Goatkeeping
On the first day of October, we had an unexpected and disturbing incident at the community garden. Some time during the night, the City’s heavy-duty fence on the Angus Campbell Road cul-de-sac was cut to gain access to our goat enclosure. As a result, our goat guests...
Board of Directors 2019
The Abbotsford Community Garden is a not-for-profit society governed by a volunteer board of directors. Below are the director positions for the 2019-20 year, with terms beginning after the Annual General Meeting. Are you interested in serving on the board? An amiable...
Farewell to Goats
Our summer goat guests, Danny and Doggy, have rejoined their herd at Goat’s Pride Dairy. We’ve enjoyed their company during this growing season and are grateful for the work they’ve done to keep blackberry vines under control at the garden.
Goats 2017
Danearys and Dogwood have arrived at the community garden for their summer vacation. Actually, they are here to work hard at eating the blackberry leaves along the north hillside of the garden. Goats do a terrific job of keeping blackberry brambles under control....
Herb Garden Work Bee
We sure had a good turn out for our Annual Herb Garden Work Bee on Saturday, May 13, between rain clouds. It shows! Thanks to all. Since then we have spruced it up even more. We replaced the rosemary which sadly couldn’t survive the cold winter, and trimmed back the...
2017 Spring Registration
New members and previous members who missed the 2016 fall registration are invited to sign up for a plot on Saturday, April 8 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Abbotsford Community Garden greenhouse. A brief orientation session for new gardens will be held at 1:15...Garden Gallery
All season long, we have enjoyed seeing the success of Abbotsford Community Garden members’ efforts. We’ve celebrated by posting some photos to our FaceBook page. In case you didn’t catch them there, here is a gallery to enjoy and also here is the...
Food Bank
Did you know that Abbotsford Community Garden members regularly donate to the local food bank? Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, garden volunteers pack up and deliver our donations of fresh vegetables. The donation container is ready to be filled –...