We also share gardening information relevant to our climate and content from our webpage. About the Garden
Founded in 2002, revitalized in 2015
The Burns Lake Community Garden is a non-profit organization. Our directors are volunteers. Everything that the garden accomplishes is done through grant money and volunteer work hours. In the future, we may include fundraising. We are very grateful fo
r our volunteers, the grants we receive and the support of our community. We would like to gratefully acknowledge that we work and play on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Wet'suwet'en, Ts'il Kaz Koh, Nee Tahi Buhn, Cheslatta Carrier, Skin Tyee, and Lake Babine Nations. We keep the garden organic and encourage everybody to garden following organic practices, whether those organic practices are tilled soils and rows of labelled veggies or a permaculture-style food forest. Whether you are growing food or flowers or both together we believe organic is best for the environment and the community. We like to create engaging and fun events for people of all ages to come together and share their gardening knowledge, especially knowledge about gardening in our often difficult climate. Our garden boasts two large in-ground beds and 21 raised allotment plots with room for expansion. Our garden is home to a number of cold-hardy fruit trees. The fruits of which can be picked by anyone. The garden has a compost demonstration area that includes a large triple bin composter, a rotating barrel composter, and an African keyhole garden with a composter in the centre. You'll find picnic tables and chairs, and a great big covered sandbox for children in the garden. We have a beautiful garden shed with a covered area which is also the site of an information kiosk and communication area. We also have an accessible bed for people who have mobility challenges. You'll find our main parking area at the end of Nault Lane via First Avenue. Lining this area are large cedar planters tended by the Community Garden Society. Keep an eye out for signs about what's being grown. In this main parking area, you'll find our drive-through gate and our main walk-through gate. Adjacent to the parking area is our restroom facility. A second walk-through gate can be accessed from the parking lot of the Immaculata Church on Third Avenue.
We strive to encourage healthy eating and zero waste of the food that is produced in the garden. Connect with us through our page to hear about food surpluses being shared by our garden members. Anything that doesn't get consumed will be composted in our compost demonstration area and returned to the garden as soil. The garden is always growing and changing just like the crops we plant and the flowers we tend.
