The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) recently delivered 548 pounds of fresh produce to the Whistler Food Bank.
Said food was locally grown across 14 dedicated garden plots: six in Cheakamus, five in Spruce Grove (including one in the Spruce Grove greenhouse) and two at the Myrtle Phillip Greenhouse. The plots were set up as part of AWARE’s GROW Community Garden and Greenhouse Program.
Planting began near the end of May, with five volunteers contributing 83 hours since then to cultivate produce and record data about the yields of the Cheakamus plots. Information from one harvest noted 35 pounds of peas, 30 pounds of kale, 22 pounds of zucchini, 20 pounds of lettuces, two pounds of beans and two pounds of radishes: all gifted directly to the Food Bank.
