Community gardens are magical places. Reflecting the personalities of their "members", they provide a multitude of benefits:
the freshest and tastiest vegetables around!- an open air community meeting place
- impromptu gardening classes, and occasionally the scheduled kind as well
- a membership-free (and guilt-free) fitness centre, and
- beauty and art that takes your breath away!
Here's a summary of the community gardening opportunities spread across the County.
Almonte
- TYPS Community Garden
Rachel Eades, Outreach Coordinator 613-256-8485
garden location: beside the Almonte Library (155 High Street), near the Farmers Market
Carleton Place
- Victoria School Museum Community Garden
location: 267 Edmund Street, Carleton Place
- St. Gregory's Next Door Community Garden
location: west side of the parking lot, 176 Townline Road West, Carleton Place
contacts for both locations:
Gwen Wiebe, 613-253-2597 [email protected] or Ray Elgersma, 257-5127
Lanark Highlands
- Lanark Highlands Youth Centre Community Garden
Ashley Wheeler, Executive Director 613-259-2012
garden location: behind Township Municipal Offices, 75 George Street. Lanark Village
Smiths Falls
- The REAL Deal Community Garden - Growing Together
location: 85 William St. W. Smiths Falls
contact: Mona Wynn, 613-283-1952 ext. 136 or [email protected]
Town of Perth
- Lanark County Community Garden
location: behind the Lanark County Administrative Building, 99 Christie Lake Road, Perth
contact Valorie Vincent 267-4200 ext 3112
- YAK Youth Community Garden
Tara Cameron, Program Director 613-264-8381
garden location: Old Perth Shoe Factory, 1 Sherbrooke Street, Perth
opening in 2012:
- Stewart School Community Garden, corners of Wilson and Christie Lake Roads, Perth
contact: Cheryl Nash 613-268-2907