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Community Gardens For Lincoln
Community Gardens For Lincoln
Canterbury District Health
Board (CDHB) hospital land will soon be shared by
Lincoln
people for recreation, therapy, educational opportunities
and community-grown food.
Located at the Lincoln Maternity
Hospital grounds in James Street, the new
Community
Gardens is a Lincoln Envirotown Trust project, supported by
the
CDHB.
Envirotown Trust Chairperson Sue Jarvis said
support from local people had been
overwhelming.
“One of our local businessmen took time out to negotiate the site at the hospital. The Trust plans to have some allotments at the gardens and a community plot. There will also be a demonstration plot, Japanese gardens and art works,” she said.
A Community Gardens Coordinator has recently been
appointed to help bring the
project to life.
Lincoln
Maternity Hospital Charge Midwife Anne Atkins said as well
as the health
benefits for everyone involved, the
Community Gardens will help strengthen
community and
hospital links.
“People may remember the site used to be
the hospital gardens. In fact many a
Lincoln mum has
dined on produce from this patch,” she said.
According
to Ms Jarvis, ideas and inspiration have been drawn from
the
Christchurch City Council community gardens.
“We
are taking the lead from our fellow community gardeners in
Christchurch,
who have been extremely supportive. Soon,
we will be able to share food
cooperatively as a
community, as well as provide recreation, therapy
and
educational opportunities for local people. It will
be a wonderful open space for people to reconnect with the
environment,” she said.
The Trust plans to develop other
sites as community gardens as they
come
available.
ENDS
Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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