Community gardens are shared spaces where the public gather to grow food, flowers and plants. As of 2021, there are 415 community garden plots in Richmond all of which belonging to registered gardeners. While the public can’t just take food from these gardens, people are encouraged to walk around to see how people grow food, meet new friends and share skills.
Brighouse Community Garden
The Brighouse community garden is located behind Samuel Brighouse Elementary School with public access all year round. This particular community garden has water access from April to October and gardening tools such as wheelbarrows, shovels and more. This garden has various plots ranging from 30 square feet to 150 square feet.
King George Community Garden
This garden is located on Cambie Road between the East Richmond Community Hall and King George Tennis Courts. It is a medium-sized garden in the North Richmond area with 26, 80 square foot plots, six, 40 square foot plots and six raised beds.
Terra Nova Community Garden
This community garden is one of the bigger gardens in Richmond. It is located on Westminster Highway in the Terra Nova Rural Park, just north of the Terra Nova Rural Park Farm Centre. There is year-round access to this garden with water access and gardening tools. There is approximately 99, 200 square foot plots throughout the entire garden.
Paulik Park Community Garden
This is one of the more popular community gardens as it is inside Paulik Park. There are 20, 200 square foot plots, and three 100 square foot plots with an accessible gravel parking nearby.
Garden City Lands Community Garden
It was only in April that this garden was officially opened and is the city’s largest community garden yet. It is located on Garden City Road and has 200 plots for residents to plant vegetables and herbs. According to the City of Richmond, this garden is made up of “self-enclosed above ground containers” and is more accessible for those with mobility issues.
