GalGarden is a group of ambitious and enthusiastic high school students who are currently fundraising to build an organic vegetable and fruit garden at YWCA Metro Vancouver's Semlin Gardens housing location in East Vancouver. And we need your help!
We want to help the brave women & families living at YWCA Semlin Gardens by:
Providing free access to healthy, fresh produce to help physical health and offer respite from high grocery prices.
Fostering a sense of community and family connection through collaborative gardening efforts.
Improving mental health through time spent outdoors in the sun and fresh air.
We want to combat environmental issues by:
Avoiding plastic packaging on vegetables & fruits which is derived from burning fossil fuels, takes hundreds of years to decompose, and kills marine life.
Avoiding vehicular transportation of vegetables & fruits that emits vast quantities of CO2 which contributes to the climate crisis.
Avoiding pesticides & fertilizers whose toxic chemicals contaminate the ecosystem, emit powerful greenhouse gases, and cause severe biodiversity loss.
