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Community Gardens in
Greater Vancouver and Victoria

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This list is never up-to-date. Gardens still in the development phase aren't included, contact people at the gardens change frequently and some contacts don't want their names listed.

The list will grow over time, and will include more information on each garden, will include gardens outside Vancouver and also e-mail addresses and garden web pages.

BC Community Gardens Up Close - Aerial Photos

We've created a slideshow of aerial photos of community gardens in British Columbia; most of these are higher resolution images than can be found on Google Earth. See the Fraser Street Garden in Vancouver, or visit us in the Compost Demonstration Garden next to our neighbours, the Maple Street Community Garden. We've also included photos of some of the gardens at ground level for those who don't like heights.

Fly From Space to Community Gardens in BC Using Google Earth

City Farmer created 'place-markers' in Google Earth, which allow you to fly from the sky to different garden sites; that is virtually. You can visit individually chosen sites or you can push the 'play' button (an arrow under the Places window) to automatically fly to all the gardens. See Victoria's Capital City gardens for instance and then fly back to UBC's Acadia gardens. Simply click on our link to download a tiny 'kmz' file (unzip the .zip file first) and then open the file in your Google Earth program.

City of Vancouver

Vancouver Community Gardens on Parks Land
This page includes both the Park Board's Community Gardens Policy and the Community Gardens Contact List.

Mole Hill Community Garden
In the lane between Comox and Pendrell, Bute and Thurlow downtown. Half the plots are for residents of Mole Hill and half for residents of the West End.
Email: mail@wera.bc.ca
Expanding to 70 plots by end 2002. Rentals are $10 per year.
www.wera.bc.ca

Strathcona Community Allotment Garden
At Prior and Hawks Avenue
Plots are approximately 150 sq.ft. and cost $15. 200 plots.
604.253.3384 or 604-255-9972
strathcona.garden.info@gmail.com

Cottonwood Community Allotment Garden
vancouverurbanagriculture
Also at Prior and Hawks Avenue. Runs along the south perimeter of Strathcona Park. Go to Malkin Ave, between Chess & Raymur Avenues.
50 Plots - each $15/year
Contact: Jill
(604) 608-0384
jg3weiss@smartt.com

EYA Garden
Also at the Cottonwood Garden location at SE corner.
Hartley Rosen
hartley@eya.ca or susan@eya.ca

Fraser Street Garden (Mount Pleasant)
8th Avenue and Fraser St.
Gavin Ross 879-3676
Rentals are $10 per year. 50 plots
dig@vcn.bc.ca

Tea Swamp Community Garden
15th and Sophia (1 block East of Main St.) on Park land
20 plots
Mount Pleasant
Niki Westman
604-872-7745
viridia@telus.net

6th Avenue between Prince Edward and Brunswick on the South side of the street
15-20 plots
Call Terry 604-876-6259

South China Creek Park (in development)
N-E of skateboard bowl
20 plots
dig@vcn.bc.ca

Grandview Community Garden
Between Maclean Dr. and Woodland Ave., between 4th and 5th on the school grounds of Grandview/Uuqinak'uuh Elementary School
24 plots 4'x4'
or Christine Boyle 604.713.5008 cboyle@vsb.bc.ca

Robson Garden
13th Avenue and St.George St.
604-877-7712
40 plots, rentals are $20 per year.

Pine St. Community Gardens
West 6th from Burrard - Pine Sts
63 Plots
Request to be put on the waiting list, email: pinestreetcommunitygardens@gmail.com
All other inquiries: tebbsclaire@yahoo.com or dgoodyke@mac.com

Stanley Park
32 plots.
Robson St. & Lost Lagoon
www.wera.bc.ca
wkalyn@telus.net

ONNI/VPSN
60 plots
Pacific & Seymour
shauna@vancouverpublicspace.ca

Johnathan Rogers Community Garden
7th Ave. and Manitoba St. In north-east corner of Johnathan Rogers park.
Contact: 604-876-2765
dig@vcn.bc.ca

McSpadden Park
Victoria and McSpadden (at 4th)
18 Plots
Fiona Bowie 604-251-7067 or 604-255-7061

Maple Community Garden
On railway right-of way on 6th Ave. between Maple and Cypress
Contact: 604-731-1236
80 individuals maintain plots.

