Canada: Community gardens planned for Garden City Lands in Richmond
The City of Richmond is hoping to offer 200 plots to gardeners on the Garden City Lands this summer.
By Kirsten Clarke
Richmond News
March 21, 2021
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The garden plots would take pressure off waitlists for other community gardens around the city and allow residents who don’t have their own space to grow food.
If approved by council and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), the garden would be built on an existing gravel area near Garden City and Lansdowne roads for the time being, with a permanent location elsewhere on the property later.
Five hundred cubic metres of agriculturally viable soil would need to be brought in to fill the above-ground, self-contained plots.
The plots would be divided into groups of 50, enclosed by a one-metre tall fence with entry gates.
The community garden would also include common areas for informal gatherings and socializing, composting areas, secure tool storage sheds and temporary, portable toilets.
As the 100-acre Garden City Lands are located in the Agricultural Land Reserve, the city must apply to the ALC for a non-farm use permit, public access and limited on-site parking for community garden members.
