Sustainable Living in Old Ottawa South!
The Brewer Park Community Garden is a non-profit community-based organization focused on operating a community garden open to all those who live, work, or study in Old Ottawa South and neighbouring areas.
We are committed to providing a growing space for individuals, families, and the local community, including a children's garden, projects of an educational nature, and a space to grow food for those in need based on sustainable organic gardening practices, using no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Mark your calendars to join our monthly "Sunday Garden Gather"!
Our Garden Gathers start onsite in May and take place monthly (on Sundays) through October. They're your chance to get to know your way around the garden and its features, to meet other gardeners, and to put in your annual five volunteer hours to keep our garden fresh and healthy, whether it's pitching in with maintenance, mowing, weeding, or one of many other helpful tasks. Plus, each Garden Gather will feature a potluck and lawn games!
But first:
Spring Meeting April 27, 2025, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Brewer Pool Small Hall B
Our spring all-members meeting is your introduction to the new season. Meet other gardeners, review garden Dos and Don'ts, meet your Coordinating Committee, and tour the garden if weather and time permit.
Sunday Garden Gather (plus potluck and games)
May 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
At our opening work bee, we'll get the garden ready for planting, organize the shed and tools, set up the water system, clean around the beds, fix beds as required, and more!
June 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate the summer solstice in the garden! We'll work on the Shared, Pollinator, and Donation beds, and do other maintenance tasks as needed. Plus, the kids can help paint a bench!
July 27, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Maintenance tasks, and tending to the Donations, Shared, and Pollinator plots.
August 24, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Maintenance, weeding, mowing, and the start of harvesting for our Shared and Donation plots, plus potluck and games!
September 28, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Harvesting for members from the Shared plots, plus harvesting from the Donations plots to give to those who live with food insecurity. Plus potluck and games!
October 26, 2025, 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Time to close the garden for the season: removing the water feature, clearing out plots, turning compost, and maintenance as required. And yes, potluck and games!
