Hastings & Kootenay Temporary Community Garden

A growing space for Community, Connection and Collaboration

The Hastings & Kootenay Temporary Community Garden is a located on Hastings Street East between Kootenay St. and Skeena St. in Vancouver BC. Launched in Fall 2026, the garden features 50 raised garden beds, picnic tables, compost bins and a community kiosk board. This allotment-style garden is where neighbours, community members, and local organizations come together to grow food, flowers, and budding friendships.

To contact the garden manager of Hastings & Kootenay Temporary Community Garden, please email: garden@communitygardenbuilders.com

GARDEN SIGNUP

Garden Beds are allocated on a first-come-first serve. Currently, garden beds are available. To be allocated a garden bed and join the community garden, click the button below:

garden sign-up

GARDEN Partners, Organizations and Gardeners

The garden is made up of local organizations and individual community members who have been allocated a garden bed.

Currently, the garden is an allocated-style community garden with a portion of beds for local organizations/community groups and another portion of garden beds allocated to individuals from the community who applied during the build phase in person or through our ongoing the form below.

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GARDEN SPONSOR

The sponsor of the Hastings & Kootenay Temporary Community Garden is PCI Developments. While we continue to work in trying to bring complete, transit-integrated community at Hastings Street East to life, PCI Developments is pleased to offer temporary community garden at our property for the Hastings Street East neighbourhood's enjoyment.

Please see www.pcionhastings.com for further information on our upcoming development.

Thank you for your continued engagement & support!

NEW GARDENER FAQ

1) Who can join the garden? Anyone! We aim to create an accessible, welcoming space for all community members to participate.

2) What does it mean to 'join' the Community Garden? Each new gardener can sign up to use 1 garden bed to grow food and flowers. Each bed is 4' x 3.3', offering 13 sq. ft. of growing space/bed. The cost of using each garden bed is $20/year/bed. This includes: access to great soil in a cedar raised bed, water access (garden hoses) and monthly emails and updates. Please let us know if the annual Garden Fees are restrictive; we aim to create an accessible growing space for all community members.

3) How long will the garden last? In short: one growing season at a time. We take each year growing season by growing season, and we'll be sure to let any gardeners know about future plans for the property.

4) Do the gardens fill up? Yes, currently the garden is full, but if you put your information in the Waitlist form, you will be contacted if/when a space becomes available.

Any more questions, please contact: garden@communitygardenbuilders.com