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TOPSOIL at
Dockside Green

The flagship TOPSOIL Growspace

at 395 Harbour Road

We’ve partnered with Dockside Green, who have provided a portion of their undeveloped site for us to grow amazing fresh produce.

TOPSOIL has transformed 20,000 square feet of the Dockside Green Waterfront Precinct alongside the Galloping Goose Trail, adjacent to the Bay Street Bridge.

This season TOPSOIL will be supplying the produce grown at Dockside Green our CSA Veggie Box program, at our On-Site Market and to our many local partner restaurants.

With TOPSOIL at Dockside Green centrally located to the downtown core, you can conveniently come by our on-site market from Tuesday to Saturday for all your local veggie needs. We will continue to consistently deliver produce to partner restaurants downtown or with our electric vehicle to partners who are further away, as well as showcase our triple bottom line operation to the people who walk and cycle past Dockside Green.

20,000 sq ft

of growing space

Many crop varieties

grown onsite

200+ servings of produce

delivered every week

The TOPSOIL at Dockside Green GrowSpace

What we’re growing

Produce grown on site is available to purchase at our on-site market!
Check the market page for pricing and opening hours

Kale

Chard

Radishes

Turnips

Fresh herbs

Gourmet salad blend

Photo gallery

We’ve transformed 20,000 sq ft of vacant land at Dockside Green into a thriving urban agriculture hub.

We also run a weekly summer market on site and host various events like gourmet outdoor dinners.

Follow TOPSOIL on Facebook and Instagram to see what we’re up to!

What we’ve achieved

Local urban agriculture provides incredible benefits for everyone involved.
We’re proud to be part of Victoria’s thriving local food community.

23 metric tons of produce

TOPSOIL has grown over 45,000 lbs or 23 metric tons of fresh veggies for the local community.

Grown 32+ varieties of vegetables

We’ve grown lots of different veggies over the years, constantly trialling new crops and honing in on the best varieties of crops suited to the local conditions.

Raised local food awareness to 100,000+ people

TOPSOIL at Dockside Green has exposed the concept of urban agriculture and raised food supply awareness to over 100,000 cyclists and 10,000 pedestrians who passed by the site.

8 tons of CO2 offset

Produce is delivered to restaurants by walking, biking, or by electric vehicle. Overall we have offset a whopping 8 tons of CO2!

Eliminated 4,500 plastic bags from the waste stream

Our deliveries are made using washable, re-usable containers without the need for additional plastic packaging – eliminating 4,500 plastic bags from going to landfill or ending up in the ocean.

Partnered with 30+ local restaurants

We’ve delivered just-picked, super-fresh produce to over 30 restaurants across Victoria – often within just one hour of being picked.

75+ Educational Tours Hosted

We shared our journey, values and experiences through hosting educational tours to student groups ranging from Grade 6 through to university level.

7 Community Partnerships
(and counting!)

We’ve partnered on projects with 1 charity, 3 schools, 1 indigenous community, 1 university and 1 not-for-profit.

5  Awards

We’re honoured to be recognised for our pioneering role in urban food production, including being a two-time winner of the Vancouver Island EcoStar Awards.

“Dockside Green is committed to creating a sustainable neighbourhood reflecting the local community and the City of Victoria as a whole. TOPSOIL’s innovative and authentic approach to local food production is a perfect match with Dockside Green’s values.

Dockside Green is proud to be working with TOPSOIL in growing our local food system and creating Victoria’s very first Agrihood.”

Ally Dewji – Director of Development, Dockside Green

Get in touch

Phone 250-634-3992

chris@topsoileatlocal.com

TOPSOIL operates in beautiful Victoria, Canada.
For questions or media enquiries, please drop us a line.

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