The Gabriola Commons respectfully acknowledges that we are on the land of the Snuneymuxw.
We are committed to building a relationship with and honouring our responsibilities to them.
Green Spaces
Enjoy & help care for the forest and meadows, trails & labyrinth and actions fostering biodiversity.
Food Growing
Help tend the apples, blueberries, haskaps & figs in the orchard, and grow vegetables for workbee lunchs in the Kitchen Garden.
Rent one of 70 allotment gardens for your family.
Community Rental Spaces
Rent space in the main house, community kitchen, yurt, timberframe or resevoir stage.
Upcoming Events
Saturdays | 10AM – Noon
Saturday Workbees
Commons work on Saturdays is organized around whatever needs to be done and workbees are followed by a delicious homemade soup lunch. Please bring gloves and any tools you might find useful.
First Tuesday | 6:30pm
Monthly Commons Coordinating Council
Sharing information about the work of the teams and advancing the concept of a community commons. A great way to get to know the Commons.
More events on our events page.
Latest Posts from the Gabriola Commons
The Commons Dream 20 years on
The Commons began as a dream: of a community coming together on shared land to use it in ways that would support the community while also stewarding and caring for the land -- and to do this through respectful, inclusive decision making. Shelagh Huston, one of the...
Celebrating 20 years!
Join the 20 year birthday celebration! Saturday, November 8 | 1pm Upstairs in the Farmhouse 2025 Museum Talks – Where Land and People Meet: the Story of the Gabriola Commons The 2025 Museum Talks Series continues into the fall with founding member, Shelagh Huston, and...
2025 AGM
Please join us for the Gabriola Commons Foundation annual general meeting, Saturday September 27th, 2025 from 3-5pm, upstairs at the farmhouse. The meeting will be followed by a pot-luck dinner. Bring something to share, and let’s spend some time together.
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Participant Driven
Want to get involved? Come and meet some great people of the Commons and be part of the legacy.
100% Gabriolan
The Gabriola Commons exists in perpetuity for the benefit of the land and the people of Gabriola including future generations, not favouring one generation over another.
Become a Member
Membership includes: suporting your community commons, voting at the Annual General Meeting and eligibility to serve as a trustee through an election process.
26 Acres of Protected Land
The Gabriola Commons is a unique property set aside in perpetuity for the benefit of both the people of Gabriola and the land itself.
Specifically zoned as a community commons, it is truly a place where “land and people meet” – to grow and prepare food, to make connections through talking, walking or performing, to observe species in a protected ecology, or to work on a project or the land.
Come for a unique experience and a contribution to a promising future.
