Emmett Avenue Garden

Emmett Avenue Garden Growing good food, communally. The garden grew to 18 members in 2007, 32 in 2008, and in 2009 celebrated its third full growing season with 89 participants.

Established in 2006 by Evergreen in partnership with the local community, the Emmett Avenue Community Garden is the only community space for food growing in Eglinton Flats park at the intersection of Eglinton Ave West-Jane St in Weston-Mount Dennis. It continues to see an increased interest from neighbours on near-by Emmett Avenue as well as across the broader community. Hands-on workshops in the

garden and participation from Mount Dennis Community Kitchen brings gardeners and community members together to learn about local food and the food system, canning and preserving, and organic gardening. In 2011, the garden transitioned from Evergreen to full community ownership.

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Eglinton Flats
Toronto, ON

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Established in 2006 by Evergreen in partnership with the local community, the Emmett Avenue Garden is the only community space for food growing in Eglinton Flats park at the intersection of Eglinton Ave West-Jane St in Weston-Mount Dennis, located on Emmett Avenue. The Emmett Avenue Communal Garden is a cooperative venture between Social Planning Toronto, the Emmett Communal Garden volunteers, and the Emmett Communal Garden committee, and the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Department. The Emmett communal Gardens is a collectively shared space for the garden members on behalf of the community. It will be used for sustainable food production. Moving away from ownership of individual plots, we will grow food over the whole garden and distribute it to low income families, seniors and community members. �