A Day of Real Work That Matters
Bring your team to Thunder Gardens, a regenerative community farm 20 minutes east of downtown Ottawa. Your people work side by side, learn something new, and leave knowing they grew food for neighbours who need it. Every task is explained, demonstrated, and guided by our growers, so everyone can jump in. This season, teams weeded and mulched our garlic beds, raced around the farm on a scavenger hunt, and had a great time doing it.
Grow food that feeds neighbours
Plant, tend, and harvest alongside our growers. The food your team grows supports local food programs and community members.
Pack fresh food for the community
From June 2027, wash and pack produce at our new wash-pack station, ready for local food programs.
Scavenger hunt
Split into teams and explore the gardens, fields, and pollinator meadows on our farm scavenger hunt. It was a big hit with our teams this year.
Meet the farm
Visit our honeybees, heritage turkeys, and laying hens, and learn how each one supports a healthy farm.
Restore the land
Help care for 400+ native trees and shrubs and our pollinator meadows, part of our ongoing ecological restoration work.
Team Day Packages
Pick a Day That Fits Your Team
Three ways to spend a day on the farm, each for groups of up to 8 people. Small groups keep every day hands-on and personal. Choose the package closest to what you have in mind, and we will tailor the details together.
🌱 Sprout
2 hours · Up to 8 people
From $300
- Guided farm walk to meet our honeybees, heritage turkeys, and laying hens
- One hands-on growing task alongside our growers
- A great fit for a short team outing
🌿 Grow
Half day (about 3.5 hours) · Up to 8 people
From $650
- Everything in Sprout
- Farm scavenger hunt across the gardens, fields, and pollinator meadows
- Lunch together on the farm (bring your own, or add catering)
🌾 Harvest
Full day (about 6 hours) · Up to 8 people
From $1,200
- Everything in Grow
- A 90-minute facilitated session with Jay, shaped around your goals
- Land restoration work in our native tree plantings and meadows
- Wash and pack fresh produce for local food programs (from June 2027)
Make It Yours
- Add a facilitated session to Sprout or Grow
- Catering arranged for your group
- Seasonal series: come back for spring planting, summer growing, and harvest
Facilitated Training, Rooted in Nature
Pair your farm day with a facilitated session led by Jay Smith. Jay holds a Master of Adult Education, taught and coordinated programs at Algonquin College, and has spent years designing learning for public service teams. He is also a TEDx speaker on what nature teaches us about healing. Sessions are practical, reflective, and built around your goals. A facilitated session is included in the Harvest package and can be added to Sprout or Grow.
Team connection and communication
Activities that build trust and help people work better together, back at the office and beyond.
Resilience and wellbeing
Nature-based learning that helps teams slow down, recharge, and build habits that last.
Leadership lessons from the land
Growing food is a great teacher. Explore patience, systems thinking, and stewardship as leadership skills.
Designed for your team
Tell us what you want your people to take away, and we will shape a session that fits.
For You and Your Household
Keep Growing With Us All Season
Loved the idea of a day on the farm? Join the Community Growing Collective in 2027. Members take a weekly or every other week shift, learn hands-on alongside our growers, and take home a share of the harvest. Everyone is welcome, beginners included.
How It Works
Season and hours
Weekdays, April to September 2027, between 8 am and 5 pm.
Choose your package
Pick Sprout, Grow, or Harvest, or bring your team back across the season with a seasonal series.
Lunch together
Teams bring their own lunch or we arrange catering, and we set aside time to eat together on the farm.
Giving back
Your team day supports the Thunder Gardens Community Growing Collective, our new Ontario nonprofit, and its community growing and youth programs.
Find us
4874 Thunder Road, Carlsbad Springs, about 20 minutes east of downtown Ottawa.
Plan Your 2027 Team Day
Interested? Drop Us a Note
Let us know you are interested and we will set up a quick call to talk through timing, packages, and anything else you have in mind. Prefer email? Reach us at info@thundergardens.ca.
Who is a team day for?
Corporate teams, government departments, nonprofits, and community groups looking for a meaningful day together outside the office.
How many people can you host?
Each team day welcomes up to 8 people, so everyone gets real time with our growers and the work stays hands-on. Have a larger team? Book more than one day and bring your people out in groups.
How is pricing set?
Each package has a starting price for its group size. Add-ons like a facilitated session or catering are priced separately, and we confirm your final price on our call.
Can we customize a package?
Absolutely. Start with the package closest to what you want, and we will adjust the activities, timing, and add-ons together.
What happens if the weather turns?
Team days run in most weather. If conditions are unsafe, we will work with you to find a new date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about team days?
Here are the questions teams ask us most. Have another one? Reach out and we will be happy to help you plan your day.