Canada: Dartmouth community garden finds its roots in Acadian history
French-speaking volunteers celebrate 10 years of honoring their heritage, donating fresh vegetables
CBC News
May 23, 2026
Excerpt:
The Francophone Community Garden opened 10 years ago, and the local French-speaking community is celebrating its anniversary by preparing the ground for this year’s gardening season.
People of all ages met at the Dartmouth Common to take part in celebrations, spending time outside tending to a plot that will include carrots, herbs and tomatoes.
Marina Turbide, communication and marketing co-ordinator for the Conseil communautaire du Grand-Havre, said this garden is inspired by traditional Acadian gardens dating back to before 1775.
“Acadians had a very precise way of gardening,” Turbide told Radio-Canada. “The goal was to create a garden that could … sustain itself and have natural repellents for hungry bugs.”
She said that a traditional Acadian garden would include up to 22 types of herbs to serve as natural insecticides.
This specific garden does not have as many herbs, she said, but it has a similar structure.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/canada-dartmouth-community-garden-finds-its-roots-in-acadian-history/
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