With the potential for complete societal collapse being predicted by some in the coming years, growing your own food should be on your radar.
With oil prices imploding and general uncertainty with world economies and food prices, self-reliant food production is a valuable goal for the concerned citizen.
In all seriousness, if you’ve ever wanted to literally reap what you sow, Cochrane Community Gardens Society has garden boxes and rows for rent, as well as communal growing opportunities at its Glenbow Community Garden.
The society’s website states that the initiative “started as a concept in the summer of 2009 and by the spring of 2010, we had our first gardens in place, having spent the intervening months getting the society’s registration and framework in place and navigating the waters of municipal planning.”
Some benefits of community of a garden is improving the quality of life for people in the garden, reduction of family food budgets and preservation of green spaces, according to their website.
For more information, visit cochranecommunitygardens.com, call 403-932-9713 or email [email protected].
