Why a Community Garden?

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Community gardens provide opportunities to:

• Meet neighbors

• Bring people together from diverse backgrounds

• Provide inter-generational exposure to cultural traditions

• Offer a cultural exchange with other gardeners

• Produce a significant amount of food for the household

• Allow people from diverse backgrounds to work side-by-side on common goals 

• Allow families and individuals without land of their own the opportunity to produce food

• Provide access to nutritionally rich foods that may otherwise be unavailable to low-income families and individuals

• Serve as an outdoor classroom where youth can learn valuable skills, like those involving practical math, communication, responsibility and cooperation.

  • They also provide the opportunity to learn about the importance of community, stewardship and environmental responsibility