Please contact info@urbanfoodresilience.ca or 250-588-7091 to inquire about being a sponsor or make a donation of funds, supplies or services.
DONORS in 2025:
URBAN FOOD RESILIENCE INITIATIVES SOCIETY (UFRIS) thanks the following donors.
RONA (Langford) – donation of most of the lumber for building the raised garden beds at Porcher Park Community Garden in Langford.
IslandEarth Landscaping Ltd – donation of all the starter soil for 33 raised garden beds at Porcher Park Community Garden and also the gravel base for the tool shed, May 2025.
GardenWorks Colwood – Provided dozens of starter plants (particularly tomatoes and cucumbers) for Porcher Park Community Garden, May 2025.
Home Depot (Langford) – 10% discount on additional lumber and hardware for setting up Porcher Park Community Garden.
SPONSORS in 2025:
URBAN FOOD RESILIENCE INITIATIVES SOCIETY (UFRIS) thanks the following sponsors.
Jay’s Construction Group – construction design expertise and on-site project management
Sooke Delivery Guy – assistance during the Porcher Park Community Garden startup construction phase.
SUPPORTERS in 2025:
URBAN FOOD RESILIENCE INITIATIVES SOCIETY (UFRIS) thanks the following supporters.
City of Langford – grant in aid, April 2025
Buckerfields (Langford) – 10% discount for all purchases by Porcher Park Community Garden gardeners (show PPCG ID card).
How to donate:
- MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION
- We greatly appreciated your donated funds! Funds are used for equipment and supplies at the community garden (including plants and soil), volunteer support, non-profit society administration, workshops, tours, website maintenance, events, and distribution of fresh produce to the community.
- Please send your donation as an e-transfer in any dollar amount to info@urbanfoodresilience.ca [non-charity receipt will be provided].
- Donations over $100 will be listed on this website (or remain anonymous if you wish).
- UFRIS is a registered non-profit Society in BC (but we are not a charity).
- DONATE GARDENING EQUIPMENT, SOIL or PLANTS
- Drop off garden equipment, soil or plants at Porcher Park Community Garden (828 Wren Place in Langford) or email to arrange pickup: info@urbanfoodresilience.ca.
- Drop off pumpkins for composting during the Thanksgiving/Halloween season — place into Box 34 at Porcher Park, outside the fenced garden area, October 15 to November 9, 2025.
- For health reasons, please do *not* bring raw manure of any kind to the garden.
- If dropping off soil or mulch please label the containers with the source of your soil.
- If dropping off plants please label the containers with plant identification. We accept plants for the production of edibles (vegetables, herbs, fruits) and pollinator flowering plants.
This page last updated: October 5, 2025