Best Community Garden Winnipeg Near Me

4worldlovers: Families work together to plant, tend and harvest with children playing along side in a safe environment. Everyone is learning about gardening and experiencing respect for the land and what it provides.


The Project was initiated in 2008 by a group of new immigrants and was nurtured by Knox who helped to find partners in the City of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba which provides access to two acres of land. Knox provided the tools and resources that were needed to launch the project and continues to provide financial and prayerful support. Harvest from the gardens is spread on the communion table at thanksgiving as a reminder of God’s bounty.

The dreamer and mastermind behind this project is Knox member Raymond Ngarboui. Starting with 16 immigrant families from nine different countries in 2008, the Garden has grown to serve a vast community. The project has expanded to use over 10 acres outside the city of Winnipeg, with land in Landmark and Niverville. It has become not only a chance for people to grow their own healthy foods at a low cost, but also to interact among themselves and with Canadian born community members, sharing cultural practices, improving their English, and avoiding social isolation. The Garden uniquely fosters home-country vegetables no one knew would grow on the Canadian prairie!

Besides the outdoor gardening in summer, Rainbow Garden Program continues indoors with the winter program, including djembe drumming, healthy eating and Canadian life skills sharing and training from November to March of every year. The Canadian African Muslim Women’s Association has emerged out of connections developed in the Rainbow Garden group and have become a member of the Community Hub.

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We support social and economic development efforts in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood.


The Good Food Club empowers people to eat healthier, gain new skills, and build community, while helping members access healthy, affordable food.

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The Riverview Garden Society (RGS) welcomes visitors to the Riverview Gardens! Please come often and enjoy the common areas and public spaces.

Please respect our efforts and don't enter our plots unless accompanied by a gardener.


Our garden plots are privately rented by about one hundred gardeners. We buy our own seed which we plant, water, and weed - we have earned the food that we grow. We share the food we grow with our families, friends, and with people who need it.

We are proud of these gardens and the healthy food grown here without the use of herbicides or pesticides. We hope that as you walk by, you enjoy the view and feel free to chat with the gardeners who have a wealth of experience about how to grow good food organically.

4worldlovers: Due to seasonally warm temperatures, we strongly encourage all prospective and active volunteers to be mindful and precautionary. When coming to garden club, please bring a hat, water, and apply sunscreen. If you have a pre-existing medical condition, please be extra mindful of the daily weather conditions.

Since then, friends, residents, and students developed several sites, formerly patches of weeds, into garden spaces known as the Sustainable South Osborne Community Cooperative (SSOCC).

We grow food using the permaculture principles of Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. Any resident of Winnipeg is welcome to join. Volunteers tend the gardens for a share of the harvest, with the help and guidance of garden stewards. We show people how to grow. Together, we have the capacity to harvest thousands of pounds of food and share the abundance with volunteers and residents in need.