“I am in constant awe of Dee’s commitment and creativity to bring green issues into the mainstream and to include all of us in her vision. Her knowledge and skill in leading her business is rooted firmly in a grassroots approach to her work and a unique approach to spreading the word” Catherine Drea, Foxglove Lane Studios
As a supporter of the 17 Global Development Goals, a champion for GROW Observatory Ireland, and a Voice Ireland Recycling Ambassador, Dee Sewell has presented talks and demonstrations to a variety of groups. She has also participated in several panelled discussions at national events. Some of these include:
- Global Green at Electric Picnic
- Galway Green Leaf Festival
- Bloom Garden & Food Festival, Phoenix Park
- Sustainable Cities and Communities Dublin
- Institute of Technology Carlow
"Community gardens could be in every unloved and un-grown scrap of land everywhere" @Greensideupveg Dee Sewell at Sustainable Cities #SDG11 pic.twitter.com/s8wN7u7N1U
— Cultivate (@cultivate_ie) October 25, 2016
Topics have included:
- The Importance of Community Gardening
- Food and Where it Fits in Sustainable Cities and Communities
- How to Recycle in your Home and Workplace
- Gardening for Health and Wellbeing
- A Beginners Guide to using Social & Therapeutic Horticulture in a Community Group
- Citizen Science and How We Can Help Climate Change through Soil Monitoring
