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Community Gardens

The Community Garden Resource Network (CGRN) strengthens and promotes the practice of community gardening in Calgary.  It operates under the auspices of The Calgary Horticultural Society and is funded by The Calgary Horticultural Society, The Calgary Foundation and Evergreen.  The Network strives to improve resources for community gardens,  promotes the benefits of and opportunities for participation throughout the city and works collaboratively to ease the process of setting up and maintaining community gardens.  
 
The CGRN is working collaboratively with City of Calgary Parks, Neighbourhood & Community Services, Urban Forestry, Community Sustainability Team, Calgary Housing, Urban Youth Worx, Alberta Health Services, Clean Calgary, Federation of Calgary Communities, Seedy Saturday, REAP, Calgary Community Garden Meetup, Calgary Food Policy Council, Slow Food Calgary, Urban Agriculture Blog, University of Calgary Development Studies, United Way, greengate, Richard's Packaging, Western Canada Compost and community gardeners in neighbourhoods all over Calgary.
 
If you have a question about community gardens in Calgary contact communitygardens@calhort.org
 
 
New! 
Congratulations and welcome to the new community gardens:  Bowness Railway Garden (16 garden beds), Cedarbrae (SW-42 garden beds), Calgary Horticultural Society Blue House Backyard Demonstration and Learning Community Garden,  Cerebral Palsy Association Horticulture Therapy Garden in Rotary Challenger Park (NE), Downtown Community Garden Planters (SW), East Village (SE-21 garden beds and a shared bed), Glenbrook Green Thumbs (SW-40 garden beds), Hillhurst Sunnyside Public Fruit Orchard (NW), Mid-Sun (SE- 30 garden beds), McClure Fellowship of Gardens (20 garden bed expansion),  Montgomery (NW-shared garden),  Parkland (SE - 32 garden beds), Penbrooke Boys & Girls Club, Rocky Ridge Royal Oak (NW-40 garden beds) St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox (NE), Willowridge (SE), Woodridge Housing Complex (SW),  and the Community Crop expansion at South Calgary Community Centre (SW- addition of 11 garden beds).
                                           


Calgary Community Garden Factsheet

Calgary's Food Gardening Calendar

Everyone Belongs in a Community Garden!

FAQ About Land

Forum: Calgary Community Food Gardeners' Answer Circle

Harvest Tips for First Time Food Gardeners

Ready, Set, Plant! Food Gardening in Calgary

Sharing Your Backyard with Food Gardeners

Square Foot Gardening: High Yield Food Growing in Small Spaces

Weed Wisdom: What is a Weed? by Ruth Anne Rudack

How to Start A Community Garden

Maps and Locations of Calgary Community Gardens

Profiles

Events

The Garden Stock Exchange: Gifts, Donations & Discounts

Supplies

Community Garden Web Sites & Food Security Contacts

NW Public Bowness #1 Community Garden

NE Private: Bridgeland Riverside Historic Gardens

NE Private: Bridgeland Riverside Community Garden (at Carewest)

SW Public: Cliff Bungalow / Mission Community Garden

SW Public: Community Crop Society - South Calgary

SE Private: Fort Calgary Community Garden

NW Public: Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Garden

SW Public: Killarney Glengarry Community Garden

NE Public: McClure Fellowship of Gardeners

SE Private: Patch Paradise- Lawnview

NW Public: The Gardens of Silver Springs

SW Public: Sunalta Wildflower Community Garden

SE Public: The Garden Path Society

NW Public: Unitarian Church Green Sanctuary Community Garden

NW Public: University of Calgary Campus Community Garden

SW Public: Cedarbrae Community Garden

SE Public: Mid-Sun Community Garden

NW Public: Montgomery Community Garden

NW Public: Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Garden

SE Public: Willowridge Community Garden

SE Public: Parkland Community Garden

SE Public: Parkland Community Garden

SW Public: Glenbrook Green Thumbs

SE Public: East Village Community Garden

SW Public: Downtown Calgary Community Garden

SW Public: Calgary Horticultural Society Demonstration Community Garden