Residential & Neighbourhoods

Community Gardens

There are over 90 community garden sites now operating throughout the Capital region promoting local, organically grown food; healthy and active lifestyles; and safer, more vibrant and connected communities.

Community gardens grow… People

Community gardens provide many benefits to Edmontonians including:

Recreation for all ages
Beautification of neighbourhoods
Healthy food production
Community building
Places to share gardening knowledge and experience

The City of Edmonton supports community gardens by:

Supporting Sustainable Food Edmonton
Making municipal land available for community gardens
Supporting Urban Agriculture in Edmonton, with recent amendments to zoning bylaws including:
- Establishing three new land use classes - Urban Outdoor Farms, Urban Indoor Farms, and Urban Gardens. These new land use classes officially create a place for urban agriculture and distinguish it from related activities, such as conventional farming, greenhouses, plant nurseries and garden centres.
- Excluding gardening for personal use from requiring a development permit
- Excluding community gardens from requiring a development permit on City Parkland. Note that in some cases, gardens will require a development permit (for example, if large amenities such as water lines, fixed benches/picnic tables, large sheds are planned for the site)

Get Gardening

If you need more information on gardens in Edmonton, or wish to start a community garden, contact Sustainable Food Edmonton who:

Partners with the city to coordinate the Community Garden Program.
Provides support, assistance, and encouragement through the process of starting community gardens on public and private land through a 10-step process
Connects interested gardeners to, and with, existing community gardens
Responds to emerging needs of all community gardens and gardeners
Maintains a map and listing of current community gardens
Administers a grant program to support groups starting new gardens or enhancing current gardens