Garden Work Parties Scheduled!

February 19 - 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM - Tamara
Volunteers to help prepare the ground for soil delivery.
Bring garden gloves, pick axes, ensure layout is clear, signage is up.

February 24 - Open time

February 26 - 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
Volunteers to help spread soil to garden beds
Bring Garden Gloves, shovels, wheelbarrows if you have, but tools are supplied.

March 5 - 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM - Tamara
Volunteers to help spread soil to garden beds
Bring Garden Gloves, shovels, wheelbarrows if you have, but tools are supplied

Saturday June 24th - Opening Day of Riley Park and the New Farmers Market in the Park. Join our celebration and garden activities. 

Reminder: Meeting January 19, 6:30PM at Hillcrest Room 320 and Other Updates

This is a reminder that our upcoming Riley Park Garden Committee meeting is this Thursday January 19th, 6:30PM at Hillcrest Centre room 320. All are welcome to join! If this is your first meeting, we invite you to review the minutes from our past meetings here first to get up to speed. The meeting agenda is included in that list as well.

Check out our latest newsletter here for updates on this meeting, the Sustainable Shed Project, a group visit to the Surrey Sharing Garden, and partnerships that benefit our community!

Next Meeting and Update from November 22 2016 Meeting

Out next general meeting is coming up on Thursday January 19th at 6:30PM. Stay tuned for a location!

On November 22nd 2016 we held an open meeting at Hillcrest Centre to discuss the progress and next steps for the garden. Our agenda focused mainly on discussing the updated design, planting, a timeline for activities over the next six months, membership, and budgeting. Community members met the newly-hired Garden Coordinator who is on a six-month contract to support the garden building.

Materials from the meeting (minutes and a work plan for the next six months) are below; click the thumbnail to read the documents in full!

Fieldhouse First Post

SHED Design Session.  Join us on Saturday, February 11.  (Design and Brainstorming on Sourcing Materials)
1:00-4:00PM at Hillcrest Community Centre Room 328
RSVP:  varouj
Come prepared to share ideas on where we will source repurposed, recycled and eco-friendly materials.  The Shed will showcase Zero Waste and Greenest City Action Strategies. It includes a medicine wheel, art, solar and wind panels, portable cooking,  stained glass, cob construction, sun path, trellis, alignment NSEW directions.

(SEPTEMBER 8) Committee Meeting

Discussion included: Including natural plants, bees like thistles. Len has a construction background so can work on the CAD drawing and building. Becky Till is our current VPB Garden liaison. shrubs and some things to get on site before the frost. put in space holders. need action plans and timeline
identify the priority pieces. Fall is the time to plant trees.

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HIRING Garden Coordinator

The Riley Park Garden Coordinator is responsible for the development and coordination of Phase 1 of the Little Community Garden (30th and Ontario). The Coordinator will ensure the construction and planting of the garden based on the approved garden design in collaboration with and reporting to the representative from the Garden Committee. 

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Shredding Day Event Raises Funds For Garden

Thank you to varouj gumuchian for the Installation; Vancity and Vancity Foundation; Little Mountain Community Fund and Norm Dooley; Garden volunteers: Anh Le, Joanne Swanson, varouj gumuchian, Susan Coleman, Ben Short (and his crew); David's Tea for wonderful samples; Jon Johnson (Youth Coordinator at Hillcrest Community Centre); Urban Impact. 

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