Lily Champ

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Lily Champ is an Irish writer on gardening, who has grown her own fruits and vegetables for over 50 years. [1] She writes a weekly column on her kitchen garden for the Irish Farmers Journal , [2] [3] and has a long-standing gardening column in Irish Country Magazine. [4] She has lived near Portarlington in County Laois for her entire life, [5] [6] [4] and has been called a "legend" of Laois gardening by Laois Today. [6]

Champ grew up on a farm which was nearly self-sufficient for vegetables and poultry. [2] Her own garden has been noted for its diverse flora and fauna, including a lily-of-the-valley tree which is the only one of its kind in Ireland. [1]

She and her garden have been featured on RTÉ One programmes including Ear to the Ground in 2010, [1] and Nationwide in 2021. [7] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champ regularly appeared at the annual Bloom Festival in Dublin, [4] [6] and gave demonstrations at the National Ploughing Championships. [5] She was a featured speaker on growing your own food at the opening of the Stradbally Community Allotment in 2012, [8] and provides free gardening tips to local allotment owners. [1] In 2021, she was interviewed on Midlands 103 for The Open Door with Ann-Marie Kelly. [5]

Champ was a contributor to the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA) Book of Home and Family (2013), which was nominated for best Irish published book at the National Irish Book Awards. [9]

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