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We currently garden at 9 locations in 5 neighbourhoods (Grandview Woodland, Kitsilano, Strathcona, West Point Grey, and the West End).
If you're interested in participating in a VV community or collaborative garden or are interested in a, new gardening project please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org.
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Village Vancouver Community and Collaborative Gardens
Aberthau Community EcoArt and Permaculture Garden
Found in the West Point Grey neighbourhood, Village Vancouver manages the whole garden site, which includes a pre-school garden space, artists’ garden space, vertical garden, herb spiral, and hugelkultur (a traditional way of building a garden bed from decomposing branches and wood debris). As with all VV plots, the Aberthau Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
Registrations to participate as a volunteer are available HERE or on the Vancouver Recreation Active Communities website.
Cottonwood Community Garden
Located in the southeast side of Strathcona Park, Village Vancouver occupies four unique plots to grow a mix of native and non-native plants, including annuals and perennials, pollinator attractants, veggies, herbs and fruits. One of the plots was partially transformed into an experimental syntropic farming garden in summer 2023, another plot was expanded by 70% in 2024, and all the VV plots are presently included in the Cottonwood Garden audio tour. As with all VV plots, the Cottonwood Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
Opportunities to volunteer at this garden vary, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Green Streets Garden
As a part of the City of Vancouver's Green Streets program, Village Vancouver maintains the garden near Broadway in Kitsilano, focused on mostly growing native plants As with all VV plots, the Garden Streets Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Kitsilano Community Centre Collaborative Garden
Situated west of Connaught Park, this garden is a beautiful green space to educate and inspire community through collaborative learning, growing and sharing. During 2025, the Community Centre replaced the old wooden raised beds with six aluminum ones to further provide space to grow herbs, pollinator-friendly flowers, and fruit-bearing shrubs and trees. As with all VV plots, the Kitsilano Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
Registrations to participate as a volunteer are available HERE or on the Vancouver Recreation Active Communities website.
McBride Park Vertical Garden
With a major expansion project through the installation of a drip irrigation system, McBride Park on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano houses Village Vancouver's vertical garden. This garden now hold 197 pouches, with over 100 from the last two years, despite moving the gardens, in 2025, to continue the opportunity to expand the native plant-focused garden. Although the Vancouver Parks Board has recently added signage describing the garden, we may be moving the garden to another location in the park, or an entirely new location. As with all VV plots, the Garden Streets Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Robson Community Garden
Found on the West End neighbourhood of Downtown Vancouver, Village Vancouver contributes to the temporary garden on Robson through 9 garden boxes. As with all VV plots, the Robson Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers at weekly work parties. This garden also operates as a joint project with the West End Neighbourhood Food Network.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Pender/Thurlow Community Garden
With about half of the plots being used to save seeds for our seed libraries, Village Vancouver occupies 23 garden boxes at this temporary garden in Downtown Vancouver. As with all VV plots, the Pender/Thurlow Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers at weekly work parties. This garden also operates as a joint project with the West End Neighbourhood Food Network.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Woodland Community Garden
Located inside Woodland Park, Village Vancouver has sponsored the Woodland Community Garden since its inception in 2012. In 2026, we are gardening in 2 plots. As with all VV plots, the Woodland Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
10th Avenue Community Garden
Situated the Point Grey neighbourhood, Village Vancouver has 2 planter boxes in the 10th Avenue Community Garden with various plants and flowers. As with all VV plots, the 10th Avenue Garden is sustained through the collaboration of volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering for this garden, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Discussion Forum
Community Garden Spots in Burnaby
Started by Theresa Voorsluys Apr 26, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
We have a small community garden in Burnaby on a sunny plot on ALR farmland. We have a few spots open this season…Continue
New Collaborative Garden at Kits Community Centre -- 1st community meeting Monday, July 21, 2014 7-9 pm
Started by Ross Moster Jul 20, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Monday, July 21 7-9 pmKits Community Centre 2690 Larch, VancouverJoin a new collaborative garden in…Continue
New VV Permacuture garden plot at Cottonwood Community Garden - looking for a couple gardeners
Started by Ross Moster. Last reply by Ross Moster Jun 3, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
Village has a new Permaculture focused garden plot at Cottonwood Community Garden in Strathcona, and we're looking for one or two additional Villagers to garden collaboratively. Cost is $5/year…Continue
*VV Backyard Chickens 101 Workshop @ Homesteader's Emporium
Started by Ross Moster Aug 2, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Time: August 3, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm Location: Vancouver Homesteader's Emporium Street: 649 East Hastings StreetCity/Town: Vancouver, BC V6A 1R2 CanadaOrganized By: Ross Moster, Duncan Martin, VV…Continue
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Comment by Cylia on April 25, 2011 at 11:12am
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Just posted a HERSTORY event on the Events page -- May 12th, check it out.
