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.
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).