Cagora - Community Gardening

From time to time we hear about people doing things in their communities that inspire cofidence in humankind, bring a smile to your face and show that communities are alive and strong. Today, Cagora - It's All About Community takes a journey down the garden path into the heart of Community Gardening.

Community gardening has been around for well over 100 years in the U.S. and reportedly much longer throughout the rest of the world.

"From the last 1800's through the 1940's, the main purpose of community gardens in the U.S. was to grow food"
- Garden Mosaics

Community Gardens are, in their most simplistic form, a Garden which is shared by a community. By "Community", I refer to meaning anything from a group of neighbours, an entire street, or a community with common bonds such as a disability community.

One such Community Garden exists in Vancouver, Canada, called MOBY (My Own Back Yard). MOBY is a success story that quite literally began with an overflowing dumpster. The following video is a documentary by "Peak Moment" on the MOBY Community Garden.

MOBY does not stand alone. Across America and around the world communities are bonding over fruit and vegetables and helping change their communities one plant seed at a time. We here at Cagora - It's All About Community would like to offer our praise to the founders of MOBY and all those around the world involved in Community Gardens. You are an inspiration to us all.