The Central Okanagan Community Gardens (COCG) Society recently received a grant from the Central Okanagan Foundation for the purchase and installation of an art piece in one of their 8 community gardens in the Okanagan. The Sol Art piece by Ed Goodon will be installed in the Winfield Community Garden which is located at 11187 Bottom Wood Lake Road on Monday, November 15th at 11:30 a.m.
The art piece, by Ed Goodon of Vernon, is a large metal carrot with a collection of gardening tools as the meat of the carrot. The Sol’ Art will become part of the District of Lake Country’s Public Art Collection.
The Kelowna District Society for Community Living (KDSCL) assisted with the preparation of the site and will help with an addition to the art piece in the spring. The COCG will continue to apply to the Central Okanagan Foundation for grants to continue to add art pieces to the other 8 community gardens. The COCG is a non-profit society that works with local governments to develop and maintain community gardens with a mission to promote sustainable green spaces, community activities and fun educational opportunities.
Lake Country’s community garden was created in 2005 on land provided by Paul and Judy Shoemaker. The Winfield garden offers 40 large plots of varying sizes at the cost of fifteen dollars/season (March to November) to help cover the cost of the garden’s upkeep. A shed, tools, water access and compost bins are supplied and now art will be incorporated into the garden design!
For more information contact:
District of Lake Country: Steve Schaffrick, Director of Parks and Recreation, Phone: 250-766-6670 Email parksrec@lakecountry.bc.ca
Central Okanagan Community Gardens: Bob McCoubrey Phone: (250)766-4406
SOL Art information: Roxana Adams Phone: (250)548-3477 Email: roxyadams@shaw.ca
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