Garden@Kimbourne is a volunteer-driven project that uses permaculture principles to grow food and community in Toronto’s east end. Our harvest is shared between those who grow it and local food banks.
We are located at 200 Wolverleigh Blvd in Toronto, ON
We welcome volunteers with all levels of ability, experience, and availability. To get involved in the garden, please check out our Get Involved - Growing Season page. Our Garden Together sessions run from May - October.
During winter months, we have monthly Traditional Skills sessions. Our Traditional Skills Sessions are place-based, focus on the natural rhythm of the year, and are centered around our principles of both growing food and growing community.
Registration will open soon for these pay-what-you-can sessions held on the third Sunday of each month from 2-4pm in the hall at Kimbourne Park United Church (200 Wolverleigh Blvd., same address as the garden).
Upcoming Traditional Skills sessions and topics are:
- November 15 - holiday craft / ornament upcycling
- January 17 - jam making
- February 21 - introduction to weaving
- March 21 - seed-starting
- April 18 - pie-making
- May 16 - introduction to permaculture, vermiculture, hugelkultur (outside in the garden)
We hope to see you there! Register online here.
About us
Garden@Kimbourne grows food communally rather than in individual allotment-style beds. Our planting scheme is designed at an open meeting at the start of the season, and we work together through the growing season to make it a reality. Harvests happen as plants become ready, with volunteers choosing what they want to take home. As soon as we have high enough yields, we hold a weekly organized harvest for a local food bank.
We invite volunteers to join us for a Garden Together session on:
- Wednesdays from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Sundays from 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm
People feel discouraged about many things in the world today. But at least we can make one small corner of it greener, friendlier, and filled with good things.
