Black beans, hot peppers, tomatoes and cabbage. Like many other Winnipeg gardeners, Henriette Mukesa’s seedlings are off to a slow start thanks to a waterlogged spring. Still, there’s plenty to eat in the shoulder season.
The Rainbow Community Garden project has been growing since 2008 and now supports more than 360 newcomer families across eight sites in Winnipeg, Niverville and Landmark.
There are 52 nationalities represented amongst the participants. The tightly packed two-and-a-half acre garden is a space to connect over shared interests and stave off some of the loneliness that comes with starting over in an unfamiliar country.
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