New garden planters are being put together this week to support healthy, active living through community gardening. Thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting community projects like this!
New planters, better facilities and a growing community effort are helping build local capacity for food production.
The new raised garden beds are here, and we’re getting things ready for the next stage of the community garden at Dyment Recreation Hall and Park. With eight beds planned for the site, we’ll have more space to grow a variety of crops and put more of our food security work into practice.
The garden is part of our recreational community garden and food security program. It’s a practical investment in recreation and local food production, with room to grow, maintain and harvest crops right here in Melgund. There’s plenty to prepare before planting begins next spring, but getting the beds in place is an important step forward.
A garden that works alongside our other improvements
The garden is just one piece of a larger round of improvements at the Dyment Recreation Hall and Park. Work on the complex’s water systems and upgrades to the commercial kitchen will help support the activities that happen here, from recreation and community gatherings to food-related programming.
These facilities matter because they give people a place to come together and take part. A garden offers hands-on work and opportunities to share knowledge, while the hall and kitchen provide space for other community activities. Together, they help us make more use of the resources we have locally.
Thank you for helping make it happen
We’re thankful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Capital Grant program and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization for helping fund this year’s infrastructure improvements. Their support is making it possible to improve our shared spaces and build opportunities for recreation, community participation, environmental stewardship and local food security.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll continue working on the garden expansion and getting the beds ready for their first crops. We’re looking forward to seeing what we can grow in them and to putting this new space to good use for the community.
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