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Embark’s community garden has a new home behind Maggie Benston Center

By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Embark Sustainability’s community Burnaby Learning Garden is moving from outside the Technology and Science Complex (TASC) 1 to the field behind the Maggie Benston Center (MBC). They will transition over the next few years as they break down the current wood plots at TASC 1, buy longer-lasting aluminum plots, and move the soil. The Peak spoke with Marie Haddad, director of engagement, and Pablo Vimos, gardens manager, to learn more about the move and Embark’s gardening cohort program.  In 2023, Embark celebrated the garden’s 10th anniversary. “All the garden beds…

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