Sustainable Living in Old Ottawa South!

The Brewer Park Community Garden is a not-for-profit community-based organization focused on operating a community garden open to all those who live, work, or study in Old Ottawa South.

We are committed to providing a growing space for individuals, families, and the local community, including projects of an educational nature, and a space to grow food based on sustainable organic gardening practices, using no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

Mark your calendars to join our monthly "Saturday Garden Gathers"!

Our Garden Gathers start onsite in May and take place monthly (on Saturdays) 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 All-Members Meeting  / Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (location TBC)

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. 

Saturday Garden Gathers (workbees, plus potluck and games for the whole family!)

May 23, 2026, 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 27, 2026:  Workbee 11:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. / potluck and games 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Celebrate the summer solstice in the garden! We'll work on the Shared and Pollinator beds, and do other maintenance tasks as needed.

July 25, 2026: Workbee 11:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. / potluck and games 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Maintenance tasks, and tending to the Shared and Pollinator plots. 

August 29, 2026: Workbee 11:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. / potluck and games 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Maintenance, weeding, mowing, and the start of harvesting for our Shared plots, plus potluck and games!

September 26, 2026: Workbee 11:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. / potluck and games 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Harvesting for members from the Shared plots. Plus potluck and games!

October 24, 2026: Workbee 11:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. / potluck and games 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Time to close the garden for the season: draining and closing the water system, clearing out plots, turning compost, and maintenance as required. And yes, potluck and games!