Why Avoid Peat? Peat has long been used in gardening for its light texture and ability to hold water — but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Peat is not a renewable resource on human timescales. It forms over thousands of years in peat bogs, which are precious carbon stores and wildlife habitats. When we extract peat for compost: ❌ Carbon is released — adding to climate change ❌ Rare habitats are destroyed, affecting plants, birds, and insects ❌ Biodiversity declines as

St Vincent's Castleknock College is proudly working with Castleknock TidyTowns to adopt a leaf cage—a local action with a global impact....

Our CTT volunteers literally got their hands dirty! It was harvest day for our leaf mould compost, enriching the soil of Castleknock. A...