{"id":12198,"date":"2014-07-10T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?p=12198"},"modified":"2014-07-10T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:41:21","slug":"brewer-park-community-garden-quiet-spot-busy-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2014\/07\/10\/brewer-park-community-garden-quiet-spot-busy-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewer Park Community Garden: A quiet spot in a busy park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tucked away in a quiet corner of the bustling Brewer Park, and just steps from the weekly Ottawa Farmers&#8217; Market, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brewerparkcommunitygarden.com\/\"><em>Brewer Park Community Garden<\/em><\/a> is a small oasis of tranquility and locally grown produce by and for the community of Old Ottawa South.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12207\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/1-940x704.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12208\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/3-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/3-940x704.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The non-profit and community-based\u00a0organic\u00a0garden includes a children&#8217;s space\u00a0and is chemical fertilizer and pesticide free, in addition to being a place to learn\u00a0about the local ecology and how food grows. The garden&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brewerparkcommunitygarden.com\/about-us.html\">mandate<\/a>\u00a0also\u00a0strives to contribute to the food security of the surrounding community, produce food for local food banks and meal programs, teach ecologically sound gardening practices, and bring the community together through the project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12211\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/8-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/8-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/8-940x704.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the garden is not only pleasing to the palette but also to the eye with beautifully crafted garden boxes, leafy trees, and an entry archway which welcomes you to &#8220;A Place to Be&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12209\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/6-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/6-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/6-940x704.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12210\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9-600x370.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9-600x370.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9-940x580.jpg 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/07\/9-225x140.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more up-to-date information on the garden, please visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brewerparkcommunitygarden.com\/garden-news\"><em>Garden News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucked away in a quiet corner of the bustling Brewer Park, and just steps from the weekly Ottawa Farmers&#8217; Market, Brewer Park Community Garden is a small oasis of tranquility and locally grown produce by and for the community of Old Ottawa South. 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