Rainbow Garden Community Garden and Food Literacy Society
We aim to make connecting with the earth and food accessible to all families in our community.
About
The Rainbow Garden was started in 2023 by a food literacy educator and mom of a transgender youth as a way 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, food access, 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, sober environment.
The garden club meets once a week in an urban space that is accessible by transit, with other opportunities throughout the growing season to water and tend to the plants. Educational programming is occasionally offered, including cooking classes and other food-related community events.
Safety of our members and the community is one of our six values. Due to this, we will provide more information on location and meet ups once you have emailed us with your interest.
If you are interested in joining us at the garden, please click “Join the Community” and send a brief email about yourself and why you would like to participate. Thank you and see you in the garden!
Meet the Team
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Sheri Young, MSc
Mayor / Resident Sh!t Disturber
Sheri is a ridiculous neurodivergent geek who pretends to garden but mostly just wanders around distributing manure and missing social cues once her meds wear off. She has managed to collect a couple of science degrees and a fancy job directing a climate change platform for a national NGO, so sometimes she has moments of brilliance that surprise everyone, most of all herself.
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Cendrine Tolomio, Digital Designer
Communicator, asks too many questions!
Cendrine is a spicy brain fool who is very much delulu about her gardening skills. They are artsy fartsy and enjoy making memes from scratch and sharing reels.
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