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Caitlin: if you don't find a home for your sage plant, you could try posting on the VPSEN (Vancouver Plant Seed Exchange Network). Good thing about sages, is our weather doesn't seem to kill them off, unlike my rosemary which bit the dust this winter. cylia
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Comment by Ross Moster on April 16, 2011 at 6:54pm
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The Permaculture PET (blitz) day (see events page) is at my place tomorrow. It looks like we have a pretty good crowd coming, but if anyone else wants to join us or just stop by to say hi, you're more than welcome to.
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Attention organic gardeners (of all skill levels): the Cedar Cottage Seed Savers Collective is looking for several volunteers to support its seed bank by growing out a couple varieties of seed. You don't need to live in the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood to participate! We provide you with free seed and ongoing support and guidance throughout the growing season. At harvest time, volunteers may keep half of the bounty for themselves while the other half is returned to the seed bank. Please email ccseedsavingcollective@gmail.com if interested. And feel free to visit our blog! http://ccseedsavers.wordpress.comMany thanks from the CC Seed Savers Collective.
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Dear friends at Community Gardens in Vancouver:
We are excited to have Dag Falck back to share his knowledge and experience about organic gardening in this FREE class this Saturday April 16, 2-4 PM.
I would like anyone who plans to attend to please send me an email with "PRE-REGISTER" in the subject line, and include their full name, the city where they live, their phone number, and what garden they belong to.
Linda Bagga, volunteer
Science of Spirituality
Meditation & Ecology Centre
Richmond, BC
604-985-5840lindabbee at gmail.com
Organic Gardening:
How and Why to Grow Food with a Vital Life Force
A FREE Class with Dag Falck, Certified Organic Specialist
Saturday, April 16 ~ 2-4 PM
Science of Spirituality
Meditation & Ecology Centre
11011 Shell Rd (at Steveston Hwy) in Richmond, BC
All are WELCOME
SOS programs are FREE
sos.org
Dag Falck is the Organic Program Manager for Nature's Path Foods. He has 30 years experience growing vibrant organic gardens for the health of his family and friends. In this class, Dag will focus on growing food with a vital life force, and how to develop your own organic garden.
Science of Spirituality a non-profit, international organization under the guidance of H.H. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. It is dedicated to spirituality, peace, and service to humanity.
The Meditation & Ecology Centre is part of a network of meditation groups and spiritual centres worldwide.
For further info, please contact Linda. I am just the messenger.
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Just posted a notice about sharing the cost of stevia transplants and sweet potatoes in case you are interested. cylia
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Interesting reading -- the creation of an Urban Farmers Network:
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Comment by Hannah Carpendale on February 3, 2011 at 10:16am
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We are starting up a garden at our house just north of Trout Lake and are looking for resources, especially compost... if you have any to spare, please email hmjcarpendale@hotmail.com Thanks!
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Wondering if there is any interest in going to "Dirt The Movie" and "Fresh" (followed by a Sustainable Agriculture Panel meeting) at the World Community Film Festival at Langara College Feb.12th. Then we could go out for dinner somewhere close by and chat about the movies, etc.
Let me know before Feb.7th. Thanks. Cylia
To learn more about this festival go to: www.codevfilmfest.org
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Hi everyone,
At Dan Jason's talk last night (Friday), Emily brought up the CETA agreement which could mean the end of farmer's rights to save. Here's some more information:
http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Trade/NFU-Canada-Europe-Free-Tr...
Arzeena Hamir MSc. P.Ag.
Coordinator
Richmond Food Security Society
http://richmondfoodsecurity.org
coordinator@richmondfoodsecurity.org
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Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/ garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods.
Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.org. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing). Sign-up on the VRAC website for gardening at the Kitsilano Community Garden and at the Aberthau Community Garden.
For opportunities to get involved at our other collaborative gardens, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre)
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd or 4th Wednesdays)
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July 4th Thursday.
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