'He would love this': Nanaimo food program harvests crops planted by late founder

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'He would love this': Nanaimo food program harvests crops planted by late founder
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Picking strawberries and weeding a growing field of vegetables, was a labour of love for Styler Martens Friday, as the Nanaimo man remembered his friend Craig Evans.

Posted: Jun. 23, 2023 6:06PMCraig Evans started Growing Opportunities farm as a way to provide fresh produce to low-income people in the region.

“It’s a legacy that I hope can continue. It’s amazing. You look at all the hard work that goes into it, and it’s just one guy’s vision, makes it happen.” “I look back and I think man did I ever spend my time where I wanted to put it,” Evans told CHEK News in October 2022.

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