Regina North Central Community Garden expands to double food output – Regina | 24CA News
“Our motto is help yourself.”
And now due to 12 new backyard containers, extra folks than ever earlier than will be capable of assist themselves to recent greens on the North Central Community Garden in Regina.
“A lot of people will just kind of like walk their dog, pass here with an empty grocery bag and just fill up a grocery bag with whatever they want for supper and carry on their way,” Maegan Krajewsi, the North Central Garden coordinator mentioned.
“And that’s really the idea of it — it’s here for anyone at any time.”
Located behind the Mâmawêyatitân Centre, the backyard first started in 2008 and is free to make use of for anybody.
Krajewski says the backyard permits folks to return collectively and find out about meals, whereas additionally saving some huge cash.
“We share knowledge about food, how to plant it, how to grow it, how to preserve it, how to cook it and how to prepare it,” she mentioned.
“It allows us to grow more of our own food, decide what we want to grow, decide how we want to use it, and share it with one another and kind of fight back against hunger and food insecurity.”
Everything from beets to lettuce, corn, carrots and extra can be found on the backyard. and with new containers on the best way, the backyard will add much more choice.
The expanded backyard will double the quantity of meals produced, in a time when meals safety is at an all-time low.
Krajewski says extra areas must be became neighborhood gardens which might assist feed lots of people.
“It’s really awesome that people are slowly starting to rethink how we use our public spaces,” she mentioned. “Gardens are better than grass.”
For neighborhood volunteers who helped put the brand new backyard in, it was necessary to assist those that want it.
Sean Louvel has by no means used the gardens earlier than however volunteered to assist construct it and convey snacks for these concerned.
“Especially now with inflation and different issues, it’s really important to help when you can,” Louvel mentioned. “If everyone helped out a little more, everyone would need a little less.”
The City of Regina has 10 neighborhood gardens, with a brand new one on the best way in Coronation Park.
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