Barriers to Food Security in Canada and How You Can Help Despite a growing number of efforts being launched in the fight against food insecurity, it remains a significant issue across Canada. The statistics are actually quite mind-blowing and heartbreaking. Recent...
Benefits of Having a Community Garden…as Your Neighbour Do you own the empty plot of land beside your home? If so, have you been considering uses for it? Sure, you could build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and charge rent, but you don’t really want the...
How to Bring the Ocean Into Your Garden Admittedly, the title of this article sounds a little destructive, inciting visions of a coastal wave blanketing a garden and uprooting its crops. That’s not what we’re talking about today. Instead, we want to honor...
How to Save a Community Garden from Development There are a number of lots throughout Canada that have been used to grow community gardens for many years. Some have been designated as temporary, others have been considered semi-permanent. But as urban densification...
Community Garden Board of Directors…of Kids In Canada’s guide for how to start a community garden, the first step is to organize a committee. This committee is generally comprised of passionate people who bring special talents and resources to the table....