Community garden celebrates project completion

Woy Woy Community Garden has celebrated the completion of work to rebuild its facilities after arson attacks in 2018 and the destruction of its storage shed in January last year.

Those attending the event last week included people who helped raise money for the project as well as people involved in the project, including planners, builders, tradesmen and volunteers.

Among those present was Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks.

Community garden co-ordinator Ms Tania Haydn said that having a community garden with good facilities helped create a sense of community.

"Growing your own food in your local community garden is a pathway to healthy living, a prescription for health," she said.

"We have learned that community gardening is not just about growing healthy food but it is also a way to grow a sense of place and community.

"Other benefits are nutritional healing through access to an increased variety of healthy foods, increased physical well-being through exercise, fresh air and sunlight, and antidepressant effect through meditative connection to nature.

"Social connection is achieved through meeting neighbours, new friends, learning gardening skills and personal relationship skills through cooperative effort," she said.

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Media release, 27 Nov 2020

Tania Haydn, Woy Woy Community Garden