Welcome to the Bytowne Urban Gardens

Bytowne Urban Gardens (BUGs) is a not-for-profit, Ottawa based community garden organization that was formed to promote sustainable food production. We have proudly grown our community garden at Metcalfe and Catherine Street, also known as Beaver Barracks. This space has continued to evolve organically into 29 plots, shared by members and volunteers from across the city, including a plot where volunteers contribute time to growing food for the Food Bank Centre 507.

Further to the actual community garden, BUGs also organizes a number of workshops and events throughout the year, and has forged great relationships with community organizations like the Centretown Community Health Centre, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the YMCA. BUGS is also a member of the Ottawa Community Garden Network.

Although there is no charge for a plot at BUGs, volunteers must perform 15 hours per season towards gardening tasks. Please see the "How BUGs Works" section to learn more about how you can be a part of BUGS.

To read more about BUGS and it's history, please see the "About Us" section.

BUGs 2007 Season Photos

2007 Photos are in! Click on any photo below to visit the BUGS Photo Gallery.

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