Whether you’re based at the downtown or the Macdonald campus, there is a wide variety of gardening and agricultural opportunities. There are plenty of ways to get involved and learn about the garden spaces available to students, staff, and faculty.
Student-Run Gardens
McGill is home to many student-run gardens and urban agriculture initiatives. Get inspired and get involved by checking out some of the student initiatives growing food and community on campus:
Want more ways to get involved in sustainability at McGill? Check out Sustainability Student Groups on campus.
Staff Gardens
The McGill Staff Gardens Program allows McGill staff and faculty members to access a garden space on campus, free of charge, from May to October.
Garden spaces are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and are located on the Burnside terrace on downtown campus. Each team must include a minimum of three staff or faculty members, supply their own seeds, and care for the garden for the duration of the season.
Register here by April 30th, 2025 to reserve your spot!
Greenspaces
The Macdonald campus boasts a large variety of greenspaces for learning and enjoyment including:
Despite being central in one of the largest cities in Canada, the Downtown campus has lots of gardening and greenspaces to take advantage of as well:
- Trees of McGill (Visite guidée des arbres de l’Université McGill)
- Plants and Trees of McGill (for kids)
- The unique variety of trees on campus that provides a hidden arboretum
- Foraging for edible and medicinal plants at McGill map (Observer les plantes pour l'alimentation et la médecine)
- Maude Abbot Medical Museum Apothecary Planters
Looking to start your own garden or enhancing a greenspace on campus? Consider applying to the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF).
