Welcome
The Langara Community Garden is located on the East side of Langara College Campus, between the student parking lot and Ontario Street. The garden is run by a nonprofit society made up of volunteer faculty, staff, students and members from the community. Langara College approved the construction of the garden in May 2011 and provided most of the funding. The garden became fully operational on June 1, 2011.
The garden contains 26 garden plots surrounded by a perennial border. Plots are rented on a yearly basis to members which consist of faculty and staff, students and residents living in the community.
The Langara Community Garden is used for a variety of purposes:
- Growing plant foods by individual plot holders.
- Education
- Used by some biology labs, including Botany.
- Used by Continuing Studies to deliver some course content on gardening and bee keeping.
- General education around issues relating to organic food production and sustainability.
- Employment
- Students have worked on Community garden related activities, such as general upkeep, and designing our website.
- Research
- Currently there is a research plot being used to test effects of BioChar on soil fungi and how it relates to plant growth.
- Fundraising
- Plant sales benefit student scholarships and Biology Club related events.
- Community involvement
- The garden is visited by many local residents and attract many people seeking solitude in a tranquil and beautiful place.
The Langara Community Garden tangibly demonstrates Langara College’s commitment to environmental sustainability and interaction with the community.
Garden plots and beekeeping at Langara
More information:
- Langara Community Garden: Growing a Better Future (blog)
- Growing a Community Garden with First Nations Roots / by Mel Edgar, The Langara Voice, April 1, 2015
- Langara Community Garden, Flickr Photostream
- Langara Community Garden initiative, 2011
