THE COMMUNITY GARDEN established last year at the comer of Greig Ave.

and Apsley St. was such a smashing success, the greenthumbs behind the pro-
ject are busy setting up a new plot this year. It'll be off Haugland Ave.

Gardeners work new plot

TERRACE’s community garden was so
popular last year that the city has leased
more land to the Terrace Anti-Poverty
group so more people with low incomes
can grow their own vegetables.

A basket of vegetables will feed someone
for a week, but a garden will feed them for
a lifetime.

That’s the idea behind community gar-
dens,

Community gardens are popular across
Canada because they cut down oi people’s
grocery bills, provide fresh nutritious food,
and teach people life skills, like sharing and
providing for themselves.

Last year, the Anti-Poverty group was
loaned a city lot at the corner of Greig and
Apsley to be used by low-income people
who don’t have access to their own gar-
dens,

The city provided fencing and water, and
gardeners. took advanlage of the situation

by growing a variety of vegetables.

‘Watching everything grow last year was
incredible,’ said Helga Kenny, executive
director of the Terrace Anti-Poverty group.
‘People planted zuccinnis, squashes,
pumpkins, tomatoes, corn — everything.’’

The community garden was such a hit
that more families wanted more land to
sow.

This summer the city is leasing the Anti-
Poverty group a huge area of land — al-
most an acre — off Haugland Avenue in
the Skeena-Kalum Housing area for com-
munity gardening.

“The land was just sitting there,” said
Kenny. ‘‘It’ll be nice to pul it fo use.”

But the land won’t be ready to garden this
year, Kenny said, because it still needs
some work.

Next summer the new plot will be used
for bulk growing for the food bank as well’
as for personal use.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 27, 1998 - B11

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