Grow Calgary

Event recap! We had a great time collaborating with The Alex and Fern Woodruff 🌱 We harvested produce and made a delicious community meal as well as additional condiments and prepped veggies for the winter.

Join us at Grow Calgary for the second of a two part workshop series in collaboration with the Calgary Horticultural Society and The Alex Community Food Centre 🌱

The Greener in Greater Forest Lawn workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to cook a meal together using freshly harvested produce from Grow Calgary. Register for this workshop by contacting Joanna at The Alex!

*Please note that you do not need to register for both parts, you can attend one or both workshops.

Join us at Grow Calgary for the first of a two part workshop series in collaboration with the Calgary Horticultural Society and The Alex Community Food Centre 🌱

In this free Seed to Table Harvesting workshop, participants will learn all about harvesting different vegetables, herbs and fruits. The produce will be used in the next workshop to make a meal at The Alex Community Food Centre. Register for our Seed to Table Harvesting workshop at the link in our bio!

*Please note that you do not need to register for both parts, you can attend one or both workshops.

Group and individual volunteer shifts for July and August are available for signup now!

Join us on the Grow Calgary farm this summer and help us fight food insecurity. Check out the link in bio ⛓

We’re excited to be participating as a workshop host at ’s community garden launch party on Sunday, June 14th!

During our workshop, we will be discussing food insecurity and the importance of local food production as well as sharing some growing tips and guidelines that we have used over the years. There will be several other workshops and activities throughout the day that you won’t want to miss.

Registration is free and there will also be food and refreshments. Link in bio to RSVP 🌱

We’re hiring farm managers! Join our team this spring/summer and help us grow fresh produce for folks in need. Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Happy earth day 🌎

Happy Spring! Despite the snow on the ground, we’re getting ready to start the new growing season 🌱 Come by and help out for our clean up day on April 21. Go to growcalgary.ca/volunteer to sign up!

Join us at Seedy Saturday this upcoming weekend on March 21 from 10am-3pm 🌱 We will have heirloom veggie and flower seeds for sale that have been harvested locally from one of our volunteer’s. All proceeds will go to Grow Calgary!

We are in search of a volunteer grant writer! Join our team to help us acquire funding to support our operations and growth 🌱 Every year, we produce hundreds of pounds of food for local food access programs and we want to increase our capacity.

Tasks & Requirements:
- Search for eligible grants and submit proposals
- Complete post-grant reporting
- Experience with grant/proposal writing is an asset
Interest in supporting the community, food insecurity, local food production, and/or the environment
- Time commitment: 8-12 hours per month
- All work can be done virtually/WFH

Please share with anyone who may be interested!