Athens Street Community Garden is a joint effort by Immanuel Christian Reformed Church and nearby Neighbour To Neighbour food bank and resource centre.  It is a two-year-old community garden with 27 plots where about 25 gardeners grow some of their own food.  People of a variety of income levels, young and old, Canadian-born and immigrants have the opportunity to get together and share their gardening experiences.

Immanuel Christian Reformed Church members coordinate the goings-on at the garden, provide garden plots, plants, and seeds, and garden alongside the community gardeners.  Neighbour To Neighbour makes applications available to its clients, and provides water for the garden plots.

Gardeners have expressed that they love coming to a beautiful green space, and that they appreciate the opportunity to enjoy growing fresh, good food themselves.  We hope and trust that God will use Athens Street Community Garden to create a supportive community, and that our church community will be a blessing to the gardeners.

On April 21, 2007 the Athens St. Community Garden officially started as ground was broken and sod was turned.

In its first year,  there are 20 raised beds measuring 4x10 and 4x15 feet. Interested gardeners applied at Neighbour to Neighbour Resource Centre, and now there are about ten people growing vegetables in all the plots.

We have added 7 more beds for 2008. If you are interested in having a Community Garden Plot for Spring 2009, please contact the church office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information.

Application Form - Click Here 

Some Photos:

To see the front of the community garden, click here.