A community garden in Ajax has resumed operations Tuesday but it comes with new measures in place to protect the health and safety of its gardeners. “I have herbs that I can pick now.
I have asparagus, my garlic needs work,” said community gardener Melissa Beynon. Beynon has been growing at the St. Andrew’s Community Garden for eight years.
She says she lives in a nearby apartment and relies on the service. “Honestly, I don’t think we could put a price on it because it’s not just about growing the vegetables, it’s about the people here, it’s about being in the fresh air.
We have a lot of highrises and lowrises here and this is their social life,” said Beynon. Despite reopening, the 75-plot Ajax community garden has a different feel as you