I want to grow
Tell us where you are, how much space you want, and what you want to grow. We'll match you with a landowner nearby with room to share. No 10-year council waiting list.
Find a Plot →Homegrown.ie is a simple side-project pilot for matching people who want to grow food with nearby hosts who have unused garden, farm, parish, school, or community space. Request a plot, list a space, and we make careful local introductions.
Phase 1 matching · no in-platform payments · direct grower-to-host arrangements
Tell us where you are, how much space you want, and what you want to grow. We'll match you with a landowner nearby with room to share. No 10-year council waiting list.
Find a Plot →Large garden you don't use? Rural farm with spare headlands? Parish grounds? List your space — earn a little, feed your community, meet local growers.
List a Plot →Think dispatch layer, not another content site: county demand comes in from growers, supply comes in from hosts, and Homegrown makes the safest useful introduction first.
People tell us their county, rough area, plot size, growing plan, and timing. We keep private details out of public pages.
Garden owners, farmers, schools, parishes, estates, and community groups list spare ground with access, water, size, and limits.
We introduce both sides only when the basics fit: county, access, scale, expectations, and direct agreement between grower and host.
Every request improves the county demand map, which tells us where to recruit the next hosts first.
Supply first in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Wicklow, Meath, Louth, Kilkenny, Waterford, and nearby counties where recent requests show demand. No partnership claims, no payment handling, and no legal or insurance promises in Phase 1.
Become an early hostA proper grow-your-own hub sits alongside the marketplace. All of it is free.
The only Irish site tracking council-by-council allotment waiting times. Know what you're up against before you apply.
See the tracker →What to plant, when, in Ireland's oceanic climate. Month-by-month, crop-by-crop, for beginners.
Grow calendar →Shared-effort gardens across Ireland. A good middle ground between solo-allotment and staying home.
Find a community garden →First time growing? The honest basics — garden size, tools, scales, what not to spend money on.
Beginner guide →Quickcrop, Arboretum, The Polytunnel Company, Seed Savers, Mr Middleton — Irish retailers, honest comparison.
Supplies hub →Plain-English explainer on Irish tax treatment of plot rental, public liability, and safety. Read before you list.
Tax & legal →Each county has its own waiting list situation and growing community. Pick yours to see current wait times, council contacts, and how to find private growing space without the queue.