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A balcony in Bangalore to a backyard in Guelph

I'm Aarathi and I have been growing food, in old juice boxes and any container I could find, for more than 15 years now. For the last couple of years, I've been growing a variety of produce in backyard raised beds and on a rented plot in a farm just north of Guelph.

Food security is a human right.

The right to safe, healthy and nutritious food should not depend on where you live or your income. Backyard Roots & Shoots is my effort to empower more people to grow some of their own food. Be it in containers, a square foot garden or a raised bed, knowing how to plan and grow vegetables based on the unique conditions of your home is one of the most important factors for success. I would like to use my experience to teach people to grow at least some of their own food and connect more urban families to where their food comes from.

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Backyard Roots & Shoots is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation of the Anishinaabek Peoples currently known as Guelph. In this truth, we have a responsibility to honour and respect the rich indigenous history and modern traditions that these lands are steeped in. As new immigrants to Turtle Island, we acknowledge benefiting from settler privilege and strive to stay on the path of learning as we navigate our role in the stewardship of these Between The Lakes Treaty 3 lands.

Learn the history of the land you are in a relationship with by visiting whose.land and native-land.ca.

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