Cultivating the Future: Promoting Food Security in Opitciwan – FNQLEDC

February 11, 2025

Since 2019, the community of Opitciwan has been committed to developing a unifying and hopeful project: the Miro Aski community garden!

This initiative has quickly evolved from a simple garden to a genuine social economy project. In addition to promoting food security in the community, this project offers young people training and employment opportunities while strengthening community ties.

A model of community engagement

First and foremost, the Miro Aski garden aimed to be a collective space where families and young people could cultivate their own plots while benefiting from guidance and educational workshops.

Very quickly, the project grew with the creation of a food security plot, making it possible to supply the most vulnerable members of the community while generating income to ensure the project’s sustainability.

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