Nanaimo Community Gardens Society
Registered Name: NANAIMO COMMUNITY GARDENS SOCIETY
Business No: 887166833RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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We educate people about gardening, food production and security and provide demonstration gardens to showcase urban agriculture.
We envision our community abundant in food, and our culture and economy respectful of our dependence on the earth’s resources for survival.
We value:
- broad community access to locally-grown, nutritious foods
- community food self-reliance and the preservation of biodiversity in our food plants
- growing, celebrating and sharing food together
- the sharing of knowledge, skills and resources which help people develop food self-sufficiency
- creating inclusive gardens that provide opportunities for maintaining health and healing
- the preservation of agricultural lands and the livelihoods of all people involved in getting food from seeds to our plates
- the conservation of land, water, air, soils, and ecosystems