Our Partners
Growing Together. Giving Together.
Thunder Gardens is grateful for the partners and sponsors who share our commitment to growing food, nurturing youth, and strengthening our community.
Community Partnership
Parkdale Food Centre
Parkdale Food Centre is a cornerstone of food security in Ottawa. Thunder Gardens is proud to partner with PFC as our charitable recipient, ensuring the food we grow reaches families in need through their food bank.
parkdalefoodcentre.ca
Growing Futures
Youth Growing Program at PFC
Growing Futures brings Solutionaries from PFC to Thunder Gardens, where youth work on our land to grow organic food donated directly to the PFC food bank. A Solutionary sees opportunity where others see challenges. A Solutionary is a community builder. Together we grow, together we give.
The Solutionaries Program
"Our program supports youth to hone their skills as Solutionaries and invites youth to create their own solutions to complex issues."
Community Partnership
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Our partnership with YSB's Youth Justice Stream is a multifaceted program that meets youth where they are. Our team works on-site at a YSB centre location, helping youth establish garden beds and grow organic food that feeds youth at the centre. We also welcome YSB youth out to Thunder Gardens, where a dedicated growing space invites them to experience the farm, deepen their skills, and build resilience through the full growing cycle.
ysb.ca
Grant Sponsor
Just Food
Just Food's Community Gardening Development Fund (CGDF) provided startup funding to support the launch of our community growing project. Their investment in new and emerging community gardens across Ottawa helped us break ground at Thunder Gardens and welcome our first season of growers.
Learn about the CGDFThank You
None of what we do at Thunder Gardens would be possible without our partners and sponsors. Your belief in this work, in the land, in our community, and in the next generation, means everything to us.
Interested in partnering with us?
Thunder Gardens is growing and we are always looking for organizations who share our values. Reach out to learn how we can grow something meaningful together.