More on Community Gardening...

A few days ago Ulla from GermanDolls posted about community gardening for fun and food~ and I thought I would follow-up with a sharing of the community garden in my town in B.C.

Here we are at one of two 4-way stops looking at the community garden. We don't even have traffic lights the town is so small, but we have a really great little community garden! It is located on village property and run by volunteers. Though the village is small and most people have their own garden, this community garden is for anyone who wants extra (or some) gardening land (and others, more below).

The hearts on the deer fencing were to decorate the fencing (no, not as art for the deer!) and were done by a variety of community members.

Here is a fairly traditional looking garden plot. Our local school maintains sections of the garden with their classes, so students can learn to start seeds, transplant, weed & water, and harvest in the autumn.

There's not many flowers just yet as we've had a very rainy spring... but they are on the way. Every year an elder in our community grows a variety of flowers and then cuts them to bring them to our long-term care facility just down the road. Talk about giving to your community!

Here is a 'classic'... salad with flowers. It's just not a proper potluck around here if someone doesn't put edible flowers in their salad! It sure looks beautiful side by side, and there's a whole patch of these right now.

Our community garden was once just a corner lot, vacant, owned by the village. As it is one of the first things people see when they drive into town it seemed like the perfect location for a makeover. It is located close to the hospital (mostly long-term care) and school, so it is often visited. Some people grow food, some flowers and some years it is a boom and some years a little more weedy... but it belongs to the people who live here.

If you live in an apartment or other area and are interested in community gardening check with your local authorities, like village or city council or a search online. It's a great way to involve your children and yourself within the community.

This post is brought to you by Natalie of Woolhalla.