Community Gardens
Spring is almost here and we are excited to get growing. Registration for the 2023 garden season begins April 17th, 2023. Check back to our garden webpage on April 17th, 2023 for a link to the online registration form. QUESTIONS? Email us at garden@bqcl.org
The Blue Quill Community Garden is looking for community volunteers for the 2023 garden season. No gardening experience is required and there are lots of ways to contribute! Visit our Community Garden webpage for more details on available volunteer positions!
The BQCL Community Garden is ready for gardeners for the 2023 growing season and we are so excited to start planting! We are currently raising money for final improvements to the garden and to equip the garden with tools and supplies. We are in need of the following garden tools: […]
Construction has begun and the Blue Quill Community League members are working hard to raise the remaining funds to complete all planned features of the garden. We have launched a crowdfunding campaign through the Government of Alberta to raise funds to complete our garden. Main Garden Features: 15 raised wood garden […]
On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 we held our first bottle drive of 2022 and it was a great success! In total, we were able to raise just over $990!! We could not have done this without the amazing support of our community and volunteers. Thank you to everyone who donated […]
Save your bottles for our upcoming bottle drive on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 from 10am to 1pm at the Blue Quill Community League Hall parking lot. All proceeds will go directly to the construction of our permanent community garden. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers are need to help distribute flyers and help […]
Our first community-funded pilot garden was an incredible success! Thank you to all of our gardeners who planted and tended their gardens this summer through both heat waves and pandemic waves. Despite all the challenges of another pandemic summer, the community garden was a place where gardeners came together to […]
The Blue Quill Community League is excited to share our vision for a community garden in our neighbourhood. We’ve been talking about this project for the past year, and have been working with residents and the City to develop our plans. We Want to Hear from You! Please share your thoughts, […]
We are looking for volunteers on Saturday, May 8, 2021 to help us install our Pilot Garden. Volunteers will be asked to help us shovel dirt and distribute it into garden containers. Social distancing will be strictly enforced and masks are mandatory. Volunteers will work in pairs (if from the […]