City of Owen Sound Community Gardens
Community gardens transform passively-used green space into productive garden plots. Community garden projects rely on community volunteers, who plant, tend, and harvest different types of fruit, vegetable and flower crops each season. These projects are often the result of partnerships between community members, municipal governments, and private stakeholders. The produce garnered from a community garden project can be sold through local food markets (e.g., Farmers’ or 100-Mile Markets), donated to local food banks or charitable meal programs, and/or shared among the participant gardeners.
Community garden projects provide the opportunity for numerous community and individual gains, including (but not limited to):
- Mental and physical health promotion through the activity of food production;
- The opportunity for social engagement with family, neighbours and fellow gardeners;
- Contribution to the creation of a sustainable local food economy;
- Development of important food production and gardening skills;
- The opportunity to re-establish the community’s understanding of the importance of agriculture and local food systems; and
- Contribution to civic enrichment and beautification.
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