Spence Neighbourhood Association Community Gardens (Winnipeg)

A non-profit neighbourhood association in Winnipeg's inner-city West End that has created nine community gardens and a community greenhouse since its founding. It works on food security in a multicultural, low-income area.

Neighbourhood residents take part in growing at the gardens and greenhouse as part of free community programming, gathering outdoors to raise fresh produce. Diverse residents, including newcomers and Indigenous people, connect through food.

A non-profit neighbourhood association funded by grants, donations and municipal and foundation support, offering gardens and a greenhouse as free programming. It aims to improve inner-city food security and community building.

In an inner-city food desert it provides residents with space and free programming to grow fresh, culturally appropriate food. It supports the interaction and food sovereignty of diverse residents, including newcomers and Indigenous people.

Resident-run community gardens and a greenhouse established on sites within the neighbourhood, operated long-term as community hubs by the non-profit.

This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.

• OfficialSpence Neighbourhood Association — official site ↗spenceneighbourhood.org
• ArticleCommunity Gardens — Food Matters Manitoba ↗foodmattersmanitoba.ca