Abbey Gardens Community Trust

Abbey Gardens is a charitable organization created with a mission to transform a spent gravel pit into a green space dedicated to developing economic, ecological, educational, and recreational growth within our community. Situated in Haliburton County on over 300 acres, Abbey Gardens includes the Food Hub, a retail store specializing in local food and home to the Garden Cafe, various garden projects, scenic trails, an 18 hole disc golf course, installations for energy, sustainability, and land restoration education, a five-acre pony paddock for equine workshops, demonstration hoop houses, beekeeping, and much more. Our site is also home to several partner businesses that share our founding principles, thus creating a true community destination for locals and tourists. At Abbey Gardens, everything we do on site serves our mission to live more sustainably. Through educational programming, fundraising, and fun, we’ve created an experience that provides inspiration for others to embody that same mission, long after they leave our grounds. True to our mandate, the Abbey Gardens site is dedicated to growth in various ways, evolving as the needs and interests of our community change. The market garden currently covers two and a half acres of partially restored gravel pit. We have seven full and part time year-round staff members and our team grows to almost 20 full time employees during the spring/summer season. This team is focused on creating educational experiences for visitors through workshops, tours, and exposure to sustainable demonstrations such as composting, soil regeneration, and more, as well as developing opportunities for the community to get outside and enjoy nature within our various amenities.