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2022 has been a busy and exciting year, getting the garden built and off the ground. We think it’s time for a celebration of what we’ve accomplished, and an opportunity to gather with the community. With that in mind, save the date of August 20th 2022 for our grand opening celebration. It will be a […]

The Lynnwood Ogden Community Garden is now on Instagram. This is a great way to see (literally, in pictures) what’s happening at the garden site and what our gardeners are up to. You can follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/lynnwoodogdencommunitygarden

We’ve received enough funding to begin construction on the community garden, but this will only cover the bare essentials (aka, phase 1). We have applied for many grants and since we don’t know when or if they will be approved, we’ve divided the build into four phases so that we can use the money as […]

As the community garden progresses towards our build date, we are ready to begin taking reservations for garden boxes for this season. If you’re interested in reserving a garden box, please follow the blue link below to get your name on the list. We are not taking payments yet but I’ve included pricing below as […]

We’ve received our approval for the garden from the city of Calgary. Thank you to everyone for your help so far. Our next steps include securing a license of occupation for the land (which will be negotiated between the city and MOCA), and fundraising to cover our startup costs. The build date will be dependent […]

After consultation, we have decided to pursue another location in the community, the south-west corner of Lynnwood Park. We have already secured approval from the adjacent residents and confirmed that the Bantam Stampeders Football team doesn’t foresee any conflicts. Our next steps for this location are: Obtain approval from MOCA Obtain a soil test from […]