Kitchener Gardens
Chandler-Mowat Community Garden
Sponsored by: Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Garden location: Chandler Park
Garden size: 300 sq/ft
No. of plots: 15
Plot size: Not Available
Cost per person: Call for information
Services provided: Land, water, use of garden shed, participation in gardening events for families, and educational activities
Open to: Residents of surrounding neighbourhood
This garden is located in a high density residential neighbourhood and serves many new Canadians. The garden grew to its present size in May, 1999, with support from the Food Bank of Waterloo Region, the City of
Garden activities include: garden opening and blessing, activities for children, picnics and meetings with gardeners. Upcoming events include: canning workshops, children's programs, and a harvest celebration.
For information contact:
Tim and Kathy Elliott
Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Tel: 519-570-3610
City of
Sponsored by: The City of Kitchener
Garden location:
No. of Plots: 147
Plot size: 20' x 20'; maximum 2 plots per family.
Cost per season: $24.50 (including GST)
Services provided: Land, tilling, fertilizing with compost, and water access
Open to: Residents of the City of
This garden is located on land owned by the City of
For information contact:
City of Kitchener
82 Chandler Drive, Kitchener ON N2E 1G6
Tel. 519-741-2557
Courtland-Shelley Community Garden
Sponsored by: Courtland-Shelley Community Centre
Garden location: Vanier Park
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 20
Plot Size: 10' x 10'
Cost per season: $ 10.00
Services provided: Land, garden tools, and water
Open to: Residents of surrounding neighbourhood, primarily Courtland-Shelley townhouse residents
This garden has real diversity with people from many different cultures. Learn about gardening and different cultural practices!
For information contact:
Doreen West-Gemmell
Courtland-Shelley Community Centre
1064 Unit G Courtland E Kitchener, ON
Tel. 519-571-7953
Fax 519-571-7591
Doon - Pioneer Park Community Garden
Sponsored by: Doon-Pioneer Park Neighbourhood Association
Garden location: 150 Pioneer Drive, Kitchener
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 16
Plot size: Narrow pie shaped plots 22' long
Cost per season: $10.00
Services provided: Water tank, compost bins, garden tools and storage shed
Open to: Neighbourhood residents
Doon Pioneer Park Community Garden offers 16 individual plots for organic food production.
The garden was designed in the form of a wagon wheel with a medicine (herb) wheel in the centre to pay tribute to the native and pioneer heritage of the area. Flower gardens and some raspberry canes surround the fenced-in individual plots. A reclaimed barn-board shed holds tools and resource material for gardeners. Plots are planted individually, but the flower gardens and pathways are cared for communally.
For information contact:
Tel.
Eden's Gate Community Garden
Sponsored by: Seventhday Adventurist Church
Garden location: 235 Williamsburg Rd., Kitchener
Garden size: 90' x 70'
No. of plots: 36
Cost per season: Call for information
Services provided: Land, water, use of garden shed
Open to: Residents of surrounding neighbourhood and church members
This garden is located in the middle of a residential neighbourhood. The City of
For information contact:
Nitasha Gould
Tel.
Forest Hill United Church Community Garden
Sponsored by: Forest Hill United Church
Garden location: Next to the Forest Hill United Church, 121 Westmount Rd. East
Garden size: 40' x 60'
No. of plots: 13
Plot size: 10.5' x 11.5'
Cost per season: There is no cost for the garden plots
Services provided: Garden shed and tools, land, composting, fertilizing, water, and woodchips
Open to: Individuals and families
In the spring of 1996, a group of volunteers from the Forest Hill United church started a small potato patch on church property. They were responding to the social assistance cutbacks and the increasing demand on the Food Bank of Waterloo Region's services. In 2002 the Waterloo Region provided a grant to support the purchase of used lumber to create raised garden beds and defined pathways.
For information contact:
Greg and Rene Benoit
Tel.
Sponsored by: Mount Hope/Breithaupt Park Neighbourhood Association
Garden location: This garden is located in
Garden size: 1,000 sq.
Plot size: 10' x 10'
Cost per season: $10.00
Service/equipment provided: Land, water and tools
Open to: Anyone interested in organic gardening, but especially residents in surrounding neighbourhoods.
