{"id":2491,"date":"2022-06-09T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/good-things-are-growing-in-thunder-bays-community-garden\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:49:54","slug":"good-things-are-growing-in-thunder-bays-community-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/2022\/06\/good-things-are-growing-in-thunder-bays-community-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Things are Growing in Thunder Bay\u2019s Community Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thunder Bay\u2019s Journey to Life Centre is back with a Field of Greens. The community garden is again alive with fresh vegetables taking root in the plots at The Salvation Army building. Field of Greens started in 2009 but was forced to take a break for several years because of the pandemic and construction of the new Journey to Life Centre building.<\/p>\n<p>Community gardeners, program participants and volunteers are again tending to a variety of vegetables that are used by residents as part of healthy and nutritious meals preparation. The Port Arthur Rotary Club is a long-time supporter of Field of Greens and provides the funds for raised beds, plants, seeds, and soil.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-8761 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/06\/TB-garden11-e1654795942814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"321\" \/>Journey to Life program participant George Seagris is eager to put his life-long landscaping skills to good use for Field of Greens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy being able to work together outdoors with everyone to see something grow. I am looking forward to using the vegetables to cook for myself, and I bet they will taste good,\u201d George says.<\/p>\n<p>Field of Greens also has a small fruit producing orchard to add to the bounty of fresh produce being used to feed residents from the centre\u2019s kitchen, and in the soup van, supporting those who are homeless in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program provides important and useful life skills to the residents that they can take with them once they have moved on from the centre to a life of independence,\u201d says Journey to Life Centre Executive Director Gary Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cField of Green teaches people how to work as a team, promotes effective communication, and encourages a supportive environment toward a common goal. We are thankful for the support of our service partners at the Port Arthur Rotary Club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunder Bay\u2019s Journey to Life Centre is back with a Field of Greens. 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