Venturers Mission: Leader in providing quality skill development and inclusive experiences for those with developmental disabilities within the natural areas of the communities we serve.We are a Community Access program supporting adults with developmental disabilities in Calgary and Medicine Hat to be active and contributing members through community involvement and skill development. We are involved in Alberta Parks and recreational camps. Check us out on Facebook, Instagram and our website www.venturers.ca

We are a non-profit organization that has members from beginners to experts in growing African violets and gesneriads. We strive to learn together as a community and share knowledge and expertise, as well as plants! We meet once a month and it's an opportunity for members to share tips, ask questions, get solutions to problems, and show their successes. Our goal is to help our members become better at growing gesneriads and show quality plants. For more information, visit our website

The Rainbow Garden was started in 2023 by a food literacy educator and mom of a transgender youth as away of connecting transgender and gender-diverse kids back to food, and back to the Earth. Since then, the Garden is now an official society, and has expanded to provide gardening opportunity and food literacy education to anyone in the 2SLGBTQIA community in Calgary. We welcome anyone who is willing to abide by our community code of conduct, who has an interest in gardening, and who wishes to connect with others about food, plants, and soil in a safe, inclusive environment. The garden club ...

Millarville Horticultural Club Mission Statement:To provide a meeting place to learn and discuss topics concerning gardening in the rigorous high country of the Chinook zone and to encourage the importance of horticulture education as well as community and environmental responsibility for future generations. For more information, please visit their website

The MGAA fosters an environment that supports the pursuit of life-long learning. Our goal is to provide educational tools for continued learning and enhancement beyond the completion of an acknowledged Master Gardener Educational Program. We arrange workshops, programs, tours, and speakers on areas of interest to Master Gardeners, as requested by our members. Many of our events are available to the public. For more information about our upcoming events, please click here.

Land of Dreams is located on a 30-acre plot of public land in southeast Calgary and is energized by various ethnic community associations and guided by Blackfoot elder, Herman Many Guns. We offer refugees a safe space to connect with the Indigenous community, supporting their healing processes, educating them about the land’s history, and reconnecting them with their skills in farming brought here from their home countries. Land of Dreams is led by a passionate team committed to creating a welcoming environment for newcomers.

Highfield Farm is located on 15-acres in the heart of an industrial community in the city of Calgary.In partnership with the Compost Council of Canada, and the City of Calgary, we are transforming a vacant property into a vibrant and productive urban farm through soil revitalization, food production and community programming. The Highfield Farm urban agriculture project will produce locally-grown food, raise general awareness of urban agriculture, generate entrepreneurial opportunities, and strengthen our communities. We are always hosting fun events, programs and volunteer opportunities to ...

Reader Rock Garden Historic Park site is one of Calgary's most unique Cultural Landscapes and the first Legacy Park to open. Its restoration was honoured with a Calgary Heritage Authority Lion Award in Landscape Preservation, earning official designation as a Provincial Historic Resource.Open from sunrise to sunset, the historic garden is a tribute to one man's passion for plants and beauty. William Roland Reader was the Superintendent for Calgary Parks from 1913 – 1942 who transformed a bare hillside into an internationally acclaimed garden. In 2018, the garden was designated as an official ...

The Foothills Orchid Society, founded in 1987, is comprised of a group of passionate orchid enthusiasts in the Calgary, Alberta area. Society members vary in background and interests but all members share a love for orchids and their culture. If you're in the Calgary area and have an interest in orchids, we encourage you to join our Society. To learn more about us visit Foothills Orchid Society In 2022, Thank you to the Foothills Orchid Society for being an Affiliate member of the Calgary Society for 27 years.

The Edmonton Horticultural Society is a volunteer-run not-for-Profit society committed to fostering an interest in and an understanding and enjoyment of gardening. For over 110 years, we have been a vital part of gardening in the Edmonton area. The Edmonton Horicultural Society(EHS) is a place for Edmonton and area gardeners of all skill levels and interests to learn, share and grow. We support urban beautification, food gardening and sustainable gardening practices. We believe in gardening for a better work. We want to inspire, support and celebrate: more gardeners, more gardens, more ...