We Dig Food Brochure

Have You Heard …
GARDENING AS THERAPY AA
T THE BLOCKHOUSE SCHOOL
HOW YOU CAN HA
ELP HINCHINBROOK
WE DIG FOOD
There are many ways to get involved.
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This season at the Mahone Bay Farmers’ Market we will launch our therapeuBc garden program for children with AuBsm Spectrum Disorder and special needs.
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Young parBcipants will plant vegetables and herbs and care for them while they grow. … an exciting new partnership
is about Growing!
WE DIG FOOD: THERAPEUTIC
MARKET GARDEN PROJECT
Hinchinbrook Farm is renowned for its therapeuBc riding plus the Horse Boy program. ParBcipants also love to ride through the woods to the neighbouring We rely on volunteers to help us build and tend these edible raised beds.
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Volunteer with Hinchinbrook Farm Society and become an integral part of our “ Tribe.”
www.hinchinbrookfarm.com
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Join the We Dig Food Garden Team.
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Donate garden tools such as small spades, trowels, vegetable & herb transplants, picnic table, watering cans, garden furniture or giP cerBﬁcates for gardening centres.
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Visit our table at the Mahone Bay Farmers’ Market every Tuesday from 10am-‐2pm beginning May 27th.
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Buy Local. We now have our own Hinchinbrook “friendly ﬂavours.”
school playground area at Blockhouse. Here they have a safe, friendly place to engage with nature •
combat anxiety • promote sensory integraBon and build more social skills by interacBng with new friends and volunteers.
A new joint project between Mahone Bay Farmers’ Market Co-‐op
& Hinchinbrook Farm Society
We are turning an old abandoned playground into a safe, fun place to learn how to grow food, taste fresh vegetables and even build a PIZZA Garden!
Contact: [email protected]
www.mahonebayfarmersmarket.ca

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