To many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, Government House is an
imposing grey-stone building in downtown St. John's, and the
home of Their Honours the Honourable John C. Crosbie, Lieutenant
Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador and Her Honour Jane
Furneaux Crosbie. Many people may not know about the vegetable
gardens behind the residence, and what happens to the food
that's grown there. The Government House Garden in 2012.
Pictures will be added as the gardening season unfolds. The
Government House Vegetable Garden Project by Jackson McLean
Initiated in 2010 by a collective of dedicated volunteers,
including Her Honour Jane Furneaux Crosbie, the Government House
Vegetable Garden Project is a unique opportunity for high school
and junior high youth to learn the basics of food production. A
50 foot by 60 foot plot of 42-raised beds has been cut on the
beautiful Government House grounds to accommodate weekly
volunteer sessions that run from May to October and include soil
preparation, planting, weeding, harvest