Cypress Community Garden
65 plots. On Arbutus Corridor along 6th Avenue between Cypress and Burrard Streets. For membership information please check our website or send an email to cypress@vcn.bc.ca
Maureen Ryan 604-732-9175

Kitsilano Community Garden
On a city owned lot on 6th Ave. between Maple and Arbutus. 55 plots.
Sign up on garden shed. Leave note.
Email: Liz Haan lhaan@shaw.ca

East Boulevard - Arbutus Victory Gardens
East Boulevard from 50th to 57th, also 65th to 68th Avenues which are on the west side of East Boulevard on City property next to the railway tracks. Gardeners must get permission from the property owners across the street from the garden plot and must agree to adhere to the guidelines set out in their garden permit.
For information call Beverly Chew, Greenways Branch of Engineering Services 604 873-7204
Email: beverly.chew@vancouver.ca

China Creek
top of Keith south of 8th Ave. at Broadway next to VCC King Edward Campus
30 plots
604-734-4673

China Creek South
30 plots
Broadway & Clarke Dr.
604-879-3676
dig@vcn.bc.ca

City Hall Childcare/SPEC
25
10th and Cambie
604.736.7732

Collingwood Community Gardens
23 garden plots in community garden by the Joyce Skytrain Station.
Contact person Maja Grip or Heidi Braun at: foodsecurity@cnh.bc.ca
604-435-0323

UBC Community Garden
Acadia Park Lane /UBC
84 plots for student housing members
Contact: 604-822-6389
carolyoung@ubc.ca

Marpole Place Community Garden
70th and Hudson, communal plot in front of Firehall

My Own Backyard (MOBY) Community Garden
East 11th, east of Commercial Drive under Skytrain. 45 plots.
contact Jason at: 604-736-6457
moby_lize@yahoo.ca

Wall Street (Cambridge Park)
Cambridge and Wall St.
Jan Robinson (604) 258-4122, membership coordinator
45 plots

1st and Fir Railway Garden
Contact: Justin - at garden site

La Cosecha
Broadway & Clarke

JFSA
East Blvd. & 57th Ave

City Hall
"The City of Vancouver only issues a garden permit on vacant residential land to the neighbouring property owner. (ie. permits to people wanting to garden vacant land next to their house) Unopened lane or street is also issued on that basis, therefore not available to the City at large. $25 plus GST per year" Call Linda Kemp 604-873-7426.

Richmond

Richmond Allotment Gardens Association
10711 Palmberg Road
Between 5th and 6th Rd.
130 plots (1000 sq. ft. each) $40/yr
Roy Lawson 277-6807

Cambie Community Centre Richmond Community Garden
Brian Campbell 277-9484, Community Centre 604.233.8399

London Heritage Farm
6511 Dyke Road
Richmond, B.C. V7E 3R3
Phone/Fax: 604-271-5220
80 plots

Terra Nova Rural Park
2631 Westminster Highway
and
South Gilbert Gardens (no numbered address for this site), next to Sewage Treatment Plant on Gilbert Rd.
are both Administered by the City of Richmond Parks Department
604-244-1208

Burnaby

Heights Neighbourhood Garden
3897 Pender St.
Laura McAfee 604.291.1671

43 plots, 100sq. ft. each

Northeast Burnaby Organic Community Garden (NEBCA),
located in Burnaby, beside Stoney Creek Elementary School, 2740 Beaverbrook Cres.
100 beds $40/yr
Contacts:
Ray Beaton, Projects
raymond.beaton@gmail.com
Anna Berke, Garden registration and viewing
szoszi@shaw.ca
Kirsten Masse, Communications
NEBCGarden@shaw.ca

