A Victoria community garden born during the COVID-19 pandemic has not only doubled in size, it’s been declared a new permanent fixture in James Bay – garnering calls to action from others to do the same.
“It’s a challenge to other businesses,” said Wayne Shillington of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association. “Think about the concept of a private business taking some of their precious property in downtown Victoria and creating a public space for the neighbourhood for people to garden and grow food themselves.”
“As [with] many other businesses, the pandemic really hit us like a ton of bricks,” said the Inner Harbour hotel’s director of sales and marketing, Julia Canton. “Being an active member of the community, we wanted to do something to support everybody in this time of need so that’s when the idea of creating a community garden emerged.”Another resident, who’s also held a plot since the garden’s beginning, said its helped him address food security and thinks the community can do more.
You don’t need to be struggling with food security to qualify for a plot on the site, but experts agree the space can still help address the overall issue along with food sustainability. He says community gardens are helpful in addressing the need, but the most important way of making change is for government to strengthen income supports for people who are struggling.
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