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Community Gardening
in Sudbury

The Foodshed Project collaborates with the Sudbury Food Connections Network to initiate new community gardens locally.   If you are a youth and would like to participate or would like more information on gardening programs, please email us at info@foodshedproject.ca

1) The Ste. Anne Community Garden
The Ste. Anne Community Garden is up and operating.   Thank you to the many organizations that sponsored a garden plot.  For more information, please contact Annette Reszczynski an email (areszczynski@spcsudbury.ca) of the Social Planning Council.  Thank you to all the participants who helped build raised beds on the June 7th workday, including corporate sponsors The Home Depot team, Toppers Pizza, Evans Lumber, Gervais Lumber, and Canadian Tire! Other community partners include Azilda Botanix Greenhouses, Sudbury Developmental Services Therapeutic Greenhouse Program, and the City of Greater Sudbury.

2) The Spirit Garden
Better Beginnings Better Futures and other community partners are developing a community garden and a theatrical performance of R. Murray Schafer's 'The Spirit Garden' at the Better Beginnings property. The full scale theatrical production will take place in spring of 2010, however the community garden will be opening this spring (2009). There will be opening ceremonies on June 6th from 11am onwards at Better Beginnings (450 Morin Ave, Sudbury, On) that will include drumming, music, info-fair, ice cream and lunch. 

If you would like more information about the Spirit Garden please contact Carole Dodge, betterb@isys.ca, 705-671-1941.

3) The 1920 Paris Community Garden
Due to insurance restrictions only residents of 1920 or 1960 Paris Street can participate in the garden. If you, or anyone you know, resides at 1920 or 1960 want to garden in 2010, please email us at info@foodshedproject.ca or call us at 705-675-3894.

4) Balmoral Gardens
Due to insurance restrictions only residents of Balmoral Towers on Bruce Street or if you live in Ryan Heights, can you participate in the garden.  For more information, please email us at info@foodshedproject.ca or call us at 705-675-3894.

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