Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub

ntámłqən Community Garden & Food Hub is located on Sməlqmix (Similkameen) community land of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band.

We welcome you to our traditional unceded territory to share in building this
community led vision.

ntámłqən Community Garden sits on 7.5 acres of on-reserve community land, which has a farming history of being an organic mixed vegetable farm, a hay field and Similkameen Native Organic Produce. Now it’s being revitalized as a community garden and food hub.

Driven by Dixon Terbasket and the community’s vision and experience in farming this land, the team and the support from Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB), the Garden & Food Hub has really sprung into action through 2023 and 2024, now thriving in 2026. This action is informed by LSIB community planning and goals, and a vision of food security and Indigenous Food Sovereignty.  

For the 2026 year, ntámłqən Community Garden plans to focus on:

• Completing and fully outfitting the workshop, processing kitchen, root cellar, and learning centre
• Increasing food production in the garden
• Developing plans for a native plant nursery in collaboration with Skulqalt Forestry and LSIB’s Natural Resource Dept
• Expanding workshops, training, and community events
• Exploring opportunities for youth involvement and employment
• Strengthening partnerships and funding opportunities
• Business planning & sustainability
• Planting another apple orchard in springtime

We hold huge gratitude for our funders, supporters and volunteers. Thank you to our funders Lower Similkameen Indian Band, Indigenous Agriculture Development Programme, ETSI-BC, Local Food Infrastructure Fund, United Way BC, REDIP and New Relationship Trust.