The Incredible Edible project is comming in Saint Jean Bosco neighbourhood

The Incredible Edible movement was born in a small town in England in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis.  To combat the slump, citizens came up with the idea of planting gardens in public spaces and of putting up a sign encouraging fellow citizens to help themselves, free of charge, to the fruits and vegetables that were grown.  The project snowballed and the movement spread to the four corners of the globe!
 
In the fall of 2016, following a meeting at the Maison de la famille, a support group for mothers with a difficult past decided to get involved in the movement by launching the Incredible Edible project in the Saint-Jean-Bosco area.  Since then, Memphré en Mouvement  has included this initiative in its action plan, because its goal is to improve family nutrition.  Doing so allows us to support this group of mothers by providing them with the services of a horticulturist-participant, Elizabeth Grant.
With the help of the CÉPOP (a social integration organization), seedlings were grown in a greenhouse in the spring.  Following the actions of the initial group, the partners and neighbours agreed to create a garden in the Incredible Edible tradition.  Hence, the Maison des jeunes l’Exit, the CPE L’Univers des Petits Memphrémagog, La Ruche High School and the community garden Les Arpents Verts added their names to the Maison de la famille, whose garden will be managed by the originators of the project.
All these people had the good fortune of getting plants and seedlings from Les Serres Magog, and some even got a supply of dirt, free of charge, from Excavation MD.
 
We encourage every citizen to take part in this movement, either by planting their own garden and sharing what they grow, by helping out in one of the partners’ gardens, or simply by picking the fruit and vegetables when the time comes.
A period will be set aside every Tuesday, from 3 to 5 pm, to maintain and eventually harvest the garden at the Maison de la famille.  Our horticulturist-participant will be on hand to supervise the work and to give out advice to partners and citizens who have an Incredible Edible garden.  The activity is free, children are welcome and no reservation is required.  To see how the project is unfolding, people are invited to join the group’s Facebook page (Les Incroyables comestibles:  Saint-Jean-Bosco).
Be sure to tell other families about it!