Watch how KW Urban Harvester turns unused urban space into food for the community.
With thanks to Noah Jean-Louis for video creation and Stephen Svenson for content creation.
KW Urban Harvester's vision is to transform urban spaces in the Kitchener-Waterloo area into anything sustainably edible — turning lawns, boulevards, and unused land into gardens that feed our community.
We share the harvest out of a simple belief: no one should go without. Along the way, we're building a living library of local food-growing knowledge, for our community and for future generations.
Dissolve the pavement, re-imagine the turf, and repurpose unneeded structures to grow food.
Today, that includes multiple garden plots at our community garden.
Join fellow growers at our community garden, home to multiple garden plots where gardeners grow side by side, share tools and know-how, and build community.
Turn part of your lawn into a garden and grow an extra row of food for neighbours who need it. We help with tips, seeds, and support along the way.
Don't have space to garden? We connect gardeners with landowners who have yard space to share — so anyone can grow, no matter where they live.
With our mandate of promoting urban food production and preserving the harvest, we're always looking for more hands in the soil. Volunteer at our community garden, start a Grow-a-Row plot, share your yard, or donate seeds, seedlings, and garden tools — every bit helps. Contact us to get involved.
I have found that caring for seeds, and getting our hands in the earth is one of the most powerful medicines for the historical trauma we all carry in some degree in our bodies from the displacement from the land, from knowing our foods and seeds with a familial intimacy.
— Rowen White, Mohawk Seedkeeper