In this Grow to Give video we will explore the benefits of community gardens while visiting a local Burlington community garden at Amherst Park.
There are a lot of reasons why community gardens are good for us! They are good for our health, resulting in improved physical activity, increased nutrition from fruit & vegetable intake as well as positive impacts to mental health. Fresh air and sunshine is good for us! They are also good for the environment, creating both food & habitat for our pollinator friends, reduces "food miles" as it is locally grown and is organic too - these are all good for the environment. Community gardens increases access to local food as well, creating opportunities for those without land and often include food security programming to support local families in need. Community gardens build COMMUNITY, where people can meet others, share tips and get to know others.
Thank you to the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support Fund and the Burlington Foundation for making this years program possible!
Relevant Links
BurlingtonGreen: www.burlingtongreen.org/
Grow to Give page: www.burlingtongreen.org/servi...
City of Burlington's Community Garden page: www.burlington.ca/en/live-and...
Emergency Community Support Fund: www.canada.ca/en/services/ben...
Burlington Foundation: burlingtonfoundation.org/
18 янв 2021
