Welcome to GetGrowing Hunt Club! Our mission is to share resources and knowledge so that residents can grow food in their own backyard. We aim to help people in our community grow fresh vegetables by distributing seed kits. Since the program began in 2020, we have distributed over 1000 kits in our communities, each containing one vegetable seedling and a package of seeds.
Saturday May 17th
GetGrowing Seedling Giveaway (11 am – 1 pm)
Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre
Join us for our 6th annual seedling giveaway! Please register in advance to reserve your kit. On event day, simply provide your name at our check-in table to pick up your GetGrowing Kit!
Unclaimed Kits: After 1pm, if any registrants have not claimed their kit, they will become available to walk-ups on a first-come, first-served basis until 1:30pm.
Ashgrove residents: If registered, a volunteer will deliver your kit directly to your door. You are still welcome to visit the community centre for Spring Festivities for kids. There will be joyous crafts and games to experience. (See below)
Children’s Spring Festival 🐝
🌺 11 am – 1 pm
There’s lots of fun planned for kids! Join us for FREE crafts, games, and sensory activities such as; flower crown making, planting flowers, a bubble station, tissue paper butterflies, Eye Spy Spring, Pin the Bee on the Flower, a giant spring colouring page, flower toss, and decorating butterflies and ladybugs for a collective garden art project.
Most activities are designed for children aged 3–7 years old. Younger and older siblings are welcome to participate. Parents are asked to supervise their children at this event
To help estimate the quantity of resources needed, RSVP is required. Please give us an idea of how many family members will be attending and and age of children:
OurCommunityFestivals@gmail.com
Discover Local Exhibitors
When you come to pick up your GetGrowing Kit, take a moment to visit some of the amazing local groups joining us this year. These exhibitors will be at the 2025 Seedling Giveaway to share resources, ideas, and inspiration for growing a greener community.
Brookfield Community Food Cupboard
Open every Wednesday,
824 Brookfield Rd:
3-4pm: Brookfield students only
4:30-8pm: all neighbours welcome
A community pantry located within Brookfield High School, serving both students and neighbours of Riverside Park, Hunt Club, and Heron Park. Independent of other food banks, the Cupboard aims to provide 1 day’s worth of emergency food supplies to all who visit, without taking names or personal details.
Accepting non-perishable food donations:
- Pasta and sauce, rice (2 kg or less)
- cereal, crackers
- cans of soup, vegetables, and fruit
- canned meat, tuna
- granola bars or snacks
Donate money via:
eTransfer: brookfieldfoodcupboard@gmail.com
or CanadaHelps at our website to receive a tax receipt.
Thank you!
GetGrowing Hunt Club is made possible by annual funding from the Hunt Club Community Association (HCCA) and City Councillor Riley Brockington, as well as generous donations and discounts from sponsors, suppliers and individuals.
Sponsor a Seed Kit
To sustain and expand our food sustainability efforts, we are asking for your help. Each $10 donation* will provide an additional seedling kit to a neighbour in our community. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity. (*Donations are not tax deductible)
Explore our Learn & Grow section for planting and gardening tips, resources and webinars.
