Canada: SEEDS greenhouse gets a generous gift of grow-lights
“They donated a lot of time and expense and we are placing some appreciative signs outside to acknowledge their support,” says Lee Reid, who heads the project.
“Growing plants and gardening is the best anti-depressant serotonin boost I can think of,” she says, “and with the grow lights this is completely uplifting for the winter blues. Both the plants and the people are much happier.”
Sixteen months ago, SEEDS (Seniors Economic Environment Development Society), took over two city-owned greenhouses at Lakeside Park that had sat unused for years except for a few weeks in the summer. Since then, SEEDS has been growing vegetables and donating them to the Nelson Food Cupboard and to Our Daily Bread.
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