Despite the dreary weather on Saturday, Oct. 12, a dozen dedicated Creekers braved the rain and declared war on the wall of blackberries that has encroached upon the future site of the Roberts Creek School Community Garden, on Roberts Creek Road adjacent to the fenced playground at the elementary school.
These work parties followed in the footsteps of the generous BC Hydro in-kind donation of labour to remove a stand of scraggly trees that stood beneath the telephone lines. The school hosted a student work party of its own, with all classrooms rotating through invasive plant removal and garden visioning activities. As a result of the combined efforts, the site has been opened up and the ultimate goal of a rich learning space for the community and for the school is becoming a much more tangible reality.
The garden will be a welcoming, multi-generational educational hub where organic food will be grown, small-scale growing practices will be demonstrated, and hands-on educational opportunities will be provided for both the school and broader community. The community at large and the school community will continue to be partners in the visioning and design of the garden components and will be actively engaged in its construction and maintenance. Seed money is being provided by the SCRD grants-in-aid funds and Roberts Creek Community School is partnering with the RC Elementary School as coordinators of this emerging project.
For more information, see rccssel.ca or contact Sheila at [email protected] or Joanne at [email protected]
