• July 11, 2025

    2025 Corporate Volunteer Groups

    In addition to our individual volunteers, we have been fortunate to have assistance from multiple corporate workteams again this year. Their organizat...
  • Bed of leafy greens
    July 5, 2025

    Harvesting Has Begun! Time for Fresh Pro...

    At Parkview Neighbourhood Garden, we donate a portion of what we grow directly to local food charities. The rest we make available to our volunteers ...
  • Volunteers working in the garden
    July 5, 2025

    Want to Volunteer?

    Interested in volunteering at our garden? If you are new to the garden and want to receive emails about volunteer workshifts, please send an email to ...
  • Worm in Winter Compost
    March 9, 2025

    The Soil Lives!

    All winter, loNgtime volunteer Johnny keeps turning our compost. Even in the dead of winter, soil life lives on and is protected by the organic matter...
  • John McKenzie Parkette Expansion area
    February 2, 2025

    Garden and Parkette Expansion 2025

    The City is expanding the garden and John McKenzie Parkette as a result of acquiring the neighbouring land at 37 Norton Avenue. The proposed design ...

2025 Corporate Volunteer Groups

In addition to our individual volunteers, we have been fortunate to have assistance from multiple corporate workteams again this year. Their organizations offer them time to work in the community…

Bed of leafy greens

Harvesting Has Begun! Time for Fresh Produce…

At Parkview Neighbourhood Garden, we donate a portion of what we grow directly to local food charities. The rest we make available to our volunteers and neighbours in return for cash…

Volunteers working in the garden

Want to Volunteer?

Interested in volunteering at our garden? If you are new to the garden and want to receive emails about volunteer workshifts, please send an email to [email protected]. We work in…

Worm in Winter Compost

The Soil Lives!

All winter, loNgtime volunteer Johnny keeps turning our compost. Even in the dead of winter, soil life lives on and is protected by the organic matter he adds. On behalf…

John McKenzie Parkette Expansion area

Garden and Parkette Expansion 2025

The City is expanding the garden and John McKenzie Parkette as a result of acquiring the neighbouring land at 37 Norton Avenue. The proposed design for the expansion area includes a pollinator garden,…

Sow It Begins!

Our first volunteer work party of the 2025 season took place on Sunday, February 16th. A large group of volunteers braved knee high snow to winter sow cabbage, lettuce, leeks, kale,…

Compugen summer interns

Tribute to Corporate Volunteer Teams in 2024

In addition to our 50+ strong individual volunteers who come out to work on weekends and weeknights, we were also aided this year by corporate teams who donated a morning…

2024 Year End Volunteer Celebration

2024 Season Ends

We completed our final clean up of the 2024 garden, and then celebrated the season with our volunteers. Delectable dishes were contributed by volunteers, featuring garden produce where we could….

Picture of produce that has been harvested

What We Harvest and Where It Goes

At Parkview Neighbourhood Garden, we split our produce between local food charities, and our volunteers and neighbours. Starting in May, we harvest directly for donation to local not-for-profit organizations such…

Newly sharpened shovels

2023 Tool Cleanup

 Some beautiful weather on November 18th allowed us to squeeze in one more day of work in the garden.  Paul, Michael, Job (pictured here) and Nathan (pictured here) got to…