SUDBURY COMMUNITY GARDEN NETWORK
A volunteer grassroots non for profit organization that supports the development and operation of community gardens in the Greater Sudbury region
Proud recipient of the 2018 Sudbury Community Builders Awards – Environment!
Upcoming events and activities
Community
It's No Mow May. That means our City's bylaws support you in not mowing this month, to give pollinators the benefit of early spring flowers in your lawn.
The Flour Mill Community Farm will soon be starting another growing season, growing healthy affordable food and employing local youth. Read more, volunteer or donate here.
Sudbury Shared Harvest is doing a number of activies this year including food forests, and the Little Farmers program. Find out more here.
Gardener’s Day and Plant sale at the market, Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Elm Place (40 Elm, downtown mall), with the Sudbury Horticultural Society. Vendors or community groups who wish to book a table can do so here. Questions should be directed to [email protected]
Community Gardens
May 17, 10am: a demonstration at the Garson Community Garden on how to utilize Square Foot Gardening to make the most of your garden space this summer. Register through this link.
Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 7:30pm: workbees at the Twin Forks Community Garden. Watch for details and schedule changes on the FB Group.
June 1, 2:00 pm: Soil Care and Organic Growing Techniques, location tbd.
Date tbd in June: Ollas workshop at the Twin Forks Community Garden.
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We are on haitus until spring 2025
The Sudbury Community Garden Network is led by volunteers who are taking a break until early next year when we'll regroup to support the gardening season. The general email account is not monitored on a regular basis so there may be a delay in getting a response. If you have general questions about community gardens or would like find out how you can get involved, please contact [email protected].
If you want to volunteer at a specific garden or want to get a plot at a specific garden, please use our Garden Directory (updated annually in the spring) to contact that garden directly.
If you are a garden lead and need help from someone from the Garden Network regarding a program we run, or other garden issue, someone will contact you as soon as possible.
About Us
The Greater Sudbury Community Garden Network (CGN) is a volunteer grassroots non for profit organization that is focused on supporting the development and operation of community gardens in the Greater Sudbury region. It partners with a number of other local organizations and groups including the City of Greater Sudbury, Public Health Sudbury & Districts, the Foodshed Project, Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury, Sudbury Shared Harvest, Greater Sudbury Community Action Networks, and other local community groups.
Our mission is to increase opportunities and access to community gardening in the Sudbury District:
- Strengthen and build community by ensuring that local neighbourhoods, particularly underserved areas have opportunities for community, school, and neighborhood gardening
- Develop outreach, education, and skill building programs to cultivate and sustain community-based gardens
- Build support for community-based gardening through networking, advocacy, and activism
Membership is open to any community garden within the boundaries of the City of Greater Sudbury. Community gardens outside of the boundaries can become members as approved by the membership. Each garden is represented by a primary contact or designate who is responsible for coordinating communications to their garden membership and activities relating to CGN projects; and who has one vote for CGN decisions.
We support individual gardens by sharing skills and knowledge, and implementing/running projects and activities that are of interest to our members.
We hold business, networking and information sharing meetings during the year and anyone interested in community gardening is welcome to attend.
We are the proud recipient of the 2018 Sudbury Community Builders Awards – Environment!
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Activities and Events
In partnership with many community partners and supporters, we're helping to build pollinator gardens across the city! Join the movement!
Next CGN Meeting - February 21, 2023
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Save the date! We've moved our February monthly meeting to Tuesday, February 21 since Monday is Family Day. We normally meet on the third Monday of every month, save for December, July and August. More info about activities for 2023 coming soon!