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Community Gardens behind the Sechelt Community Services Building was established by the youth project ECO-Tech and has continued to expand to accommodate their yearly waitlist. In 2007 the community gardens in Sechelt were fully utilized with 6 new boxes built by individuals as well as boxes built by YADS youth project.

Community Gardens Goals
GOALS:
To increase opportunities for affordable food.
To increase opportunities for learning food skills.
To reduce isolation.
To decrease dependence on outside sources of food supply.
To increase physical exercise .
To provide opportunities

OBJECTIVES:
More people having the capacity to increase their own food production.
Introduction to more nutritious foods.
Good community interactions that spread to other areas.
System of skill transference.
Careful use and preservation of ALR.