Manitoba gardeners say the COVID-19 pandemic brought a groundswell of interest from younger gardeners that has the gardening community blossoming. They're busy trying to print packets, trying to pack them, trying to get in more seed, trying to fulfill orders," he said. Lettuce grows in a container a plot in Winnipeg's South Osborne area, planted and maintained by volunteers with Sustainable South Osborne Community Co-op. Sustainable South Osborne Community Co-op's garden plots are maintained by board members and volunteers. "This could be part of the solution," she said of community gardening, which enables people with limited resources or space to take part, too.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2020 10:52 UTC