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10TuesdayMay202014LandshareprogramlendssoiltoYellowknifegrowersInitiativepairslocallandownerswithfellowgardeningenthusiastsEnvironmentFoodSecuritycascadegraphicsWemayhavechangedourlookbutwestillofferallthequalityproductsandservicesyouareusedtoplusmore.YourbusinessinprintByMEAGANWOHLBERGAgriculturalenthusiastslookingforrareplotsoflandinYellowknifetogrowtheirownfoodaregettingahandupfromtheYel-lowknifeFarmersMarketthroughanewformalizedlandshareprogram.TheprogramlaunchedlastweekseekstoincreaseYellowknifersaccesstogardeningspaceandulti-matelyincreaselocalfoodsecurityinacitywherelandisexpensiveandsoilishardtond.ThroughtheprogramYellowkniferesidentswhowanttogrowfoodwillbelinkedupwithotherresi-dentswhohavegardenlawnbackyardorgreen-housespacetheyarewill-ingtoshare.Similarprogramsarecroppingupalloverbecausetherearelotsoffolkswithlandlawnsorgardensthattheymaynothavetimetousefullyorlawnstheydliketoseeturnedintogrow-ingspacessothelandshareprogramsaboutconnectingthoseareasthatdoexist-maybenotabigplotbutlotsoflittleplots-withfolkswhohavethecapac-itytimeandenergyanddesiretobegrowinglocalfoodlandshareprogramcoordinatorRosannaNicoltoldTheJournal.AdoptingthepracticesofSmallPlotIntensiveSPINgardeningthelandsharepro-gramisbasedontheideathatmuchlocalfoodcanbeproducedwithaccesstoasmallnumberofgrowingareasfromowerbedstobitsoflawn.ThereismorespacearoundIthinkthanweimmediatelyseeNicolsaid.Weimagineafarmbeingabigvastfieldbutwithlotsoflittleplotsallovertheresquitealotofopportunity...Littleflowerbedslawnsyardspacethatcouldaccommodateraisedbeds-theresawholevariety.Thenewlandsharepro-gramfollowsatestrundoneoverthewinterwhichwassosuccessfulithasresultedintwonewvendorsforthissummersfarmersmarket.Nicolsaidsheiscurrentlylandsharingwithafriendonfourdifferentgardenspaces-fromexistingraisedbedgar-densandgreenhousestosmallsoilplotsandayardwheretheraisedbedsstillneedtobebuiltandsoilpurchased.Shesaidthearrangementbetweenthelandownerandgardenerwillvaryfromsituationtosituationbutadvisesthosecomingto-getheronalandsharetalkaboutaccesstovegetableswatercostsandgardeningschedulesamongotherexpectations.Whilenewgrowerscanproducefoodstrictlyfortheirgrowingpartnersfam-iliesandfriendstheland-shareprogramalsoprovidesthemwithaccesstotwonewthemedtablesplannedforthissummersmarket.Peoplewhohaveasur-plusofvegetablescando-natetheirextrastothecom-munitydonationtablefromwhichallproceedswillre-turntothefarmersmarketorsellitthemselvesatthebuddingfarmertablewheretheweeklyfeewillbewaivedinexchangefor10percentofrevenues.Whilecommunitygar-densaretakingrootacrossthecitywithmuchoftheproducebeingdonatedtothelocalfoodbankdemandisextremelyhighforthoseplotsandwhatisgrownthereisnotallowedtobesold.Havingthelandshareprogramoffersmorespaceandspreadsthebountyevenfurtherbymakingitavail-ableforpurchasebynon-growersNicolsaid.AndregardlessofwhogetstoeatitNicolsaidtherearemanybenefitstolocalfoodproduction.Havinglocalfoodissoexcitingandimportantonsomanylevelsintermsofcommunitybusinessde-velopmentandjustenjoy-mentofcommunityandintermsoffoodsecurityandconnectiontothelandandhealthylivingshesaid.ThissummersfarmersmarketisscheduledtoruneveryTuesdayfrom515-730p.m.attheSombaKeCivicPlazafromJune3toSept.16.Thosewantingtoregis-terforthelandsharepro-grameitherasagrowerorasharercandosoonlineatwww.yellowknifefarmer-smarket.caFranceBenoitoftheYellowknifeFarmersMarketsellsvegetablesatthemarketlastsummer.PhotoJackDanylchukTheDepartmentofEducationCultureandEmploymentECEisinvitingFortSmithDistrictEducationAuthorityDEAMembersparentsschoolstaffcommunitymembersandleaderstoapublicmeeting.ComejoinustodiscusssomeoftheinitiativesandprojectsproposedtoimprovetheeducationsystemintheNWT.Theseproposedprojectswillrecommendchangestotheeducationsystemwhichwillimpactstudentsparentsandteachersthroughouttheterritory.FormoreinformationcontactSophieCallatph1-867-445-6015emailsophie_callgov.nt.caorvisithttpnwtedrenewal.wikispaces.comPublicMeetingMAY22ND700-830PMRECREATIONANDCOMMUNITYCENTREFORTSMITHDISCUSSIONONEDUCATIONRENEWALINTHENWT