Community Garden Connections (CGC) serves to build our local capacity to grow food. It addresses food insecurity related to climate change, personal and communal health, and resiliency. With the help of a private donation from the Rashti Foundation, CGC supports the installation and cooperative maintenance of raised gardens in partnership with local service agencies, students and community members. These funds also support educational outreach to meet the specific gardening interests of community partners.

The CGC is committed to fostering access and interest in healthy food and environment by:

• Increasing access to healthy, affordable foods and thereby increase community food security
• Contributing to theCity of Keene’s goals for addressing climate change by increasing food security
• Building community members’ capacity to grow and cook healthy, affordable food and benefit community members’ physical and psychological health through gardening
• Creating opportunities for AUNE students and faculty to engage in service-learning and applied research projects related to agriculture and sustainability that support community-identified priorities
• Fostering a stronger sense of community through the creation of green, communal spaces

https://www.antioch.edu/new-england/resources/centers-institutes/keene-community-garden-connections/

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