Our projects
Social, educational and environmental, the mission of Jardins pour Tous is to create a network of greening and urban agriculture in the Milton-Parc community.
The Collective Gardens of Milton Parc have 4 social agriculture projects in progress :
Notman Urban Gardens
Created in 2022 in collaboration with the Plateau Mont-Royal District, this urban garden combines urban agriculture, history and a living environment on a human scale. There are medicinal and edible plants, fruit bushes and vegetables. This location is also an alternative production location for some volunteers experiencing food insecurity.
Through this project, we wish to revive the history of the Notman woodland and the Maison St-Margaret, closely linked to hospital care. Thus, over the year, 8 educational activities took place on balcony gardening, mushroom cultivation, the biodiversity of the Notman Garden and the harvesting and conservation of edible and medicinal plant seeds. .
During the summer, members of the team were on site to inform passers-by and ensure the security of the premises.
The Hospital greenhouses and its terrace
Located in the heart of Milton-Parc, this new gathering place is intended to be a space for exchange and discovery around urban agriculture, for young and old. Ten free activities on gardening techniques, sowing and how to plant seeds were offered throughout the summer.
The whole community was involved: setting up the greenhouse, launching, free tours, planting, seedling workshops, art and gardening day, distribution of seedlings and free soil, etc. During the summer period, we organized a family day combining Art and gardening with Comm-Un and Concordia Art Hives.
The fruit trail on avenue du Parc
Located near Avenue du Parc (between Léo Pariseau and Milton) this is the 3rd year of operation of the bins on the Avenue by and for citizens. Inspired by Guerilla gardening, the fruit trails project promotes biodiversity, exchanges and sharing and allows everyone to discover medicinal plants such as echinacea and calendula.
This year, the 27-bin route contained edible flowers and plants attracting pollinators as well as fruit trees such as elderberry, saskatoon berry, blackcurrant and chokeberry. A visit was organized to publicize their properties. Who knows, next year we might produce our first jams! We have several ideas in mind to improve this project and will listen to your suggestions with great interest.
Gardens of the World & First Nations
Located in the heart of Milton-Parc, this collective garden is inspired by the Indigenous medicine wheel. It combines raised garden beds with a living educational space dedicated to plants from around the world, inviting people to reconnect with the earth, relax, engage in intercultural exchange, and strengthen community ties. This garden offers a refreshing, calming space in the city while fostering a resilient and supportive community.
At its center grow the Three Sisters — corn, beans, and squash — cultivated together for generations by Indigenous peoples. Their symbiosis illustrates a sustainable and nourishing form of agriculture: corn acts as a support for the beans, which enrich the soil, while squash leaves cover the ground to retain moisture and deter pests.
Around this green heart are four zones to explore:
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a sensory path to slow down and reconnect with nature;
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a sacred herbs section — tobacco, sweetgrass, sage, and cedar — central to Indigenous cultures; to the west, a multiethnic garden featuring flavors from around the world; and to the east,
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a nourishing boreal forest with native plants, fruit trees, wildflowers, and medicinal herbs.
We acknowledge that this garden is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka (Mohawk) Nation, in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal — a historic gathering place for many nations.
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