The People's Apothecary Garden

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The People’s Apothecary Garden is a community medicinal plant garden located on Carolyn Askew's (kindly loaned) plot of land at Lot 62 North Cove Road, and is a part of the Thetis Island Community Farm Co-operative.

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In mid-June, 2020, during the first month of ThINC’s Summer Food Security Program, the idea to start a community medicinal garden was pitched to the ThINCpod by Elisabeth Bond from Jollity Farm. Elisabeth and Carolyn had long been talking about the possibility of turning Carolyn’s fenced-in garden into a community space for Thetis Islanders to learn about and harvest medicinal plants. What started out as a side activity for the Pod, blossomed into one of their larger design projects. 

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To learn more about the Pod's development of the space, peruse the following gallery and read the fall 2020 Quarterly article, "The People’s Apothecary Garden: For the People, by the People."

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Our vision is that the Apothecary will be used as a teaching garden for workshops on medicinal plant properties and use, in addition to serving as a pleasant community space for relaxation and aromatherapy.

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For more info or to hear ways to get involved, please get in touch with us!