades “pushing the piano back up the hill”: helping people rebuild food knowledge, confidence and connection through growing, cooking and eating real food. This retreat brings that work together in a personal, practical and inspiring way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeave with clarity — not guilt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a time of deep global uncertainty, this retreat offers something simple and powerful:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eclarity, confidence and connection\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ll leave feeling recharged, inspired, and better equipped to make food choices that are good for you — and gentler on the world we all share.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GROW HQ","offers":[{"title":"Sunday October 18th","offer_id":57671774142809,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1231\/6100\/files\/SQUARE_COURSES_7-5_b86d0c44-cb7d-4368-b1ac-d4d336ec5006.jpg?v=1774628729","url":"https:\/\/giy.ie\/products\/food-choices-retreat-limerick-with-mick-kelly-the-urban-co-op","provider":"GROW HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}