What is a Community
Garden?
In
general, a community garden is a single piece of land that is tended
to by a group of people.
Community gardens can look different in each community — some
rent plots while others are a shared growing space for all to
work in together.
Community gardens help people to rediscover
the rewards of working together for a common purpose, and
enjoying outdoor green spaces.
The FFCG project has been
successful to date for a number of reasons: Fort Frances
residents are provided with gardening space that they may not
have at home; they are able to plant, care for and harvest their
own food, and reap both mental and physical benefits from the
active living experience that gardening provides.
Not only does
the garden benefit those directly involved, but also provides
produce to local food banks and families in need, and provides a
beautiful green space for the town to take pride in.
Many
residents do not earn enough money to guarantee access to
healthy foods. The Community Garden provides an opportunity for
families to increase food security as well as increase food
skills at a very minimal cost.
They
provide the opportunity for all residents of our city to engage in
the process of coaxing life out of the ground. Not everyone has the
access to land suitable for gardening.
Not everyone has the skill or
experience to grow a garden of his/her own.
We
believe that gardeners love to share their love of gardening and
that through this sharing our varied communities can be drawn closer
together.
