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Wall Street Community Garden
Vancouver Park Board Grant
Garden Awarded $2000 for Repairs
Wall Street Community Garden has received a $2,000 grant from the Vancouver park board to finance much-needed repairs.
The money will be used to fix the two gates and build a second compost area in the garden’s northeast sector near the back fence.
A board committee will oversee the project. Committee members include board members Randy, Mary and Damian as well as Zarina, plot #5, who applied for the grant on the garden’s behalf.
The money must be spent by November 1, so construction plans are already underway. Randy will be hiring a tradesperson soon to complete the work.
Unusual Plot Availability
3 Vacancies to be Filled As Soon as Possible
Three plot vacancies will be filled immediately, the board decided at its August meeting.
Vacancies are usually filled in spring, but board members decided not to wait until 2026 because these plots have become available unusually early.
Vacancies were caused by the death of a member in July, the resignation of another member and the membership forfeiture of a third gardener who failed to correct deficiencies after a warning email.
“There’s no point waiting until spring, since new plot holders will still have time in the remaining season to get stuff done,” said one board member. “For example, winter crops such as garlic can still be planted.”
News and Updates
Gardeners Celebrate 2025’s End-of-Season Potluck
About 20 gardeners and guests turned out to enjoy our mid-September potluck in Cambridge Park.
With attendance about the same as last year, most participants seemed to enjoy their dinners and and a chance for quiet socializing.
Food was varied—everything from special-recipe salad to Brazilian cheese balls—and Narj’s mango pudding was a standout.
Thanks again to Member-at-Large Randy for organizing another successful fall celebration.
Meanwhile, the continued good weather seems to predict a few more weeks of harvesting before season 26 comes to a successful end.
More Garden News
Member Dies After Long Illness
Jennifer, who joined the garden in 2024, passed away this summer.
Member Volunteers for 2026 Board
Gardener Melissa will serve as back up to the membership coordinator role.
2025 Guideline Updates Approved
Members who commented on amendments were 100% supportive.
Out and About in Our Garden
Photos and Faces
Community gardens overflow with blooms and butterflies and fresh food. But people—your neighbors and your fellow citizens—are what a thriving garden is really about.
Passing Wall Street Community Garden on any bright day, you are bound to come across our gardeners watering their plots, helping out on a work party and savoring reality instead of staring at a screen.
The next time you find yourself in our Forgotten Triangle neighborhood, please drop by. Community gardens are public spaces, to be enjoyed by everyone.
This Is What
Wall Street Community Garden Stands For
Reconciliation and Compensation
We think Reconciliation with Indigenous Nations goes far beyond middle-class virtue signalling. We support Land Back and full political and financial compensation for Indigenous peoples. Check out the Land Acknowledgement in our Guidelines.
Human Face-to-Face Connection
Community gardening is social as well as agricultural. In a lonely Vancouver obsessed with screens, we think getting acquainted with fellow gardeners is a perfect antidote to social isolation—a pathway to feeling real. Our meetings are face-to-face for this reason.
Natural Organically-Grown Produce
We are strictly organic. Our Guidelines and the City of Vancouver prohibit the use in Wall Street Community Garden of chemical fertilizers and artificial soil enhancers. We think sustainable and locally-grown produce is a key to healthy living.