East Vancouver seed bank encourages gardening and sharing
It was during the height of the gardening craze at the beginning of the pandemic when Marie-Pierre Bilodeau had an idea. The goal was to create a seed library for her neighbours to share their bounty and create more of it.
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Vancouver park in Hastings-Sunrise to get a new concept in gardening: Food forest A collective garden can help a neighbourhood secure a food supply in its own neighbourhood and act as a community builder and gathering place
Author of the article: Susan Lazaruk
Publishing date: Mar 11, 2021 • March 11, 2021 • 2 minute read • VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 11, 2021 Undated Handout of proponents of a new urban food forest in Burrard View Park in Hasting-Sunrise neighbourhood Vancouver. Pictured, from left to right, Brandon Bauer, Marie-Pierre Bilodeau, Omri Haiven, Zoe Beynon-MacKinnon and Luis Almazan. (Submitted). For Sue Lazaruk story [PNG Merlin Archive] PNG
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A “food forest” proposed for an East Vancouver park can help the neighbourhood secure a local food supply, especially during a pandemic.