Open Door Group's Gardengate Horticulture Program

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Gardengate is an innovative horticulture project that aims to promote healthy eating + active living

A program of Open Door Group

10/10/2026

October 10th is World Mental Health Day. This day is to raise global awareness of mental health challenges, reduce stigma, and mobilize efforts in support of mental health. This year’s theme is “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change.” People with lived experiences can shape policies, improve access to services, and drive meaningful change for mental health supports. Let’s create opportunities for people with lived experiences to talk about their mental health and build systems WITH them. Let’s talk about mental health today, tomorrow, and every day after that.

Image description: Graphic showing a figure nurturing a brain with a flower, emphasizing the importance of discussing mental health daily on World Mental Health Day.

10/09/2026

Please note that we will be closed on Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving. Enjoy your long weekend!

Image description: A variety of colorful pumpkins and squash piled together with a notice about Gardengate closing on Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving.

10/09/2026

Appreciation post for our tractor Gertrude. Such a huge help during field clean up season!

Image description: A green tractor next to a pile of compost in a field with blue sky and mountains in the background.

10/08/2026

Pumpkin sale today inside our greenhouse at Gardengate!

12:30PM - 3:30PM.
915 Southill St

10/05/2026

Our produce sales have officially ended for this season! Thank you to everyone who came and bought fresh produce from us. Not only did you support local food initatives in your community, but you also supported our Gardengate program and volunteers. Produce sales allow our volunteers to learn new skills and practice their old skills, including cash handling and customer service. All of the money raised from produce sales gets directly reinvested back into our program. Don’t miss our pumpkin sale this Thursday, October 8th, from 12:30PM - 3:30PM.

Image description: A man wearing a blue hat and green apron looking down at a cash register. Cucumber, tomato and onion are on the counter next to him and carrots are set on a scale.

10/02/2026

Pumpkin Sale!!! Join us Thursday, October 8th, from 12:30PM - 3:30PM for our pumpkin sale. We've got big pumpkins, we've got warty pumpkins, and we have pumpkins so small that a colony of ants could probably transport them.

915 Southill St, Kamloops

Image description 1: Orange pumpkins lined up in a row inside a greenhouse. A man with a pony tail and green shirts is standing next to the pumpkins with a hand on a pumpkin.

Image description 2: Orange pumpkins sitting on a bench with white pumpkins behind them inside a greenhouse.

Image description 3: Close-up of a hand delicately pinching a miniature white pumpkin with multiple colorful pumpkins blurred in the background.

09/30/2026

Gardengate will be closed on Wednesday, September 30th to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Regular office hours will resume on Thursday, October 1st. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is dedicated to honoring the Residential School Survivors, their families, communities, and the children who never returned home. This day is an opportunity to deepen Canada’s understanding of the historical harm to Indigenous peoples and the intergenerational effects of residential schools.

At Gardengate, we are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Secwépemc Nation.

Image: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Source: Government of Canada

Image description: An image with white text and symbols on an orange background. The illustration features a feather, a narwhal and a flower, representing First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The symbols are surrounded by stars, a crescent moon, rising smoke, dotted patterns and flowing lines representing themes of remembrance and the ongoing journey of reconciliation.

09/29/2026

This past weekend a celebration of life was held for Dieter Dudy. Open Door Group's Gardengate program would like to acknowledge Dieter, as he was instrumental in the early days of the Gardengate program. Dieter contributed to and supported Gardengate by sitting on its local advisory council, knowledge sharing, sharing his own farm for tours with our group, and providing his farm equipment for field work at Gardengate. He donated many hours in the formation of the first harvest seasons of Gardengate, and was a stalwart companion over the years. Open Door Group, our staff team at Gardengate, and our program participants and volunteers are better off today because of Dieter.
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Image description: Smiling vendor stands behind a table of assorted pumpkins and gourds under a green market tent.

09/25/2026

Our annual Pumpkins of Light festival will be on Thursday, October 29th from 6:00PM-8:30PM! Our Pumpkins of Light Festival is a free, family-friendly event, and everyone is welcome. Hundreds of pumpkins are carved by schools and partner agencies in our community, then lit up in a walking display on our farm. We can't wait to welcome you!

Image description: Invitation to the Pumpkins of Light Festival on October 29th, featuring a tractor pulling a cart with a glowing jack-o'-lantern, hosted by Gardengate in Kamloops.

09/25/2026

Take a moment to watch Open Door Group's anniversary video as we celebrate 50 years!

Address

915 Southill Street
Kamloops, BC
V2B7Z9

Telephone

+12505549453

Website

http://www.opendoorgroup.org/gardengate

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