Enhancing the social, economic and cultural well being of Regina residents through community gardening
Giving a big THANK YOU to Rick (http://ricksyardcare.ca/) for once again providing dozens of bags of good elm leaves to the Composting Project (the three compost bins near the north shed), they are always so much appreciated.
The Composting Project is run by the Compost Committee and new members are always welcome. If interested please contact us.
The official opening of the Grow Regina Co-op Community Gazebo designed by artist Victor Cicansky took place last weekend, Oct 2 2021 with the new paving stones and bench and all. Thanks again to all of our funders and volunteer work on this along the way.
Hello gardeners,
Just a reminder that Grow Regina Community Gardens are to be cleaned up by Monday October 11th if you haven’t already done so.
Need some tips to help prepare your garden for the winter? See some ideas for the home and community garden here: learn.eartheasy.com/articles/ten-ways-to-prepare-your-garden-for-winter/, but remember, for the community garden:
Thank You!
The John Fagan award is a very special award given to a gardener who has contributed ‘over and above’ what is expected of a Board member or gardener and embodies the mandate and mission of Grow Regina in their actions and words: Promoting the social, economic and cultural well-being of others through community gardening, and: Teaches others how to garden.
Don has been involved with the garden since its opening. Don served on the board and actively worked to maintain the garden’s beauty by serving as garden inspector for many years. Don’s dedication to his own garden plot is unparalleled; he can be seen in the garden almost every day from April through September. Don greets everyone he meets in the garden and will will eagerly share his wisdom with anyone who has gardening questions.
Like the award’s namesake, Don has contributed ‘over and above’ what is expected of a Board member or gardener. It was our pleasure to present the 2021 John Fagan Award to Don Fenwick this year.
Got extra produce? Why not donate it to the Regina & District Food Bank! Bring you produce to the Co-op Community Gazebo at Grow Regina at 12 pm this coming Wednesday July 21st as we are collecting to make a drop-off that day.
You can also drop off fresh produce at 445 Winnipeg Street. There will be a drive-through drop off every Wednesday from 9-4pm.
The food will go into hampers, and also into fresh meals for students at Albert School. Any excess food will be dropped off in the community fridges.
Grow Regina would like to say a big thank you to Mike’s Independent Grocer for your thoughtful plant and seed donations you have provided for gardeners over the past couple years. Thank you for your support in helping to make our gardens grow.
Well it has been a long time coming but we finally have a date set for the installation of the Co-op Community Gazebo designed by Victor Cicansky.
We can’t have any kind of grand opening event right now due to COVID restrictions – so lets all celebrate together but apart 🙂
Thanks to all, we couldn’t have done it without you
Queen Street – McPhail Avenue to Hill Avenue
The Grow Regina Garden is accessed by Queen Street where the street infrastructure renewal is going to happen. This means that you may not be able to park on the street or in the church parking lot while the work is being done.
The renewal project on Queen street is scheduled to start the week of April 26, 2021 and anticipated to be completed in 6 weeks, pending weather or unforeseen circumstances.
The City of Regina has hired a contractor to complete this work which may include concrete renewal, improvements to drainage, sewer repairs and road repair/resurfacing.
Work will be completed under a road closure. You may not be able to drive or park on the street during the work. Watch for signs and barricades.
While vehicle access will be maintained, it may be restricted periodically to ensure the safety of workers and citizens. At times, there may only be pedestrian access.
For Parking
Make other arrangements for parking, as you may not have access to your driveway or on-street parking.
If you would like us to rototill your garden plot, please email plowingforpeople@gmail.com or call Mary at 306-539-5187.
Please provide the following information: name, plot number, phone number and email address. Also please mention the week which you would prefer to have your rototilling done. We will do our best to accommodate these requests. Our goal is to have all rototilling completed by the May long weekend, depending on the weather, of course.
Plowing for People accepts etransfer, which is our preferred method of payment. We are set up for automatic deposit, so you won’t need a code word. Please etransfer your payment to plowingforpeople@gmail.com
Rates for rototilling are as follows:
10’x10′ plot $20
10’x20′ plot $25
20’x20′ plot $35
20’x30′ plot $45
Plowing for People is a registered non-profit charity in the province of Saskatchewan. Our goal is to provide excellent service and garden rototilling at a reasonable price. All of our workers are volunteers and all profits go to charities chosen by the Board of Directors of Plowing for People. In 2020, our donation went to help bring a refugee family from South Sudan to Canada. This family is being sponsored by St. Mary’s Anglican Church.
Grow Regina will not be taking any new applications for garden plots this year 2021. After placing the returning gardeners and the applicants wait listed from 2020 there are no vacant plots left. Every year the number of new people we can take in is different, this is the first year we could not take any new applications. Please check back next spring 2022. Go to https://growregina.ca/regina-2019-community-gardens/ for a list of other community gardens in the area.
Grow Regina Community Garden 