Canada: Richmond BC asks public about community gardens
New community gardens are being proposed throughout the city, including along the Railway Greenway.
By Maria Rantanen
Richmond News
Aug 23, 2021
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New community gardens are planned throughout the city, including 200 plots at the Garden City Lands, recently approved by the Agricultural Land Commission.
Urban Bounty (formerly Richmond Food Security Society) maintains the 11 community gardens with 400 plots throughout the city, and they report there is a long and growing waitlist, especially in Steveston and along the Railway Greenway.
The issue came to the forefront at city council earlier this year when a group of Steveston residents pleaded with council to change a location of a planned garden, proposed on a greenway next to their complex, Birchwood Estates.
According to city spokesperson Clay Adams, new community gardens won’t proceed without Richmond city council approval.
There are currently seven identified sites along the Railway Greenway from Blundell to south of Steveston Highway that the city is considering for community gardens.
