Canada: How Calgary’s community gardens grow more than food
A look at the communities, conflicts and care that keep Calgary’s community gardens alive
By Julianna Adair
Calgary Herald
Nov 19, 2025
Excerpt:
That sense of purpose extends to the Capitol Hill Community Garden, where community means simply showing up, tools in hand.
“It just requires the organization skills for people to kind of come together and do it,” says Owen McHugh, director of the Capitol Hill Garden Group.
“I think it helps build community to bring people together of different age brackets. You get seniors through to young families. And to see things grow, I think is therapeutic for a lot of people.”
“The idea is that it’s actually meant to be wheelchair accessible if people want,” he says. “Some people even share [garden] beds because maybe it’s too much for them to maintain alone.”
Further southwest, the Wildwood Community Garden is situated beside a skating rink, playground and school. Coordinators Pamela Gee and Carolyn Smith say it’s become “the jewel of Wildwood.”
“There’s so many aspects of the garden that get used by the community, and the community is very, very supportive,” says Gee, grinning at Smith.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/canada-how-calgarys-community-gardens-grow-more-than-food/
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