Online and in the shops: Free meals

Free meals — vegetarian curry — will be provided at Grand Parade, Cork, from 1pm tomorrow, as part of the Feed the City initiative.

This will highlight food waste and sustainability, and will only use vegetables that would otherwise go to waste. There will be talks on growing your own vegetables, composting and gardening, and cookery demonstrations by Denis Cotter, of Café Paradiso, and Mercy Fenton. The event is part of Cork’s three-day St Patrick’s Festival; www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie. Pictured at the Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill community garden are children from St. Mary’s on the Hill primary school, Knocknaheeny, Cork.

Fruitful activity: If you want to garden with the children this spring, Dealz has gardening tools, accessories and seeds, including a new ‘grow your own fruit’ range, with everything priced at €1.49; www.dealz.ie.