Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
Travel vicariously with Extension Master Gardener Nancy Brooks as she describes the garden cruise she took in May called “Green and Gentle Lands: Exploring Gardens and Historic Sites,” aboard the Ponant Line’s ship Le Boréal. Enjoy her photos and descriptions of six different excursions to gardens in England, Scotland, Belgium, and Norway.
The First Nations Development Institute, a Denver-based non-profit, conducted the tour, which focused on native agriculture, community gardening projects and food sovereignty–the right of people to healthy, culturally appropriate, sustainably produced food. Across Indian Country, and with the support of groups like First Nations, a revival of agriculture and community gardening is taking place.
