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December 15, 2022

Community Gardens and More! A Reflection of 2022

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August 23, 2021

Central Okanagan Community Garden

The Central Okanagan Community Garden Society (COCG) manages 17 community gardens which is supporting community members in the Kelowna region to get access to healthy fresh food.
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August 10, 2021

Interior Community Services Kamloops Community Gardens

The City of Kamloops has many community gardens all managed by Interior Community Services Kamloops, Community Garden Coordinator, Greg Unger. Learn about Greg’s experience in working with community to build bountiful growing spaces.
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July 29, 2021

CEED Centre Organic Community Garden

CEED Centre Organic Community Garden in Maple Ridge is building community through sharing and growing.
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February 11, 2021

Collingwood Neighborhood House Community Garden

From making connections, growing local food and learning about Indigenous plants, the Collingwood Neighborhood House community gardens allow neighbours to connect with each other while having fun taking care of gardens.
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January 4, 2021

Growing Community at Brewery Creek Garden

Gaining insight into the successes and challenges of community gardens in Vancouver, a spotlight on Brewery Creek Community Garden.
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December 9, 2020

Chester’s Field Community Garden

As a part of a community project for a Land and Food System course at UBC, students Aisha Zerbo and Nathalie Lam had the chance to interview a garden coordinator to gain more insight into the ongoing work at their community garden. 
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September 16, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry Commemorative Garden

This week, we took a trip to the neighbourhood of James Bay to take a look at a handful of the many garden initiatives located on Lekwungen homelands, now known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.
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September 2, 2020

Vic West Food Security Initiative

This week, we explored the Rayn or Shine Community Garden, Banfield Commons and Banfield Park Orchard which are all under the umbrella of the Victoria West Food Security Initiative located on Lekwungen homelands, now known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.
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August 12, 2020

Yates St. Community Garden

This post explores the Yates St. Community Garden. Situated in the heart of downtown Victoria, on the homeland of the Lekwungen people now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, the garden boasts 75 plots.   In 2016, the Yates St. Community Garden started with the Downtown Residents’ Association forming the Urban Livability Committee. In...
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June 2, 2020

Victoria councillors look at growing food in city greenhouses

Some Victoria councillors are hoping to help residents produce their own food during the COVID-19 pandemic by growing plant starters in the city’s greenhouses and nurseries. Councillors Ben Isitt and Jeremy Loveday have put forward a motion that looks at scaling up Victoria’s “Growing in the City” initiative that encourages urban gardening and food production...
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