Kingston Community Health Centres convenes the Kingston Community Gardens Network (KCGN), with the support of the City of Kingston. The Network was established to support the creation of new community gardens on City-owned property, and to help existing community gardens flourish. At times, we may be able to support the creation of community gardens on private land, but this is capacity- and funding-dependent.
At KCHC, we:
- Support & celebrate Kingston’s community gardens, food forests and orchards
- Inspire Kingston residents to grow more food, for themselves and for others
- Expand opportunities for urban agriculture in the Kingston area
- Host events and workshops to encourage learning and build community
- Support the start-up process for new community gardens, food forests and orchards
- Administer grant funding through the City of Kingston’s KCGN Grants Program (for gardens on municipal land) to support new gardens and garden improvements
Community Garden Types
There are now over 38 community gardens throughout the Kingston area, and the list is still growing!
There are three types of community gardens in the Network:
Allotment gardens have plots (allotments) that individuals/families can rent year-to-year for growing their own crops. Many allotment gardens also include collectively-managed donation plots, seed saving plots, or other projects.
Collective gardens are managed communally by a group of people. Many collective gardens grow produce for donation. Some are open to the public to get involved, others are exclusively for the staff/volunteers/clientele of a particular agency.
Community orchards or food forests are plantings of fruit and/or nut trees that are managed by community groups. Some are attached to existing community gardens, some are independent.
Click the buttons below for specifics on current gardens in the area.
Get Involved
If you are interested in getting involved in a specific garden, please contact the coordinator of that garden directly. To find the contact information for individual gardens, click on the type of garden you are interested in, above, to find the list of gardens and their coordinators’ contact information.
Thank You
The Kingston Community Gardens Network is supported by the City of Kingston.