{"id":99370,"date":"2024-03-06T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=99370"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:52:10","slug":"growing-green-fair-proves-to-be-great-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/actualites\/growing-green-fair-proves-to-be-great-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Green Fair proves to be great success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Members of the Rockland Community Garden held their inaugural Growing Green Fair over the weekend, and organizers are touting the event as a rousing success.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Held on Sunday, March 3, in the gymnasium of\u00a0L\u2019Escale secondary school, the event showcased over 50 vendors and community groups holding seminars and workshops throughout the day. The event was organized with the purpose of being an educational fundraising event in support of the Rockland Community Garden.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stephaine Howard, a coordinator of the Growing Green Fair and member of the Rockland Community Garden team, noted the event attracted more than 200 attendees.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe were pleasantly surprised,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really a lot of word of mouth, with people spreading the word on their social media networks. It proved to be a really big draw.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Howard said the demand was there to have such an event, as gardening enthusiasts got the chance to take part in a dozen or so workshops and seminars over the course of the day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Participants learned how to grow a flourishing kitchen garden, about organic\u00a0pest control, conserving vegetables, foraging and how important trees are for community well-being.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cA lot of events like these are in Ottawa, and outside of our community and aren\u2019t accessible to people that live in our region,\u201d added Howard. \u201cWe wanted to give an opportunity to people in our community to learn more about sustainable living beyond growing their food.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Howard said organizers have sent surveys to participating vendors and community groups,\u00a0and the feedback will help them determine the future of the event.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cEarly comments from people were very positive,\u201d said Howard. \u201cVendors were happy and people who walked through the doors were happy there was a chance to learn more about gardening.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revenues from the event are going towards the Rockland Community Garden\u2019s food bank donation and youth programs during the growing season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Rockland Community Garden held their inaugural Growing Green Fair over the weekend, and organizers are touting the event as a rousing success.\u00a0\u00a0 Held on Sunday, March 3, in the gymnasium of\u00a0L\u2019Escale secondary school, the event showcased over 50 vendors and community groups holding seminars and workshops throughout the day. 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