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Community Gardens
Our two community gardens consist of eighty-four leased plots, along with numerous plots designated for common purposes, projects or special groups. Using principles of organic gardening, Alex and Crescent Park Community Gardens encourage sustainable practices that enhance the local ecosystem (including supporting pollinators).
More than simply a place to grow food for the household, Alex House community gardens are truly communities of gardeners, with opportunities to learn, and socialize together. Gardeners take pride in maintaining and improving their common resources for themselves and for future generations of gardeners, as well as the neighbourhoods they enhance.
Alex House operates two community gardens:
Alex Community Garden (ACG), 30 member plots located in Crescent Beach, across Sullivan St. from the rear of Alex House.
Crescent Park Community Garden (CPCG), 54 member plots located at 25th Ave and 128th St, next to the parking lot by Crescent Park Elementary School and the City of Surrey tennis courts.
Apply for a Garden Plot
We are currently accepting applications from new and returning gardeners for the 2025-2026 season! The deadlines to submit an application form are:
Crescent Park Community Garden: March 7, 2025
Alex House Community Garden: March 15, 2025
Please submit all forms in-person at the Main Office (2916 McBride Avenue) or by email at communityprogrammer@alexhouse.net. If you submit your application via email, Alex House staff will contact you for a credit card payment.
Before applying, please note the following:
All returning gardeners must pay their plot fee and membership fee before the deadline for their application to be considered complete
New gardeners will be put on a waitlist for vacant plots once their application is received. Accepted applicants will be contacted before the Season Launch Orientation (see application package for dates) of their community garden for confirmation and payment.
Please read through the entire application package and the Expectations & Guidelines prior to submitting your form. Any questions or concerns can be directed to communityprogrammer@alexhouse.net.
Good Food Organizations
Alex House is a proud member of Good Food Organizations (GFO), an initiative of Community Food Centres Canada. We prioritize healthy, local, and organic food options as an integral component of our programs; and we strive to be active advocates for food security and the protection of green spaces.
As a member of GFO, we partner with community food security organizations striving to offer healthy and dignified food programs in their communities. By working together with a set of shared principles, the program connects like-minded organizations around the country in a collective commitment to achieving a healthy and fair food system.
At Alex House, we have committed ourselves to these principles through the development of a Healthy Food Policy and Practices.
Did You Know - Territorial Acknowledgments are also about honouring the land, and the Indigenous Ancestors who stewarded the land for generations.
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