The Burnaby and Region Allotment Gardens Association (BARAGA)
5500 of Meadow Avenue (off Byrne Rd.) just north of Marine Dr.
372 plots (50 by 20ft each)
phone 604-780-8148
e-mail: baraga373@yahoo.com
mail: Box 209, 141-6200 McKay Avenue, Burnaby V5H 4M9
Preference is given to Burnaby residents. There are two waiting lists kept - one for Burnaby residents, and one for all others. It should be noted that, in recent years, plots have only been made available to Burnaby residents from that waiting list.

SFU Allotment Garden
Next to tennis courts near track
Merle Brown Residence and Housing
99 plots
Erica Auton 604.291.4170

Mission

Soapbox Derby Garden
Between a half and three quarters of an acre
Linda Wilson Walker 820-9511
About 20 plots, 10' x 15', wheelchair accessible garden

West Vancouver

The two Argyle Avenue gardens listed below are owned
and administrated by the District of West Vancouver.
Linda 925-7200 in Parks and Recreation

Argyle Avenue Community Gardens
1460 Argyle Avenue 28 plots
1534 Argyle Avenue 28 plots
Two gardens a block apart.
$75 per plot

Navvy Jack Community Garden
Navvy Jack is administered privately by the condominium complex next to the garden.
(1901-2020) 2000 block of Belview next to an apartment building at the foot of 21St
at the seawall and railway tracks
26plots.

North Vancouver

Lower Lonsdale Community Gardens
2nd and St Georges next to North Shore Neighbourhood House
Maureen Haze 604.984-6316
Trisha Andrew 604.987.8138
48 plots, long waiting list

Quayside Village Cohousing
510 Chesterfield Ave.
North Vancouver
contact person Camilla Amundsen 604 990 8021

City land is gardened as a test case for allowing community gardening on set backs, especially in high density housing areas. This site is being developed as a vegetable garden in universally accessible raised beds. Quayside is a community of 19 households. The garden is open as a demonstration garden to encourage similar development on neighbouring setbacks.Information available on this cooperative project between city and strata owners.

Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadow's Community Garden
N. corner of Harris Rd. and Davison Rd.
City owned land
30 plots
Contact: Mr. Don Hayward 604-467-9786
email: nikondon@shaw.ca

Port Moody

Inlet Community Garden
In the 2900-block of Murray Street.
The garden is run by a local gardening club and has plots available for urban gardeners.
Contact Dot Harinen for information at 604-939-5592.

Pt Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam Community Garden
2200 Mary Hill Rd
Denise Ottman 945-4463

Coquitlam

Colony Farms
On Colony Farm Road, turn right, go to end to parking lot on left where garden starts. Natalie Watkins (604) 594-2510

Burquitlam Community Organic Garden
Garden is located on the corner of Ebert Ave. and Whiting Way
Mailing Address:
564 Ebert Ave.
Coquitlam V3J 2L2
50 Plots
Liz Hansen 604-939-0292
lizhansen2001@hotmail.com

Surrey

Three Oaks Community Garden
Located next to 10667-135 A Street
Managaed by the Surrey Food Bank with the
goal to achieve food security and empower people.
40 plots (16ft x 10ft each plot)
Plots are available free of charge when proof of low income is shown.
604.581.5443

Gilford Garden
at Childcare Options, 6878 King George Highway
Managaed by the Surrey Food Bank
10 plots (16ft x 10ft each plot)
604.581.5443

Dunsmuir Gardens
Crescent Beach near White Rock, 10 minute walk from Camp Alexandra
on 3 acres of park land in Surrey
100 plots (25ft x 25ft)
$25/yr (half plot $15/yr)
Go to gardens in February to find contact.

