1984-85

Media clippings from 1984 -1985 show the progress of the garden. Full-sized larger images can be downloaded from these pages.

City Farmer (founded in 1978) began this project in 1984 to help promote urban agriculture. In 1985 City Farmer hired a coordinator to develop the community garden. Positive support came from the local community, from federal and municipal governments and from businesses. In 1985 a two year lease was signed between the City of Vancouver and City Farmer (Echo Energy Society). In 1986 the local gardeners set up their own organization, the Strathcona Community Garden Society, to run the site.

More documents about the early history of Strathcona Community Garden can be found here: