Community gardens play a very important role in the neighborhoods in which they are located. They can educate people about the origins of food. These gardens also bring people within the community together which strengthens the bonds within the community. These gardens also provide healthy affordable food for those who participate or for those in need within the community.
When I was a kid, my mom used to take me and my two sisters to a community garden in Orlando. To this day, I still vividly remember learning about gardening and the importance of clean, healthy food within a community. We would always take home some sort of vegetable or fruit that my mom would serve for dinner later that night. I always thought it was cool that we would eat something that we had created with our own two hands and pulled out of the ground earlier that day. The food that we ate from the community garden was much more enjoyable than any produce we would've bought at Publix.
I think everyone should go to a community garden at least once in their life because it is a very enlightening experience. You will meet other people within your community that care about food safety and accessibility. It is a great alternative to buying produce at the supermarket. You will know exactly where your produce comes from and how it was grown.
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