The Halton Food Council defines community gardens as:
"... shared spaces where people gather together to grow fruit, vegetables, and or flowers collectively. Community gardens can help promote food security for participants by increasing physical and economic access to adequate amounts of healthy food. Community gardens provide health, economic, educational, social, and environmental benefits to participants and the community at large."
BurlingtonGreen is proud to have established the first public community garden at Central Park in partnership with the City of Burlington with funding support provided by the Province of Ontario's Healthy Communities Fund.
Below you will find locations of community gardens in and around Burlington:
Burlington
- City of Burlington Community Gardens: Central Park, Amherst Park, Francis Road Bike Trail, Maple Park. Learn more here.
Oakville
- Town of Oakville Community Gardens - information here.
- Trafalgar Presbyterian Church: Contact Mike Scott 905-842-2800 or by email.
- Clearview Church Neighbourhood Garden (communal) 2300 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville, (905) 829-2242 (x226)
- Grow Together - Freedom Centre (allotment and communal) Contact Michelle Knoll 905-875-0777 or by email.
- Kids Culinary Community Garden located at Dundas & Towne - website here.
- OakvilleGreen Community Garden (communal) Kerr Street Contact Susan Curran 905-825-8966 or by email.
- Salvation Garden at Salvation Army Lighthouse (communal, harvest donated to residents). Contact David Cox 905-339-2918 or by email.
- Chartwell House Community Garden (resident use) Contact Alf Goodearle by email.
- Teaching Garden of Oakville Horticultural Society (may be at Whole Foods Market TBC) Contact Linda Tock by email.
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park: Contact the park at 905-827-6911.
Halton Hills & Milton
- Milton Community & Memorial Gardens (allotment) - Contact Noelle Walsh 905-878-2630
- Chris Hadfield Public School Community Garden - Contact Erin Walsh 905-875-1876
- Acton Community Garden (communal) - Located at Acton Rotary Park, 24 Elizabeth Dr. - Contact Alison Jones by email.
- Georgetown Allotment Garden - Located at Dominions Garden Park, 135 Maple Ave. - Contact Christine Williams 905-877-1539 or by email.
Happy green gardening!