2025 Newkirk Community Garden Rules

Welcome to the Newkirk Community Garden. This is a growing space for everyone in our
neighborhood to enjoy. We have benches for people to sit and talk together while enjoying the
garden of flowers and native plants. We have planters with organic soil for gardeners to grow
herbs, flowers, and food.

We want to make everyone’s time in the garden enjoyable and safe. Please follow all of the
rules and be a good neighbor.

The garden’s steering committee will make sure everyone is following the rules and will make
decisions for the garden. If needed, the steering committee will help solve any problems that
may come up between gardeners or community members.

General Garden Rules

The garden should be a safe place for the community, children, and other gardeners. Do not bring any tools into the garden without permission.
Teach your children to respect the garden. Do not pick the plants or flowers.
Clean and return all tools to the shed.
Compost bins are for leaves and plants from the garden only. No garbage or food in the bins.
Never use any herbicides (weedkillers) or pesticides in the garden.
No smoking, alcohol, or drug use in the garden.

Do not remove or cut any tree or shrub without the approval of the steering committee.
All dogs must be leashed.
All Gardeners, members and Volunteers need to sign a release form.
No loud noises.
The last gardener/member leaving must lock the shed and garden.
Please sign in and sign out when you are in the garden.

Visitors

• Any individual who stops by the garden during open hours is welcome.
• May participate in garden open hours, giveaways, events, etc.
• May NOT handle tools nor work in the Garden
• No fee or forms needed

Volunteers

Individual who comes to the garden to help in any kind of work.

Must:

• Complete online application, commitment, and liability waiver form
• Consider joining the NCG WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lk2HdPy1kMY6d95SJQLvlw

• In order to become a member: must participate in 8 hours of:
- Open garden shifts or
- Other garden activities/events (garden meetings, work days, etc.)

Member

Individual with full access to the garden with combination to the locks.

Must:

• Complete online form which will be sent to you after you complete your orientation/training.
• Pay suggested annual $30 annual membership fee.
• Complete orientation/training with a garden member.
• Consider joining NCG WhatsApp group
• Host scheduled open hours at least two hours a month–weekends 11am -2pm, weather permitting.
• Welcome visitors and answer questions including how to become a member of the garden, help in overall maintenance of the garden.

Gardeners

• Individual with full access to the garden with combination to the locks
• Assigned a planting space/team with harvesting privileges

Must:

• Fulfill all requirements above for Member level
• Pay suggested additional $25 gardening fee. This will cover some seeds, plants you can use, and shared supplies.
• Actively maintain garden plot throughout the planting, growing, and harvesting season, which includes watering and maintaining the plot 3 times a week, especially in the summer. If you cannot maintain your plot, you must work with your team and/or the steering committee to arrange plans. Must empty the garden plot at the end of the season in preparation for the next gardeners.
• Plant only in your assigned plot. No extraneous pots, etc.