Welcome to The Great Garden

The Great Garden project was conceived in 2004 to provide an opportunity for students and community members to learn about healthier eating habits, and the skills and space to be able to grow their own food. In addition, a percentage of the garden's harvests will go to the local food banks, providing many community members with fresh locally grown produce. 

The Great Garden is passionate about growing a strong healthy community. Together we can and will grow not only fresh locally grown food, but a healthy place for our family, friends and neighbors.


The Great Garden Needs You!

The Great Garden needs your support to be successful. If you are interested in making a donation, volunteering, or have an idea, contact Sarah Turner. (refer to contact information)

Interested In Renting a Garden Plot?

If you are interested in renting a garden plot at The Great Garden click here for gardening guidelines, and plot renter information.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Broccoli is a super food!


Broccoli was developed in Italy and is well established as one of the major anti-cancer foods. Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have concluded again and again that people who eat an abundance of broccoli have fewer cancers of the colon, breast, cervix, lungs, prostate, esophagus, larynx, and bladder. Broccoli contains indoles, which can help inactivate harmful estrogens that can promote the growth of tumors, sulforaphane, which stimulates cells to produce cancer-fighting enzymes, and beta-carotene, another cancer fighter.

Broccoli contains some 3% of protein and is one of the richest vegetable sources of calcium, iron and magnesium. Moreover, broccoli is very rich in vitamins A and C, exceeding even oranges in the concentration of the latter.

taken from: http://health.learninginfo.org/broccoli-nutrition.html