Backyard & Community Gardens

Gardens and people are similar in that we both need clean water, sunshine, nutrients and a wee bit of love in order to grow strong and reach our full potential.  

Community gardens can be defined as urban agricultural greenspaces that can help to supplement fresh fruit and vegetable intake, provide educational, social connections and have a bushel of environmental benefits. 

There are a good number of community gardens in the Valley, if you know of one we’ve missed, let us know!

Community Gardens

  • Berwick

    Community Gardens has multiple sites in town - contact https://www.facebook.com/berwickcommunitygardens

  • Canning

    Taproot Farms - contact franklin@daysprin.privacyport.com

  • Cornwallis

    Community Garden - contact elizmcm@mail.com

  • Greenwood

    Community Garden at Trinity Pentecostal Church - contact https://www.facebook.com/TPCGreenwood

  • Kentville

    Kentville community gardens hosted by the Valley Community Learning Association - contact vcla.learning@gmail.com

  • Kingston

    Kingston United Church Outreach Community Garden - contact john.morash@hotmail.com

  • Middleton

    Middleton NSCC campus - contact farmtofeastcafe@gmail.com

  • Wolfville

    Acadia Farm - contact info@acadiafarm.org

Want to Start a Community Garden in Your Area?  Let’s Talk Food - the Chatham Kent Food Policy Council (in Ontario) provides information for starting a community garden in their municipality, including a garden manual, checklist for selecting an appropriate site, letter of commitment, and code of conduct for garden volunteers.  This could be a great resource if considering developing a community garden in your area.

Resources for Creating a Productive, Sustainable Garden

Compost Education Centre

This BC organization hosts virtual workshops on gardening & composting that are relevant to kids, families and expert gardeners, and they have a LOT of excellent factsheets on the different types of composting.

Nova Scotia’s own Niki Jabbour has a YouTube Channel featuring practical tips to grow a productive garden!  Niki is an author and radio host and sought after speaker for her expertise in year round gardening.