In addition to our individual volunteers, we have been fortunate to have assistance from multiple corporate workteams again this year. Their organizations offer them time to work in the community and they took that opportunity to donate their time to us.
The garden thanks the following teams:
Deciem, The Abnormal Beauty Company: On April 16,2025 they helped us plant our first crops in the raised beds. Thank you to Robyn, Elexciss, Ain, Zoey, Ginnie and Brian. They definitely get the award for working in the worst weather of the year.
Turner and Townsend: On May 9, this team helped weed the north section of the garden and tie up raspberries so they can be harvested later in the spring. Thank you to Raj, Misha, Galen, Jamal, Jessie, Ricky, Rodrigo, Eugene, Maria, Amr, Thy, Sakthi
Manulife Bank: On May 14, Manulife Bank worked on weeding, composting and planting beds in the south garden. Thank you to: Arista, Anjali, Corina, Chirag, Veronica, Aries, Tarek, Sean, Jon, Shanil, Andrew
Walt Disney Canada: On May 21, this team weeded, composted and planted beds in the South Garden. Thank you to: Grace, Karen, Joni, Caroline, Melissa, Dan, Nicole.
Compugen: On May 27 the Compugen summer interns team worked on weeding and planting beds in the south garden. This was their second year supporting the garden. Thank you to Caroline, Jenish, Nathan, Taha, Alexa, Andrew, Qasim, Riya, Yuchen, Ryan, Manny and organizer Cherese.
First Capital: On May 30, 2025 this team planted bush beans, tomatoes and broccoli. Thank you to Goran, Mario, Merv, Elnaz, Michael, Gary, Maia, Justyn, Serlina, Sarah, Shishir and organizer Nadia. This was their second year in a row working in the garden. And thank you to Nadia’s MIL for donating a hot pepper plant.
Toogoodtogo: On June 4, 2025, the Toogoodtogo team weeded and replanted carrots, swiss chard, beets and turnips. Thank you to Meghan, Camila, Cherry, Jess, Kinga, Madeline, Melvin, Meriem, Matthew, Sahand, Thomas, Tanguy, Victor and Wesley.
Arch Capital Group: On June 10, 2025, the Arch team began tackling the orchard cleanup! Thank you to Jordan, Farrah, Rumen, Aerie, Jackson, Ryan and organizer Malika.
Tricon Residential: On June 12, 2025, the first Tricon Residential team continued our orchard cleanup. Thank you to Melanie, Diana, Vinitha, Pranjal, Adam, Liam, Anna, Wojtek, Shivam, Pedro, Amy, Matthias, and organizer Kaylee. This was their second year in a row working in the garden.