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A working urban farm in the heart of Downtown Duncan. Run by youth, for youth. Come and join us for a healthy rebellion! Welcome to the park!

Youth Drop-in is open to ages 14-25 all genders are welcome! Starting October 14th and will continue every Thursday from 3:30-5 pm Our goal is to educate young people in farming and gardening, and demonstrate growing healthy food in the city. It is important for us to link the people of the Cowichan Valley to local food sources. We want to increase the opportunities for youth to gain work experience, and we hope to fuel the sustainable growing movement, promote community wellness, and for us all to share a brighter future. We rely on volunteers and student groups to help us build and maintain our farm. If you are interested in joining us in our work, please send an email or message us here!

01/24/2025

Did you know in 2024 KinPark Youth Urban Farm worked with 447 youth?! 😳

Programming has started back up at KinPark after the winter break! 🎉

Cowichan Secondary’s Environmental Stewardship students will once again be stewards of the four food bank beds in the community garden. All food grown in these beds will be donated. The youth measured their assigned beds and then returned to the classroom with the KinPark team to learn about crop planning. They drew out their garden plots to scale, chose their crops, and planned out timing and spacing for each of their crops.

We’re excited for another great, productive, youth-filled year!

07/05/2024

KinPark Kids' Camp has had a wonderful first week!

Look at all these yummy carrots! 😍🥕
Get yours from or

04/02/2024

Last week students helped build two new beds just in time for the start of a new season. Thanks to funding from we're able to work with students to build beds, plant tasty veggies, and learn while snacking on garden fresh treats!

03/24/2024

Seedy Sunday! Tomorrow from 10am - 2pm at Siem Lelum Gym. Lots of great local farmers and seed producers, lots of cute baby plants, a great workshop series....kid's fun....food trucks....music!

It is going to be a lovely celebration of community and of Spring!

See you there I hope

01/19/2024

This looks like a fantastic event series coming up at the library in February!

01/03/2024

New year, new compost system for KinPark Youth Urban Farm!

With grant funding from MAZON Canada our team built this fabulous 3-tier compost bin system. We look forward to processing our compost more efficiently onsite!

12/14/2023

The Community Food Pantry at Kinpark depends (in part) on donations from the community. We use a mutual aid "take what you need, leave what you can" model, meaning that you can drop off items you have too much off, while taking other things as needed. The pantry accepts unopened and unexpired food items, fresh produce as well as unopened hygiene products. The more people participate, the more successful the program!

The pantry is located at the southwest corner of Kinpark at 5789 Alderlea Street in Duncan.

12/12/2023

We are assembling another round of blessing bags for the Kinpark pantry and are accepting donations to the cause! These bags are made up of an assortment of useful toiletries, treats and gloves or socks that could truly benefit someone in need.

Bags or individual items can be donated at the CGC office. Completed bags can be brought directly to the Kinpark Pantry as well.

Here are some ideas for items to include: gloves, socks, toque, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, mini shampoo, hair ties etc.), granola bars, treats etc.!

11/08/2023

Update from the Community Food Pantry at Kinpark: With grant funding from MAZON Canada, KinPark staff installed a self closing door assist along with self-catching latches to help keep critters out of the pantry in between visitors.

11/02/2023

Upcoming event in Cowichan!

GOT LAND? WANT LAND?
Are you a landholder on Vancouver Island looking for farmers? Are you a farmer looking for land? We want you!

Join Young Agrarians for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land access. YA Land Linking Workshops bring together landholders and farmers seeking land to network, explore possible land matches, and learn how to navigate land sharing and lease agreements.

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 1-5pm
Location: Quw’utsun Territories. Duncan, BC

Learn more and register here: https://youngagrarians.org/landlinkcowichan2023

Address

5789 Alderlea Street
Duncan, BC

Website

https://cowichangreencommunity.org/community-action/kinpark-youth-urban-farm/

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