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Fwd: Jane and Finch Community Garden
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Mar 29th, 2009 - 14:47:43 |
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Lisa Campbell
Digital Storytelling Coordinator
Refugee Youth Health Project
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services
lisa (at) youthactionnetwork.org
(647) 201-7436
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> From: Maryum Sherazi
> Date: March 29, 2009 12:48:55 PM GMT-04:00
> To: FES_MES_ALT (at) YORKU.CA
> Subject: Jane and Finch Community Garden
> Reply-To: maryums (at) YORKU.CA
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> we are trying to get a community garden started in the Jane and Finch
> neighbourhood and need help in finding: wood,chicken wire, soil and
> gardening
> tools for our Garden. If anyone in York U has any of the following
> items, or
> know of someone who has it, that you do not use and would like to
> give to the
> garden? Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this and I
> hope to
> hear back from you soon!
>
> With warm regards,
> Maryum
>
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> We need the following resources. If you have it we want it!
>
> We are looking for:
> -top soil or compost
> -chicken wire for fence
> -wood pieces for fencing
> -gardening tools (hoe, hose, wheel barrow, etc.)
> -borrow your rototiller for one day
>
> Community gardens meet varying needs of diverse communities,
> especially those in marginalized neighborhoods struggling with poverty
> and crime. The benefits of a community garden are listed below.
>
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> The benefits are listed below.
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> Benefits of Community Gardens (SKIP TO BOTTOM if you already know):
> --growing your own food gives people dignity and commitment to their
> neighborhood - community gardening can turn residents into more
> engaged and skilled members of the community
> --gives low income families access to nourishing, fresh, organic food
> that they usually cannot afford - One study estimates that gardening
> can add $500 to $1200 worth of produce per year to a family's diet
> --provide a safe haven, a recreational place, a place for families and
> the neighbours to convene - a critical difference for low-income
> families. Community gardening can be a unique and valuable way for
> immigrants who move from a rural home to a new city to maintain their
> own culture. A community garden allows people to grow crops they may
> not be able to find elsewhere, for immigrants, this can mean being
> able to maintain a traditional diet and be healthier and happier.
> --Community Gardens educates residents on the environmental benefits
> of community gardens, since the poor are often the ones who suffer
> from the pollution of modern day cities
>
>
> Maryum Sherazi
> c: (416) 835-2249
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