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Plot Registration and Maintenance
The garden
plot
measures 10'x5' and is
available for
$20 per year.
Access to water, power and access to the Community Tool
Shed is provided. Each garden plot will be assigned a
number to distinguish garden plots.
Plot
registration
begins September 1st with preference given to gardeners who
currently have beds, have met all of their membership
requirements and have indicated that they wish to renew
their plots. Those who currently do not have a bed,
but indicate they are interested in renting one will be
placed on a waiting list. There is a limit of one plot
per member and the plots are assigned on a first come, first
served basis.
Your Plot
must be fully planted by June 15th.
A garden participant who has not worked his or her
plot will receive a waning letter to which they must respond
to within 7 days. Any plots left unattended (overgrown
weeds, unharvested produce, etc.) for more than two weeks
will be reassigned and your plot fee will not be refunded.
If you plan to be out of town and need help watering or
harvesting, please contact the Garden Coordinator or make
arrangements with a neighboring gardener. this rule
will be strictly enforced as there is a large waiting list
of interested gardeners!
Payment of
membership fee
is necessary before you begin gardening and should be
submitted with your completed
registration
form.
keys for the front gate/garden shed are available from the
Garden Coordinator upon payment of a $2 deposit to cover
costs and/or replacements.
The Allard
Street Community Garden is committed to
the use of
organic gardening practices.
This means that
all chemical
herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers are banned from use
in the garden.
Please consult the bulletin board inside the garden shed for
a list of approved products and consult the Garden
Coordinator if you have any questions. All members
will be provided with a Garden Handbook and will be provided
with educational sessions dealing with the organic control
of weeds, insect pests and disease.
You must
attend one of the Garden Registration meetings, contribute a
minimum of 8 hours to community garden maintenance which
includes attending at 2 of the scheduled Work Parties and
participate in the Fall Clean-up and Garden Closing.
All site maintenance is performed by you and your fellow
gardeners and every member must share in the work load.
Attendance will be recorded on the signup sheets provided at
each Work Bee and Social. We will discuss the principles of
organic gardening, composting, water conservation, mulching
and the proper use of tools.
Each
gardener is expected to sign up and be active on at
least one garden committee!
No member
can give a garden plot away!
Plots that are not renewed become available to the next
individual signed up on the waiting list. All present
plot holders who wish to trade or change their allotted site
must register their request with the Garden Coordinator. |
