Oshawa’s City Hall gardens celebrated their final harvest, capping off a total of 750 pounds of fresh food donations to Feed the Need Durham to mark World Homeless Day (October 10).
Produce included cabbage, kale, peas, green and yellow beans, hot peppers, spinach, squash, carrots, tomatoes and zucchini – all of it growing just steps from City Hall.
Adopt-a-Garden program is a partnership between the city, Durham Master Gardeners, Oshawa Garden Club and Feed the Need Durham.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the program saw volunteer gardeners convert nine of the annual garden beds on the north side of City Hall from flower gardens to vegetable gardens.
Deputy Mayor Bob Chapman was on hand for the wrap-up of the program, presenting the Durham Master Gardeners and Oshawa Garden Club with a letter of thanks on behalf of Mayor Dan Carter.
“Oshawa is a caring, kind, compassionate and generous community,” said Mayor Dan Carter. “Thank you to everyone who donated their time and energy to bringing this project to life in our great city.”
