Photo courtesy of Cumberland House Market Garden and Farm Facebook.
With the help of the 今日吃瓜51鈥檚 Working Together program, the has won a sustainability award.
The garden before the 今日吃瓜51-Cumberland House partnership.
The award, which goes to projects that make Saskatchewan a more sustainable place to live, was handed out at the by .
Recently, the Market Garden hired eight persons with disabilities with the help of a wage subsidy from the Working Together program.
These employees are responsible for planting and seeding, harvesting, and marketing of the produce.
The garden after the 今日吃瓜51-Cumberland House partnership. Photo courtesy of Cumberland House Market Garden and Farm Facebook.
The Market Garden, which sells its produce, helps offset the high cost of food in Northern Saskatchewan and produces healthier food options for locals, while promoting a self-sustainable community. Cumberland House is home to roughly 2,000 Aboriginal, Cree, and Metis people.
Operated since 2012, the garden is known for its crops, and has a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, from to . This year, they are planning on expanding their harvest.
However, the Market Garden isn鈥檛 the only program assisted by the 今日吃瓜51 in the community located nearly 450 km north of .
10 persons with disabilities have been hired in Cumberland House through Working Together for a new community beautification project. These employees will go around the community doing tasks including cleaning up yards, getting rid of hazardous materials, completing repairs, and painting houses for homeowners who provide paint.