''Recreating Eden'' is a Canadian

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and

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program. Its aim is to examine the physical, mental, and spiritual healing effects that gardens have on their keepers

History

''Recreating Eden'' was originally broadcast on HGTV Canada in

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, but after two seasons was not renewed. It was then picked up by

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for an additional three seasons. As of 2010, the series has not been renewed for a sixth season.

Community Garden Initiative

and Recreating Eden teamed up in 2007 to create the Community Garden Initiative, a project to fund green communities in cities and towns across Canada. The program ran successfully for two years, funding six projects.

2007 recipients

* The Youth Garden in Dufferin Grove Park organized by FoodShare Toronto. * The Garden of Lite in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

. * The Julien Project in

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2008 recipients

* Greenest City in

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. * North Central Community Garden in Regina. * Bayview Memorial Park Stream Restoration in the township of

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, id=0841964 Gardening television HGTV (Canada) original programming Urban agriculture 2002 Canadian television series debuts 2008 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian documentary television series VisionTV original programming