The St. Barnabas Community Garden is a vibrant community garden located beside Riley Park in Calgary’s Hillhurst-Sunnyside neighbourhood on land generously provided by St. Barnabas Anglican Church. Established in 2011, the garden was created with the intention of sharing the church’s south facing land with the wider community resulting in the construction of 18 raised beds for growing vegetables. It was built with the help of a parishioner’s grant and continues to operate without City of Calgary funding. The space is dedicated to fostering community connection, sustainable urban gardening, and shared stewardship of the land. Membership is open to all, welcoming both new and experienced gardeners.

 If you are interested in joining us, please send us an email to stbarnabasgarden@gmail.com

The Garden Committee

The 2026 Garden Committee:

• Simon Dyck, Chair
• Joy Halvorson, Church liaison
• Jackie Mootoo, Treasurer
• Kay Rollans, Member at Large
• Jeanette B., Member at Large

Community Garden Committee positions:

The Chairperson

The Chairperson is appointed by the vicar of St. Barnabas Anglican church, and may or may not be a member of the church. Their responsibilities are to chair all the committee meetings and general meetings, to draw up the agendas for the meetings, and to approve all communications which go out to the garden members.

The Secretary

The Secretary is a garden member who has either been elected or has volunteered for the job. Their responsibilities are to take minutes for all meetings and to keep them on file.

The Webmaster

The Webmaster is a garden member who has either been elected or has volunteered for this position. Their responsibilities include taking care of the email account, maintaining the website, blog, and Facebook page and posting items approved by the committee.

The Church Liaison

The Church Liaison is St. Barnabas’ representative on the committee. They must be member of the church but not necessarily part of the community garden. Their duties include communicating between the garden committee and the church council and informing the church congregation about what is happening in the garden.

The Treasurer

The Treasurer is a garden member who has either been elected or has volunteered for this job. Their responsibilities include collecting and managing all the fees and refunds from the beds, allocating beds to garden members, and maintaining the mailing list for the garden.

In addition to these five positions, there may also be

Members at Large

Members at Large are individuals invited by the committee or elected by the gardeners from time to time to help out as needed.