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Kitchen Garden

The Kitchen Garden Project is in the History Garden,
situated between two heritage houses at 539-41 Main Road. ​


The History Garden is composed of heritage and naturalized flower beds,
and home to the largest known Black Walnut Tree in Quebec.
A stone wall, salvaged from a house foundation and
three artistic benches offer vantage points to relax and experience the site.
(modified from the Town of Hudson's website)

This partnership began in 2016 when
Elaine Steinberg (steward of the History Garden) invited us
to cultivate two of the garden beds where she was already growing edibles.

Over the 2016 growing season,
Elaine brought together a group of people who met regularly:
Robyn from HFC,
Felicia Ruzilo a young local horticulturalist, and
Chris Gibbs who organizes the speaker series at the Hudson Garden Club.   

Today, we call ourselves Friends of the History Garden.
As Elaine's stewardship role has shifted to her own garden, Gannaiden, 
Elizabeth Morgan has taken on her role as leader of this initiative.

We are very grateful to be part of this great group of people in this beautiful space.  

Goals of the Kitchen Garden Project

  • (in the spirit of this historical space,) connect us with the way food has historically been grown in backyard or public gardens.
  • prioritize the planting of heritage and heirloom varieties as much as possible,
  • use a mixture of old and new garden design techniques with a focus on ecological integrity,
  • provide space for hands on education
  • connect people with nature
  • be an intergenerational space for community building
  • provide vegetables for a community multi-cultural meal
  • create a link with the Seed Garden and Library (described below)
  • facilitate communication about Hudson's agricultural history by providing a space for the Hudson Food Collective to express its vision

The 2018 Season

We (and the garden!) need you!

The 2018 season has shed light on the fact that we need to get more people engaged in this project to make it work, i.e. to keep it alive, to help it grow, and so that it can be enjoyed by the community. 

With limited resources, unfortunately the Kitchen Garden is a bit neglected this year. 

Do you want to help? Things we need include people to...
  • take on shifts (one or two per week) on a watering schedule.
  • help coordinate different aspects of the project (communication/workshops/community gardening sessions).
  • people to simply attend community gardening sessions

If you are interested in helping in any of these ways (or any other way you would like to propose), please contact us at hfc@hudsonfoodcollective.com with the heading "Helping with the Kitchen Garden." 

Thank you!

The 2017 Season


The 2016 Season

The 2016 term was the first active season for the Kitchen Garden - it was a time for discovery and experimentation.
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In the Fall 2016, we closed the garden with a permaculture workshop
​led by Graham Calder from P3 Permaculture.

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Thank you to our funders for making the Hudson Heartbeet Community Farm possible.
Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy.
- Vandana Shiva
  • Home
  • About
    • About the HFC
    • Food Systems
    • Our History
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Partners and Friends
    • Our Funders
  • Projects
    • Hudson Heartbeet Community Farm
    • Kitchen Garden
    • Seed Library
    • Wild Edible Series
    • Land Trust Partnership
    • Fruit Tree Program
    • Climate Action
  • Calendar
    • AGM 2020 | AGA 2020
    • 2020 Events
    • 2019 Past Events
    • 2018 Past Events
    • 2017 Events
    • 2016 Events
    • 2015 Events
    • 2014 Events
  • Get Involved
    • Communication
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Wish List
  • Vegetables
  • Français