A mid-summer potluck dinner features dishes they've made from their own produce. Later in the season there'll be workshops to help them preserve what they and their fellow-gardeners have grown, through pickling, freezing and canning. Many say they share the harvest with friends and family on average, seven people eat from each plot. Some cook together in collective kitchens. A global perspective Burgeoning city populations worldwide have frightening implications for people's ability to feed themselves, especially if they are poor.
Community gardening offers one kind of solution.
Estimates suggest that one in three city dwellers grows food, providing approximately 15 percent of the world's food supply. Getting help Canada's community gardeners can turn to a myriad of sources for help and support, including websites, networks, newsletters, conferences and workshops.