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WHO ARE
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Benefits of the Allard Street Garden
Many
organizations involved in this project have worked together for
several years, pledging to create a self-sustaining community garden
that will:
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Allow people who
have no outdoor space to add to their gardening skills and grow
their own healthy, nutritious food
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Support
environmental and horticultural education programs
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Revitalize and
beautify an existing urban neighbourhood
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Allow for the
integration of people of all ages and abilities in our community
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Provide a safe
environment for meeting people and forming friendships
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Increase
volunteerism
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Promote civic
pride
What the Garden Offers
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Our community
garden site offers raised garden beds, planter boxes for
easier accessibility, permanent flower and herb beds, a mini
fruit orchard, a children's play area and permanent
pathways.
The shade structure, complete with picnic tables, offers
relief from the sun and a place to socialize with other
gardeners.
To support our
commitment to sustainable environmental practices, we offer
educational resources and support to promote composting,
water conservation and natural pest control strategies.
A compost
demonstration area is on site. |
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"We not only grow
vegetables, we grow hope"
is our motto because we hope to build community as well as gardens.
Our garden is open to anyone, even visitors who wish to sit on
benches and watch.
Garden Tours are
available upon request.
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