In Co Meath, the Tús community crew took the old Covid screens that once divided us and used them to make a greenhouse (screenhouse) that can be used in community gardens.
“We were getting rid of the screens on the desks in Meath Partnership,” recalled Tommy Melia, Tús supervisor. “They’re made of perspex and I thought they were too good to throw out.”
Then he and his crew got a brainwave – screenhouses in place of greenhouses.
The construction process is straightforward, as Tommy explained. “We built the greenhouse frame first, and then just used screws and washers and screwed the screens in. The door is wide enough for a wheelbarrow and I’m six-foot-four and I can walk in no problem. It’s a prototype to see could we do it and it works. A lot of credit has to go to the crew,” he revealed.
The team have since helped to build community gardens in accommodation centres in Co Meath.
Tús is a community work placement scheme providing short-term working opportunities for unemployed people. All the work carried out by
participants on the Tús is community-based.
If you want the blueprint to build your own screenhouse, contact Meath Partnership or, if you’re in the vicinity and want to have old Covid screens recycled by them, email: marjan.boers@meathpartnership.ie
For more, see www.meathpartnership.ie
