Davie Village Community Garden

I like the concept of the garden, but the harassment from the guard, who was rocking the 12 year old boy mall cop look. My toddler was looking for a place to pee in the alley behind the garden and she decided that this was a massive affront to everyone who has anything to do with this garden.

I appreciate the idea, I just feel uncomfortable with where the garden is situated and the current environmental circumstances surrounding it. I walk by here at least once a week and the garden is always the same, no new flourishing development. I feel that we need more community gardens, however, gardens with passion and care. It also needs to situated in a more zen environment. At least you can’t say that there are no hoes working on Davie: P

In the cross between two busy downtown streets Davie Garden provides blips of green and color (see photos). The Garden on its face provides the concrete jungle of the west-​end a respite of green. As it many things in life there is more to this image that what is seen on its surface. This garden is living on prime downtown Vancouver real estate. Thedevelopment of this locaiton is likely tightly controlled by zoning restricting. The Properties actual owner not likely not the group that operates the garden has received a significant break on there property taxes for making it a green space. Since cities in Canada receive there operating budgets primarily from property tax revenue I believe we lose more then we gain from this green space.

Community gardens usually remind me I should have watered my plants last weekend and make me long to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumber to make my own garden salad. This one does not.
That being said, that absence of garden inspiration comes from the community garden’s rather new status. It’s just a collection of plots at the moment, but I’m still excited to see what happens to it!
A good point too, it that this used to be the site of a gas station. A little petroleum with your potatoes? I’d be interested in learning more about this garden to find out how the public space came to be.
Is it the result of forbidden development because the land is so polluted? Is it really solely an initiative for the community to have garden space? There’s a good post here with far more insightful details and great questions than I can get into: