The Willow Creek Community Garden is hosting a garden party on Sunday, July 28. (Facebook/Willow Creek Community Garden(S))

By Nikita Ganovicheff

Plant Party

Community garden hosting garden party on Sunday to show residents’ work

Jul 25, 2019 | 2:38 PM

Patty Morley is inviting everyone to enjoy the plants and hard work done by members of the Willow Creek Community Garden (WCCG).

The WCCG is hosting a garden party on July 28 where people can talk to Morley, the garden coordinator, and other members about the community garden.

“It’s open to people in the community that need space for gardening,” Morley said. “We try and get people involved that especially need gardening space because they’re living in an apartment or a senior centre.”

Members of WCCG have grown organic strawberries, rhubarb, sorrel and various other plants in garden since 2005. The garden is funded through the Community Initiatives Fund, a Special Purpose Fund created by the Government of Saskatchewan.

Morley wants more cities should incorporate community gardens as she believes it helps with mental health, provides physical activity, brings a sense of community pride and gives members fresh food.

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“What we try to do is reach out to different groups in our community and make them feel comfortable,” Morley said.

The WCCG is also building high raised beds for people who have mobility restrictions. Morley estimates 80 per cent of members are over the age of 50.

“Our community is a rural agricultural community so many people hit that age where they’re moving off the farm and moving to a place where all of a sudden there’s hardly any yard. What [WCCG] does is give them an area where they can come to and still feel like they can produce something and build a sense of pride.”

People who want to take part in the garden but can’t commit to a full garden plot can share one or volunteer and help others with their plot. There is also a communal plot where any leftover or donated seeds are planted and everyone has access to those fruits and vegetables.

The garden is also a place where anyone can learn about the plants are able to grow in Meadow Lake.

“We have mentorship programs where we get them working with people to teach them. Let’s say they don’t have the knowledge of what grows here or when to grow or how to grow it. We work together as a community to build relationships as well as learning how to cultivate food.”

The WCCG is also building high raised beds for people who have mobility restrictions as Morley estimates 80 per cent of members are over the age of 50.

Willow Creek Community Garden is located on Sixth Street E. between Seventh Avenue E. and Ninth Avenue E. The garden party runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on July 28.

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