Tending the Earth, Sharing the Garden |
Thursday Apr 22 2010
By Shae Hadden This spring, seniors and students of Richmond, British Columbia are coming together again in the garden on Richmond High School’s property. Seniors who live in the high-density housing around the city centre started the Community Garden in the same plot of land that the High School had used for its garden in previous years. Working in the same space, they have created the beginnings of intergenerational relationships with students of the Fit for Life and Pre-Employment English classes who learn about gardening, sustainability, local foods and nutrition while they work the soil.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action
Tagged with: community_garden evergreen gardening intergenerational_collaboration seniors terranova_schoolyard_society vancouver_foundation youth
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