Down Syndrome Cork hopes to begin work on new market garden project

A charity that supports adults with Down syndrome hopes to break new ground with a special market garden project.

Down Syndrome Cork says it intends to apply for planning permission within weeks to develop its ‘Field of Dreams’ project on the western outskirts of Cork city in what’s believed to be the first project of its kind in the country.

The Munster Agricultural Society (MAS) has made available a three-acre site for the scheme at its sprawling landbank in Curraheen which will allow DS Cork train its clients to grow their own fruit and vegetables.