On June 12, five of the 14 gardeners from Grandview Neighbourhood Garden met at the garden site with Larry Bomak, operations manager of the Heritage Credit Union, to receive a $1000.00 grant from the Heritage Credit Union Community and Environmental Fund. The money will be put toward fencing the garden to keep out deer and elk.
Grandview Neighbourhood Garden, located on Kootenay Columbia Seniors Housing Cooperative land, is open to all gardeners in Castlegar and surrounding area. Gardeners coming together to grow fresh produce also “grow” a sense of community and cooperation by sharing experiences and tasks. This grant, from Heritage Credit Union, is helping us make this vision a reality.