Canada: Metlakatla First Nation and Ecotrust Canada open community garden in Prince Rupert
Urban garden will add to the community’s food security – Chief Nistoix
By Norman Galimski
Northern View
Sept 6, 2021
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The garden’s name translates to “the community garden of Lax Kx’een and Max?axaa?a” and is an effort to educate the community about food sustainability while making creative use of a vacant lot in the core, which is owned by Metlakatla Development Corporation.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate to Prince Rupert residents what is possible to grow in the community, to take the community garden’s ideas back into their own back yards and try to get as much food grown in town as possible, Charles Gerein, food system coordinator for EcoTrust Canada, said.
Chief Nistoix said that the urban garden will add to the community’s food security and will help teach young people how to grow their own food.
Gerein said the project’s location is key for what they hope to accomplish.
“We’ve chosen a visible lot and we want people to pass by and notice what we’re growing.”
Skelton-Morven said the project shows what’s possible when organizations come together and collaborate.