This garden is an initiative of the Mount Hope/Breithaupt Park Neighbourhood Association. It started in May 2002 with the support of the City of
For information contact:
Ann Voisin
Tel. 519-578-8638; available evenings
Green Rural Opportunities for Waterloo Region (
Sponsored by: The Working Centre
Garden location: This garden is located on Kraft Drive and is the second driveway off Bloomingdale Road in Kitchener
Garden size: 1.5 acres
No. of plots: Single collective plot
Cost: None
Services provided: Land, water, seeds, tools, compost, shed, greenhouse, and training in gardening skills development
For more information contact:
The Working Centre
Misha Gingerich or Margaret O Shea Bonner
Tel. 519-749-9177 ext. 238
mishag@theworkingcentre.org
Kingsdale Community Garden
Sponsored by: Kingsdale Neighbourhood Association
Garden location: This garden is located in the Unity Centre of Practical Christianity at 2631 Kingsway Dr. in Kitchener
Garden size: 1000 sq. ft.
No. of plots: 9
Plot size: 10' x 10'
Cost per person: $10.00
Services/equipment provided: Land, garden tools, and water. The garden also hosts community events.
Open to: Residents of surrounding neighbourhood
The garden started in May 2002 and is sponsored by the Kingsdale Neighbourhood Association, with organizational support from Youth Safer Community Kingsdale Project, the City of
For information contact:
Alissa Attwood
Community Resource Co-ordinator
Kingsdale Community Centre
Tel.
May
Sponsored by: The Working Centre
Garden location: This garden is located near the corner of
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 8
Plot size: 10’ x 10’
Cost per person: $10.00 plus deposit
Services/equipment provided: Tools, composting, and water
Open to: Surrounding neighbourhood
May Place is a small, raised bed garden with 8 individual plots. It was built by the neighbourhood and is supported by The Working Centre.
For information contact:
Misha Gingerich or Margaret O Shea Bonner
The Working Centre
43 Queen St. South,
Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6
Tel. 519-749-9177 ext. 238
mishag@theworkingcentre.org
Nature's Garden
Sponsored by: Grand River Property Management
Garden location: 1061 Queen's Blvd.
Garden size: 1000 sq/ft
No. of plots: 12
Plot size: 9' x 9'
Services provided: Land and water
Open to: Residents of Laurentian Apartment Building
This garden started in 2008 to give tenants an opportunity to grow their own vegetables and flowers and provide a sitting area outside to enjoy. It's pesticide free.
For information contact:
Information pending
Peace and Carrots Labyrinth and Community Garden
Sponsored by: St. James Rosemount United Church
Garden location: Next to the St. James Rosemount United Church at
171 Sherwood Avenue, Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2
Garden size: 55' x 75'
No. of plots: 16
Plot size: 5' x 20'
Cost per season: $20.00 with $10.00 refundable as long as year-end cleanup is done. Special arrangements can be made for low income gardeners.
Services provided: Land, water, use of tools, garden shed, sitting area, family events, and educational activities
Open to: All residents of
The Community Garden began in the Spring of 2000 as a means to help fulfill the mission goal of St. James Rosemount United Church - "to provide an active outreach to the community." Construction of the garden received financial and in-kind support from the business community, two levels of government, the gardeners, St. James Rosemount United Church and church members.
Out of the sixteen garden plots, one is gardened communally with the produce going to
The garden is pretty and tidy. The entrance to the garden is a rustic arbour. A shrub and perennial flower garden runs along the front. The wood chip pathways look great, and also retain moisture and keep the weeds down. Recently, a Peace Pole that displays the sign "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in Arabic, English, Hebrew, Seneca and Braille was installed. The Peace Labyrinth is open to the public 24 hours a day. A labyrinth is a 5,000 year old tool used for meditation, healing and spiritual growth. Everyone is welcome to walk the labyrinth in their personal to inner peace and enjoy the beauty of the garden.
Principles of organic gardening must be followed. Seminars and events are planned to expand gardening knowledge, share ideas, and foster friendship.
For information contact:
St. James Rosemount United Church at 519-742-1002
The Queen's Greens Community Garden
Sponsored by: The Working Centre
Garden location: This garden is located In downtown
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 25
Plot size: 10' x 10' and 10' x 20' (raised bed)
Cost per season: $10.00 and $20.00
Services/equipment provided: Land, water, compost and use of tools and shed
Open to:
Started in 1998, this is a raised bed garden with a developing fruit plot and native flowers. It was built by neighbourhood residents with financial support from the City of
Some highlights of the garden include natural landscaping using native plants, berry bushes, the artwork of Andy MacPherson on the water tank, a Bake Oven and a children's garden.
