Backyard Gardening Initiatives in Our Region – Every Seed Counts!

by HCC

Backyard gardening initiatives in our region can help to enhance food security at a household level, backyard gardening is simply growing healthy fruits, vegetables and herbs at home in any way that you can. 

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) in partnership with the HCC Childhood Obesity Prevention Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Action Team is launching the backyard gardening initiative which aims to promote this practice by providing helpful tips and a platform to showcase backyard gardening initiatives from CSOs across the region.


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