Crow's Point Community Garden
Briefly:
The History
The City of Vancouver has chosen EYA to turn the triangular lot on the corner of East 24th Avenue and Vanness Avenue into a community garden.
The Plan
This space will be comprised of approximately 1/2 a native plant habitat and 1/2 community garden plots. In the native plant area, we are planning to grow berry bushes and medicinal herbs. There will be 30 plots in total with 1/3-1/2 set aside for young people and youth organizations.
The Cost
Plots will cost $10 a year, and a garden membership will cost an additional $10 per year. Plots to youth and youth groups will be free.
Volunteering
All garden members will be required to put in volunteer time to work on the common areas of the garden - this will allow us to keep plot costs down! Contributing to maintenance of common areas will be a mandatory part of garden membership.
Recruitment
We are also recruiting two garden coordinators to start this spring! This is a volunteer position with an honorarium at the end of the growing season of approximately $500 per person. What a fun way to make a little bit of extra money! Preference will be given to interested individuals under 30.
Please contact samantha@eya.ca if interested!
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To find out about more volunteer opportunities with EYA, please check out the volunteering page on EYA's main website. There are many ways to get involved!
