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Growing Local
Whether it is joining a community garden, growing in your own home garden or even balcony or container planting, this page is dedicated to highlighting the many opportunities, resources and tips to help you have a local green thumb. Be sure to check out our Monthy Garden Tasks page here to help guide you through the seasons.
Follow the Journey
BurlingtonGreen believes we need to TAKE ACTION to provide local opportunities to grow food. In 2011 we shared our vision to establish a community garden with the City of Burlington and the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport. They recognized the value of this initiative and have provided the funding and infrastructure to make this vision come to life.
We believe that by operating a garden in a profile location and offering a variety of supporting workshops and programming, the garden can serve as a living, teaching example inspiring other gardens to "spring up" in other locations throughout the City. We want this garden to be a great success so it can demonstrate the benefits, fun and rewards associated with community efforts to share common ground and grow food.
Click on the links below to follow our photo coverage of the garden project journey...
2011 - Central Park Community Garden Vision, site planning & construction photo album
2012 - First Year in the Garden photo album
More photos....
March 7, 2012 - Garden Registration launch event photo album
March 22-24, 2012 - Getting our hands dirty photo album
May 5, 2012 - Garden Launch event with local dignitaries photo album
Central Park Garden News ....
The Central Park Community Garden plot lottery program is now wrapped up for 2013 and we have a new crop of enthusiastic gardens over at the garden digging in, excited about the busy and rewarding garden season ahead.
You can learn about the latest news at the garden along with more great information about our Go Local Food Network updates by clicking here.
To discover more about the Central Park Community garden project journey click here.
Interested in learning more about Community Gardening in Burlington and Halton ? We have provided some information for you on this page here.
Volunteer Opportunities
14 Victory garden beds surround the community garden site and BurlingtonGreen will maintain a demonstrative garden plot. Victory garden beds are planted as an example of edible landscaping and will contain a mixture of annual vegetables, herbs, pollinating perennials and shrubs. All the food grown in the Victory and demonstrative gardens is donated to food banks. Contact Michelle This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Note all volunteers must sign a BurlingtonGreen liability waiver to participate.
Community Gardens
A common garden is defined as a plot or collective garden of individual plots on public or private land that has been made available for interested people to rent or join so they may grow their own food.
Community Gardens in Burlington:
Central Park Community Garden: Learn more here.
- Bethel Community Garden. Garden plots are 6 x 12 feet. Water is provided from water barrels (which they fill). Suggested donation for the season is $25/plot. This season they hope to expand the gardens with an additional 10 plots (presently there are 20), improved watering system, and a seating/picnic area. Contact: Joanne Adema 905-689-7796 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- North Burlington Baptist Church, 52 plots, waiting list - 1377 Walkers Line, 905-335-5808 - information here.
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 12-15 plots, waiting list - 3455 Lakeshore Road, 905-637-2741- information here
- St. Elizabeth Anglican Church, 16 plots, none available -5324 Bromley Road, 905-637-6335- information here
* Note: a new Community Garden is proposed for the Aldershot area. Click here for an update from the City of Burlington.
Community Gardens in Oakville:
Community Gardens in Hamilton:
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Hamilton Community Garden Directory -information here
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Green Venture’s Community Gardening in Hamilton Resource Site - information here
A Three Sisters Garden – Beans, Corn & Squash
By Heather Rhoades
One of the best ways to get children interested in history is to bring it into the present. When teaching children about Native Americans in U.S. history, an excellent project is to grow the three Native American sisters, beans, corn and squash. When you plant a three sisters garden, you help to bring an ancient culture to life. Let’s look at growing corn with squash and beans..... more here