Fresh Roots Society helps grow community in school garden

MARTHA PERKINS: The neighbourhood grandmothers arrive first because they know that, within the hour, all the spinach, salad greens and parsnips could very well be sold.

Then the teachers start pouring out the doors of David Thompson Secondary School, not wanting to miss out on their chance to shop at the monthly market on a small patch of concrete next to one of the school’s side entrances. The students arrive in pairs and threesomes, a bit more hesitant about their choices but equally determined to get their pick of the produce. 

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