For information contact:
Cheryl Schwartz
Rosemount Millennium Community Garden
Sponsored by: Reformation Lutheran Church
Garden location: 456 Krug Street in Kitchener, beside Reformation Lutheran Church (between River Road and Edna Streets)
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 14
Plot size: 10' x 10'
Cost per season: $20 per season, with $10 refundable as long as year-end cleanup is done
Services provided: Land and water
Open to: All residents of Kitchener Waterloo
This is a raised bed garden framed with wood. It has a herb garden and a sitting area, and watering is done by hand from rain barrels. The produce from one of the plots is donated to the House of Friendship and Anna Kaljas Homes. This garden has perennial flowerbeds, with some bushes dedicated as a memorial. There are usually lots of sunflowers.
Gardeners sign an agreement that outlines the rules of the garden at the beginning of each garden season. The gardens must be planted by the end of May using organic methods of soil enrichment and pest and weed control. Gardeners are expected to participate in group activities such as compost and wood chip deliveries. Meetings are held from time to time.
For information contact:
Violet Grimm
Tel. 519-743-9188
or
Linda Bluhm
Tel. 519-748-6620
Sponsored by: Trinity Village Care Centre,
2727 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener
Garden location: Trinity Village Care Centre
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 10
Plot size: Not Available
Cost per season: $10 - $20
Services provide: Land, water, shed, and tools
Open to: Residents and staff of Trinity Village Care Centre, residents in an adjacent senior housing complex, and neighbours
The gardens grow a variety of different vegetables along with perennials and herbal plants. The gardeners are a group of friendly, helpful people. Established in May 2000, the garden received community support from the City of
For information contact:
Andrea Morneau
Tel:
Email: amorneau@trinityvillage.com
Jason Deneault
Tel:
Email: jdeneault@trinityvillage.com
Victoria Hills Multicultural Community Garden – Full
Garden location: City park land on Victoria Street West between Westmount Road and Fisher Hallman Road
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 25
Plot size: 15' x 15'
Cost per season: $10 plus $5 key deposit
Services provided: The garden has its own tool shed complete with all the tools; land and water
This picturesque garden was started in 1993 as a community building and crime prevention effort by the Safer Community Group in Victoria Hills. It was originally located on
For information contact:
Heather
Tel. 519-745-7242
heather_m@sca.uwaterloo.ca
Weed'um and Reap
Sponsored by: The Paulander Community Group in partnership with Victoria Park Community Homes and Waterloo Region Housing
Garden location: 39 Paulander Drive (at the back, adjacent to units 13 and 14)
Garden size: Approximately 60' x 60'
No. of plots: 10
Plot size: Various
Cost per season: $10 fee plus $10 deposit to be returned at the end of the season (subsides available)
Services provided: Shed, access to rain water, wheelbarrows, compost, some communal garden tools. No parking available on site.
Weed'um and Reap was established in 2007 as part of a larger initiative to promote community safety and involvement. The garden backs onto
For information contact:
The Paulander Community Group
60 Paulander Drive Unit #1
Kitchener, ON N2M 5A5
Tel. 519-741-1152
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Willow Green Community Garden
Sponsored by: Cherry Park Neighbourhood Association
Garden location: Cherry Street (beside Schneider Creek close to the Iron Horse Trail)
Garden size: Not Available
No. of plots: 20
Plot size: 10' x 10'
Services provided: Land & water
Open to: All residents of Kitchener-Waterloo
Willow Green Community Garden is a beautiful garden surrounded by a rustic wooden fence. Perennial herbs are planted along the inside perimeter of the fence. Watering is done by hand from water barrels. This garden has a perennial flowerbed at the front of the garden and beds for those who wish to grow just flowers along the outside perimeter of the garden. (8' x 4' plots).
Gardeners sign an agreement that outlines the rules of the garden at the beginning of each garden season. The gardens must be planted by the end of May using organic methods of soil enrichment and pest and weed control. Gardeners are expected to take on one of the jobs outlined by the garden committee and to participate in group activities such as compost and wood chip deliveries. Meetings are held from time to time.
For information contact:
Ralph Gastmeier
Tel. 519-742-8273