Canada: On The Coast explores Vancouver’s community gardens
Tune in to ‘A Little Dirt Never Hurt’ July 11-15 on CBC Radio One
CBC Communications
Jul 07, 2022
Community gardens have numerous benefits; they promote sustainable agriculture, tackle food insecurity and provide a place to connect with nature and neighbours.
Latty Kashani washes cherries from her garden at the Cottonwood Garden in the Strathcona neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
In Metro Vancouver where land is at a premium and the cost of living continues to increase, community gardens promote a local sharing economy and empower citizens to design, build and maintain community spaces.
It seems everyone can gain from getting their hands a little dirty.
From July 11-15, tune in to On The Coast at 5:20 p.m. for A Little Dirt Never Hurt – a new special series on CBC Radio One with features on cbc.ca/bc and CBC Vancouver News about the many ways urban agriculture brings communities together.
Listen and learn about one of the oldest community gardens in Vancouver, an innovative community orchard in Surrey, guerilla gardening, a community bee project that is dispelling bee myths and more.
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko airs weekdays from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on CBC Radio One and streaming on CBC Listen and read news stories from across the province at cbc.ca/bc.
