Canada: Garden City Lands Community Gardens opening in Richmond BC
The Community Gardens in Richmond are managed in partnership with Urban Bounty.
The City of Richmond’s largest community garden is now officially open. Council members dug in the dirt and planted vegetables and herbs at the new Garden City Lands community garden on Monday, April 4, 2022. This community garden site is the largest in the city and one of the largest public community garden sites in Canada, with 200 plots available to Richmond residents.
A community garden is a shared green space maintained by community garden members to grow food, flowers and other plants. These spaces provide opportunities for city residents to grow food and to meet new friends, share knowledge and build community.
Each garden site is divided into small plots that are rented each season by individuals or community groups to tend and enjoy. The food grown in each plot belongs to the registered gardeners and cannot be used or sold for any commercial purposes. Gardeners grow food and flowers, share knowledge with each other and the community and celebrate the seasons through social gatherings.
The Community Gardens in Richmond are managed in partnership with Urban Bounty. Call 604-244-7377 or visit the Urban Bounty website for more details, including plot sizes and prices, garden rules and how to join the wait list for this popular program.
