Roots and Wings garden (Image: submitted)
The Roots and Wings Garden Project, which began its third growing season in April, aims to provide access to gardening and information about food sustainability and environmental awareness to Saint John’s south end.
Co-founder and local volunteer Lisa Morris says the project started in 2018 as doing local community projects and growing six pallet gardens at Prince Charles School on Union Street. The vegetables were then distributed throughout the south end, with residents having access to the gardens.
“Even with no yard space, you don’t need that much in order to garden,” said Morris. “This year I was able to get a little bit of funding through P.U.L.S.E. and the Waterloo Village Association, so I was able to offer workshops and a lot more information to the residents.”