North Surrey Organic Community Garden
102A Ave and 141st in Cedar Grove Pa
Location
Contact Parks and Recreation, Surrey

Langley

Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise Community Garden
5339 207th St Langley
20 plots including 2 raised beds for gardeners with special needs
Contact: Langley Family Services phone: 534.7921

Sunrise Rotary Community Garden
Walnut Grove Drive, Langley.
40 plots including a long raised bed suitable for gardeners with special needs.
Contact: Jane D'Silva janedsilva@shaw.ca
888-3376

Fort Langley

U-Grow Organic Community Gardens
8181-252nd. Street, Langley
Stuart, Phone:604-888-1236
e-mail:westcreekorganics@yahoo.com

U-Grow OrganicGardens (certified organic) invite beginner or experienced gardeners of any age to come grow an organic vegetable or flower garden in the fertile soil on our heritage farm. We have a beautiful, quiet location 5 minutes from Fort Langley with pure artesian water, picnic areas, bathroom ,garden tool storage, and ample parking. Growing tips, untreated seeds/transplants and organic fertilizer available. Rent a ready tilled garden of the size of your choice, starting from $50 per year. Come relax, have fun and grow!

New Westminster

Port Royal (Queensborough, New Westminster) Community Garden
located in the Port Royal area of Queensborough opposite the Residences by the River development (83 and 89 Star Crescent).
For more information, please contact Renée Chadwick at Queensborough Community Centre in New Westminster (Ph: 604 525-7032; Fax: 604 525-5934).
Renée's e-mail is: rchadwick@city.new-westminster.bc.ca
8x8 six per plot
25 plots

City of Victoria

City of Victoria Community Gardens Policy September 2005

Saanich Community Gardens Policy 2003

Agnes Street Community Garden
384-2956
Agnes St. off Glanford Rd.
69 plots
agnesstcg@shaw.ca

Burnside Gorge Community Garden
388-5251
Cecelia Ravine near Gorge Community Centre
11 plots

president is email address is docbird@shaw.ca Also the current Plot Rental person (keeps the waitlist) is Terry Williams and his email address is myrnaw@shaw.ca

Capital City Allotment Association
President - David Bird
641 Kent Road,
Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1Z2
email docbird@shaw.ca
621 Kent Rd. - Near the Pat Bay Hwy.
140 plots
Plot Rental person (keeps the waitlist) is Terry Williams myrnaw@shaw.ca

Craigflower Community Garden
479-9280
Corner of Admirals Rd. and Old Isld Hwy
9 plots

Earth Bound Community Garden
Garden Street just North of Bay St.
384-7441
20 plots

Esquimalt Community Garden
384-4661
Corner of Munroe St. and Anson St (on military base)
18 plots

Fernwood Allotment Gardens
Fernwood Community Association
Chambers and North Park
384-7441
34 plots

Gordon Head Allotment Gardens Association
Gordon Head Road and Faltham
477-5764

James Bay Allotment Garden Association
Montreal St., Brown Oswego and Niagra
388-7550
54 plots

Langford Community Garden
478-1122
Wiling Park
plots 15-20

Michigan Street Community Garden
Corner Michigan St. and Menzies St.
Plots 20
E. Ward 388-9180 (evenings, please)

Oak Bay Allotment Gardens
Monteith St.
598-3311
12 plots

Rayn or Shine Community Garden
Vic West, corner of Raynor St. & Craigflower Rd.
388-6120 ext.404
12 plots
vicwestgarden@yahoo.ca

Royal Bay Community Garden
391-2600 ext 4070
Royal Roads, near community education centre
8 plots

Sidney Community Garden
1805 Glamorgan Rd. N. Saanich (across from Sandon Racetrack)

Spring Ridge Commons
386-9678
Fernwood, Corner of Chambers and Gladstone

Campus Community Gardens
Univ. of Victoria, West of Saunders Complex
45 plots that are 8' x15'
Campus Community Garden
University of Victoria
Our email address is ccgarden@uvic.ca
We now have a list serve people can join: https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/campus-community-garden

Our Backyard Garden
820 View St.
Brian Bothwell 385-3352

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