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Young adults with Down's syndrome are taught how to plant, cultivate, harvest and market produce, gaining practical horticultural experience. They put this knowledge to use in their own Field of Dreams market garden, growing and selling crops in Curraheen, County Cork.

Field of Dreams, Curraheen, Cork – Saturday is a programme presented as an episode. It falls under the genre of a factual series, offering viewers a glimpse into a community‑focused project centred on young adults with Down’s syndrome. The core of the episode follows these young adults as they acquire practical skills in horticulture. Over the course of the programme they are taught how to sow seeds, tend the crops as they develop, bring the produce in at harvest and then manage the sale of the finished goods. All of these activities take place in a market garden that the participants have named the Field of Dreams. The garden serves as a hands‑on learning environment where the group can experiment with planting techniques, monitor growth cycles and experience the full process from seed to market. Located in Curraheen, County Cork, the Field of Dreams garden provides a local setting for the venture. By turning the cultivated produce into items for sale, the young adults not only gain confidence in agricultural work but also engage with the wider community through the market aspect of the project.