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
- connect us, in the spirit of this historical space, 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
- facilitate communication about Hudson's agricultural history by providing a space for the Hudson Food Collective to express its vision
The 2021 Season
We (and the garden!) need you!
This is a community project! We need more people to get involved to make this project great so that it can be enjoyed by the whole community.
This year, everything we harvest from the Kitchen Garden will be going to Le Pont Bridging to support families in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.
Do you want to help and learn? We are looking for people to:
If you are interested in helping in any of these ways (or any other way you would like to propose), please contact us at [email protected] with the heading "Helping with the Kitchen Garden."
This is a community project! We need more people to get involved to make this project great so that it can be enjoyed by the whole community.
This year, everything we harvest from the Kitchen Garden will be going to Le Pont Bridging to support families in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.
Do you want to help and learn? We are looking for people to:
- take on one or two watering shifts per week
- help coordinate different aspects of the project (communication/workshops/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 [email protected] with the heading "Helping with the Kitchen Garden."
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.
In the Fall 2016, we closed the garden with a permaculture workshop
led by Graham Calder from P3 Permaculture.
led by Graham Calder from P3 Permaculture.