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Photos & Video: Bermuda Is Love Garden
Bermuda Is Love held an event at the TN Tatem Community Garden in Warwick yesterday [February 11]. The event taught people how to plant and harvest vegetables from their gardens. Aaron Crichlow, one of the founders of Bermuda Is Love, said the event was a “community building exercise” and was for people “who cared about the environment and their... Read more of this article
Bermuda Parish Garden Competition
The Department of Health is reminding the public to register for the Bermuda Parish Garden Competition 2022 with the theme ‘Let’s grow together.’ A spokesperson said, “The categories are School Garden, Community Garden, Non-Traditional Garden, Small Garden and Large Garden. “The registration deadline is September 22 at forms.gov.bm/gardencompetition.... Read more of this article
Southlands Community Gardens Launched
The newest community garden at Southlands Park has been launched and “there are also several new sites on the horizon as we identify areas in other parishes and work to achieve our goal of a community garden in every parish,” Minister of Public Works Lt. Col. David Burch said. Speaking earlier today, the Minister said, “Good Afternoon.... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Minister On Community Gardens
The Parks Department recently completed a community garden at the top of Corkscrew Hill, they are prepping a community garden in Southlands Park, and several new sites are on the horizon as the Government works to achieve the “goal of a community garden in every parish.” This was from Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch who was... Read more of this article
Plan For A Community Garden In Every Parish
“Government is fully committed to doing its part to aid in boosting the growth of the agriculture industry,” Minister of Public Works David Burch said, adding that “the plan is to establish a Community Garden in every Parish.” Speaking in the House of Assembly today [July 24] the Minister said, “We aim to ensure the public... Read more of this article
Photos: Friswell’s Hill Community Garden Project
[Updated] A Community Garden space is being created in the Friswell’s Hill area, after the Ball family generously agreed to allow the land to be used free of charge for three years, with the aim being to make a vibrant green space, assist the young people in the Friswell’s Hill area to learn about horticulture, and grow local produce. MP Michael... Read more of this article
Community Gardening Plot Thrives In Paget
[Written by Skye Graham-Welton] Kensley McDowall, a plot owner and retired lawyer from St. Kitts, describes himself as the “handy man” of Paget Community Garden, which he joined in 2000. The land just off Trimingham Hill used to be a lily field and according to Mr. McDowall, “would have been covered in white” before Dr. Gloria Frederick, the... Read more of this article
Southlands Community Garden Groundbreaking
[Updated] Earlier today [July 1], Premier Michael Dunkley and Minister of Public Works Craig Cannonier joined Dr. Kuni Frith-Black and the Friends of Southlands for a ground breaking ceremony at site of the new community garden in the Southlands Park in Warwick. The community garden, which is spearheaded by the Friends of Southlands, is slated to... Read more of this article
MPs Donate $800 To Kaleidoscope After Theft
After their community garden was hit by thieves over the Bermuda Day holiday – a garden tended by children and intended to raise funds for an enrichment programme – the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation is finding itself the beneficiary of an $800 donation from local MPs, covering the estimated value of the lost corn crop. The primary school... Read more of this article
Thieves Strike Non-Profit’s Garden Over Holiday
[Updated] While thousands of people were celebrating the Bermuda Day holiday, a thief [or thieves] made off with a crop of corn from the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation – corn that was being tended to by young children and was expected to raise about $800 to help fund the registered charity’s programmes. The theft occurred from the garden of... Read more of this article
Trust Property Garden Opening In Warwick
The Bermuda National Trust have announced the November opening of a new Community Garden at its property, Tivoli in Warwick. Located off Middle Road and adjacent to Warwick Lanes Bowling Alley, the garden will provide 20 allotments for local Warwick residents and organisations to come together to cultivate food, socialise and exchange local horticultural... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Community Garden Opened
Yesterday [June 7] Greenrock hosted the official opening of the Catlin Community Garden located at the Sunshine League property on King Street in Hamilton. The Catlin Community Garden is the first of several gardens proposed to be developed over the course of the next 18 months as part of Greenrock’s Healthy Harvest project. The goal of Healthy Harvest... Read more of this article
