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GardenGuide
AProductoftheCommunityGardeningNetworkofOttawawww.justfood.ca
 
 
CGN‐RJC
of/d’OttawaCommunityGardeningNetwork/Réseaudejardinagecommunautaires
WhatistheCGN?
TheCGNisanetworkopentoallmembersofthecommunitywhogarden,whetherinacommunitygarden,orintheirfrontorbackyard,ontheirbalcony,atpublicbuildings,inaschoolyard,etc.workingto
sow,cultivateandharvestthesustainable
developmentofcommunitygardeningintheCityofOttawa.
WhatisthemissionofCGN
?
ToworktowardsensuringthatallneighbourhoodsintheCityofOttawahave
informationon
and
access
tocommunitygardensand
gardening
,withparticularattentionto,butnotexclusivelyhighdensity,lowincomeareas.Indoingso,theCGNiscommittedtodemocraticprocesses,
ecologicalstewardship
andworkingwithdiversepopulations.
 
 
ACommunityGardenis…
.
..acollectionofgardenplotsinanurban,suburbanorruralsetting,whichprovidesresidentswithaccesstolandforgardening.Communitygardensbeautifypreviouslybarrenorunusedland.Runbymembersofthecommunity,theyareaplacewhereneighbourscanmeetandworktogethertocareforthegardenwhilegrowingfruits,vegetables,flowers,andherbs.
Whatarethebenefitsofcommunitygardens?
FOODSECURITYandNUTRITION
Gardeningprovidespeoplewithfresh,nutritiousfruits,herbsandvegetablesmainlyduringtheharvestseason.Communitygardenscanplayanimportantroleinhelpingpeopletoeatwellwhentheyareunabletoaffordhealthyfoodinstores.Gardensprovidethoseonlowincomeswiththeopportunitytogroworganicfood,whichisoftenexpensiveinretailstores.
ACCESSTOGARDENINGSPACE
Communitygardensattractpeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoyardspace,especiallythosewholiveinapartmentbuildings.Communitygardensareaccessiblespaceswithinwalkingdistancewherepeoplecanparticipateinrecreationalgardeningandgrowinghealthyfoodforthemselves.
ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY
Acommunitygardenallowsindividualsconcernedabouttheenvironmentalimpactsoffoodtohavecontroloverthefoodtheyeat.Peopleuseorganicmethodsintheirgardens,thusreducingpesticideexposuretothemselvesandtheenvironment.Growingfoodinthecityreducestheenvironmentalcostsassociatedwithtransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Gardeningconnectspeopletothefoodcycle.Italsoencouragestherecyclingoffoodandgardenwastethroughtheuseofcompost,whichreducestheamountoftrashinlandfills.
COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTandEDUCATION
Communitygardenshelptocreateapositiveimageofthecommunity.Communitygardenshaveapositiveimpactonthecommunity.Thegardenbecomesameetingspot,wherecommunitymembersinteractandgettoknowoneanother.Thishelpscreateacloser‐knit,morecooperativeneighbourhood.Communitygardensallowforcooperationacrossdiverseethnicandagegroups.InOttawa,gardenersandcommunitymemberscanalsoparticipateinfreeeducationalworkshopsthroughouttheyearwhichfocusonorganicgardeningskills,foodandenvironmentalissues,andthepreparationofnutritiousmeals.
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