Green shoots: Schoolchildren dig deep to grow veggies at home 

How children turned balconies, windowsills and small patios into miniature gardens.

Children at St Patrick's Boys and Girls Primary School, Galway,  sitting on the benches they bought with their 2020 Big Grow prize fund. 

The children at St Patrick’s Boys and Girls Primary School in Galway’s city centre had just finished planting vegetable seeds when school closures were announced last March.

The 33 first and second class pupils were disappointed but immediately suggested bringing their planted seeds home, recalls teacher Jarlath Conboy, whose class went on to win the Innocent & GIY 2020 Big Grow.