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Farm Camp 2018

We are very excited to tell you that this year, with generous sponsorship from ATB Financial, Grow Calgary will be holding its 1st summer farm camp for vulnerable children. The summer camps will be held on a weekly basis from July 2 to August 31 at our farm location. The camp focus will be […]

Early Germination

We’re kicking off Sunday May 5th with another early germination event. Come get your seeds, soil, pots and enjoy the wonderful feeling as you nurture something to growth that will eventually go those less fortunate. The event is officially 1-2 but we will be hanging out in the sun afterwards getting ready for the […]

Microhome Design/Build

We’re building a Microhome in 1 day! A Homelessness Project with the Calgary Board of Education Shop Teachers happening Friday April 20th from 10am – 3pm. This will NOT be located on the farm! (Due to the spring melt the farm is very muddy) Our gracious sponsor Sam Kamis from ALSA Roads donated the building, […]

Regarding Volunteer Inquirys

Hello everyone, Welcome to Spring 2018! We have had a flood of volunteer requests, but due to the huge melt and resulting mud at the farm right now, volunteer opportunities are currently limited. With that said, interested orgs should contact cogs@growcalgary.ca, and individiuals should contact volunteer@growcalgary.ca, to get info on upcoming events and sign up […]

Early Germination Event

Help us plant 111,111 seeds in Spring ’18! Where: Grow Calgary Community Farm Date: Saturday, 10March2018 Time: 1pm – 2pm for pick up of Soil + Seeds + Tray Soil + Seeds + Tray provided free to families, schools, orgs, biz, teachers, classes, et al Lettuce Celerybrate planting 111,111 seeds in 208 for Healthy & Nutritious #FoodAccess! […]

How to volunteer – Events

1. Click on the Event Calendar 2. Click on the event you would like to participate 3. If you were not logged in or not registered, log in or sign up an account accordingly Here is how to register an account. 4. Choose how many spaces you would like to book and send your […]

How to sign up on Grow Calgary

1. Click on the Sign Up 2. Fill out the info 3. Check your mail and confirm your registration

Micro Home Competition Kit

NOTICE: Please be aware that the documents previously on this site reference growcalgary.com. This is incorrect, and a fix is in the works. In the mean time, please manually convert any reference of “growcalgary.com” to “growcalgary.ca”. As such, the participant forms have been disabled. They will be re-enabled as soon as corrected documents are available. […]

GROW FOOD, GROW PEOPLE, GROW CALGARY

We believe all Calgarians should have access to fresh, local food. Our volunteer farmers grow produce for Calgary’s Compassionate Food Access Agencies & we develop programs that inspire people to make healthy food choices.