MIA (Ch.1) Eating Local (Ep.1) Community Gardens

Community Gardens (6 mins) (Oct 2005)

At the Heritage Community Garden, people of all ages and backgrounds have fun together, save money and learn to grow food in an urban environment.

About Chapter 1: Eating Local

Transporting and storing imported foods is a major contributor to the world's greenhouse gas emissions.Eating locally produced food is better for our environment,health and future food security. How are Albertans learning to get in touch with the land, even in the city?

About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series

Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world wide web.

For more information about Made-in-Alberta visit http://madeinalberta.ca

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Science & Technology

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• environment
• green
• eco
• independent
• diy
• climate
• change
• global
• warming
• peak
• oil
• future
• community
• canada
• alberta
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[dionysusstar]

Awesome vid. Thanks for posting. Very inspiring...I can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can start my garden!