Community Gardens | Nourish Project

What's in a Name?

Date:

Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 6:00pm to Friday, March 27, 2020 - 7:45pm

Location:

216 Simcoe St.

Peterborough, ON K9H 2H7

Canada

CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Join us for a gathering of gardeners to explore 'What’s in a Name' in relation to our 'Community Gardens'

What does the term 'community garden' mean to you? What do you think it means to others in our community? Does the term 'community garden' adequately capture what these gardens mean to you?

Would it be worth exploring the idea of replacing the term 'Community Garden', and if so, what could we change it to? This wording will be used to make uniform signage to be displayed in gardens across our community.

Whitefield Ave Community Garden

Early in 2016 a few residents in the Whitefield Ave got together to pose the idea of starting a new community garden on a patch of grass near their homes. They approached Nourish, found out that the land belonged to the City of Peterborough, and got started working together to get a new garden growing.

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8 Things to Know about Community Gardens

1. They’re good for us, and our communities!

Community gardens are about more than just growing food. By increasing the number of local community gardeners and available garden space, families and individuals are able to grow fresh, healthy produce for very little money, green previously underused areas, increase local food security, get to know and interact with their neighbours, and work together to enhance the communities where they live.

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Upcoming Seed Saving Workshops

Are you interested in learning how to grow and save your own seeds?

Jill Bishop, long-time seed saver & our Community Food Facilitator will be hosting and co-facilitating 3 hands-on interactive Seed Saving Workshops this September.

1) Seed Saving Workshop
September 10th - 5pm
Seeds of Change Community Garden (or inside if it's raining)
534 George St. N

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Growing our impact

In 2015, we saw our local community gardens grow and thrive. When the Peterborough Community Garden Network was first established in 2010, there were 14 local community gardens. Since then, that initial count has expanded to 41, and plans are already in the works for a few new gardens in 2016. In total, these gardens contain over 509 plots and can can be found in school yards and public housing sites, on federal, provincial and municipal properties, and on private land.

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