TOMATOES as catalysts for change
Think you know tomatoes? Maybe. But what’s the tasty fruit saying about community and food security in Lanark Valley, Ontario, and way up in Iceland?
Down the highway southwest of Canada’s capital, the Neighbourhood Tomato Community Gardens project is all about growing food and building community. It says so on the graphics that adorn rain barrels, community garden signs, event banners—you get the picture.
The project germinated in 2011, when Mills Community Support, a local agency in the town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, wanted to encourage the growth of community gardens. “It’s about stimulating a community of people to build a
