Supporting food security and healthy living in mahone bay

We're building a new community garden that will support our local food bank and we need your help! Did you know that the Mahone Bay Area Food Bank supports over 40 clients?
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Our home base, the Mahone Bay Centre, has generously donated a small plot of land just outside the Food Bank's doors. You can help us transform this space into a vibrant, inclusive, and accessible community garden that will grow healthy produce for over 40 families supported by our local food bank. 

Our garden will...
  • Tackle food insecurity by donating 100% of the fresh fruit and vegetables we grow.
  • Create an inclusive space that welcomes community volunteers of all ages and abilities.
  • Provide several accessibility features including a wheelchair-accessible garden bed, a sensory bed, and a Mi'kmaw medicinal plant bed.
  • Provide an outdoor classroom for local youth and community members.
We are pleased to be a part of this new initiative by Coastal Action. The location of the garden allows our clients to see firsthand where some of the vegetables we regularly provide will now be sourced. We are grateful to be able to provide such fresh and nutritious foods to all our clients and their families from these gardens. We are certain this is the first of many great initiatives to support food security in our community! - Lisa Rhuland, Mahone Bay Area Food Bank

The Mahone Bay Centre Society is extremely excited to collaborate with Coastal Action on the improvement and expansion of the Community Garden. It has long been a space for people who didn’t have a spot to grow things. With Coastal Action at the helm, will become a space not only for locals to use, but a place to grow fruits and vegetables for our local food bank. The Mahone Bay Centre is supporting Coastal Action in this endeavour by providing plot land and purchasing seeds and seedlings. This joint effort will continue to improve the Mahone Bay Centre grounds for all users of the Mahone Bay Centre, as well as strengthen our relationship and the community's relationship with Coastal Action. - Kelly Bent, Office Manager, Mahone Bay Centre

great canadian giving challenge

For the month of June, every dollar donated through CanadaHelps.org is a chance to win $20,000 for our Harvest for a Cause Community Garden!