Wondering what to do this summer?

Look no more! 

If anyone is looking for volunteer opportunities, this seems like a good cause and a great way to get involved. 


Speaking of volunteer opportunities, Esquimalt Community Gardens Society is looking for motivated volunteers to run the community garden. Both administrative and garden maintenance positions are available. Contact us for more information!  

Two women, Many projects

Join Olga and Jasmine, two local women passionate about human rights and social justice, for a conversation on local food security. Please see poster attached for more details. 

Join us on July 11th 6:30-8pm (rain or shine) for the pre-BBQ clean up party!

We are gearing up to our annual BBQ event on July 28th 2-4pm and we need your help! 

There's a lot of maintenance work to be done at the garden and we will be meeting on WednesdayJuly 11th at the garden from 6:30-8pm (rain or shine) to clean up all the weeds and composters. There are a number of overgrown beds and if one of those beds is yours please make sure to come clean up your bed.  

Please stop by to give us a hand.

We will be doing the following things: 

*cleaning the 3 high school beds 

*turning and rebuilding the composters 

*harvesting garlic from the garlic bed- everyone gets one (this is a small thank you for coming)

*cleaning around the blueberry bushes 

*train raspberries (tying them against the fence)

*fixing the gate 

We have enough tools on site but you are welcome to bring your own hand tools, or any tools you prefer to use.

Please click "attending" on our facebook page so we know how many people are coming.

Sprucing up the Commons

Last weekend's "Fruits and Berries workshop" was a tonne of fun, and what a great turnout!  With help from the Royal Bank Esquimalt volunteer group and members of the community, we planted about 40 blueberry and raspberry plants around the perimeter of the fence at Anderson Park Community Gardens.  With a little love, attention and a healthy dose of fish entrails (thanks Mark!), the plants are off to a great start.  Who likes jam?! Mmmmm....

The workshop was also a great chance to try out or new compost tea maker; every plant was soaked root-first in the compost tea before planting, in order to provide it with some healthy start-up food.  If you would like to learn more about compost tea and how it can help your garden grow big and strong, send us an email and we will be happy to tell you about it and set up an opportunity to try testing some tea.
Our next exciting workshop is on May 26th where we will be learning about companion planting: how planting certain plants together can reduce predation and pests and help ensure a low-maintenance, bountiful harvest.  Check it out on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ESQGardens) or speak with the helpful staff at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre for more details!  Hope to see you there!

Join us on April 21st!

Get the Most out of your Garden with Square Foot Gardening!

Participants will learn a variety of time-honoured tips and tricks that will transform a small plot of land into a produce producing powerhouse! As our opening workshop for 2012, we will also be co-hosting a spring garden party with Victoria Grow a Row after the workshop from 12:00:30pm-3:00pm. Snacks and Drinks will be available!

To register, contact Esquimalt Parks and Recreation and be sure to 'Join' us on our Facebook event page. Hope to see you there!

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Join our work party on April 11th 4-9pm!

On Wednesday April 11, we will be hosting a garden work party from 4-8pm to plant all our new berry bushes along the parameters of the garden (rain or shine). We thank the Esquimalt Centennial volunteers from Royal Bank for helping us out but we will need more help and we would love to see everyone come out and help. Snacks will be provided!

Upcoming public meeting

Please join our upcoming public meeting on Friday March 23rd 4:30-6pm at Serious coffee (in Esquimalt Plaza). This meeting is open to the public and mandatory for all plot members. We will be discussing upcoming events, determining plot membership responsibilities and assigning plot members with maintenance tasks. We will also be debriefing about our new irrigation system and going over any suggestions, concerns and recommendations for the community garden. Please arrange a proxy if you cannot attend the meeting.