‘Strathcona Community Gardens’ receives Vancouver Heritage Foundation plaque: ‘Places That Matter’
Historian Michael Kluckner (centre) presents author David Tracey (left) and Joanne Hochu (right), both from the Strathcona Community Gardeners Society, with a Vancouver Heritage Foundation plaque.
City Farmer initiated the Strathcona Community Garden project 28 years ago
The wording on the Vancouver Heritage Foundation plaque reads:
Dedicated Strathcona residents, gardeners and artists have transformed three acres of the former False Creek mud flats and city garbage dump into a flourishing community garden that has served as the model for a city-wide community garden program. Its apple orchard, herb garden and wetlands provide a much needed respite from city life.
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Visit the Strathcona Community Gardens website here.
See the beginning of the Gardens from City Farmer’s archives here.
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Congratulations! This is great recognition for the years of effort that have gone into making the Strathcona Community Gardens a real example of what’s possible.
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