Grow with us
Minutes from Downtown Waterdown, surrounded by farmland.
Our Community Garden has 45 rental plots, thirty at 4’x12′ and fifteen at 4’x16′, plus 4 table top accessibility beds.
Members of the community can come to meet together and share their desire to grow healthy food and flowers, learn together and enjoy spending time in the garden. We are just minutes from downtown Waterdown, yet surrounded by beautiful farmland and apple orchards. During the growing season, the garden also donates produce to the Food with Grace food bank in Waterdown.
- 45rental plots
- 2plot sizes, 4’x12′ and 4’x16′
- 4table top accessibility beds
Our Mission
Flamborough Baptist Community Garden will provide space for the community to garden together within the Flamborough area. We will create a shared vision to work together and cultivate a place for individuals, families and friends to learn and experience the rewards of gardening.
“To grow food, grow minds and grow community.”
Our Objectives
Three things we are growing.
Grow Food
“To enrich the soil and preserve the land through hands-on responsible gardening practices.”
- To provide appropriate, easily accessible gardening plots for interested citizens and groups
- To provide inclusive infrastructure, raised beds, walking paths, etc.
- To provide tools and resources, fenced in areas, water access, sheds
Grow Minds
“To teach each other sustainable gardening techniques.”
- To provide a garden space to share and learn new skills through informal interaction in the garden, formal workshops and training days and other teaching opportunities
- To provide a safe space where participants can grow with their crops while developing a sense of identity, self-esteem and respect for self, others, and the land.
Grow Community
“To encourage the building of cooperation and friendships.”
- To bring people together through a common meeting area, social interaction and networking, and planned community activities
- To create a more resilient community by promoting health and wellness through fresh foods, exercise and a sense of belonging.
Where to find us
41 Concession 5 East
Waterdown, Ontario L8B 1K4. The garden sits on the church property, just minutes from town.
Plots for the season
Add your name to the wait list.
Plots are rented each season and demand is high, so the wait list is the place to start. Tell us what you are after and the garden team will be in touch.
Sent privately to the garden team.