Membership

See below for the requirements to join Greene Acres Community Garden, and don’t hesitate to reach out (or swing by the garden when one of us is there!) if you have any questions. 

BECOMING A MEMBER

1. Begin by attending a monthly meeting to meet current members and request you be added to the prospective member email list. Our meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of every month - see when our next meeting is on our calendar here.

2. Complete 6 hours of work during community work sessions (the Saturday following meeting days), compost sessions (on Sundays) or at open hours (available to view on the calendar).

3. Once you complete your 6 hours, attend a new member orientation at the end of a work day.

4. Review and sign a Greene Acres Community Agreement, and you’ll receive a key to the garden!

MAINTAINING YOUR MEMBERSHIP

• Members are expected to participate in meetings and work days or help on their own time throughout the season.

• All members must also host ten open hours per season (April to October) when we are scheduled to open to the public (Friday 4-8 p, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-6.)   

• Members must pay $20 per season per adult in the house that has access to the garden (seasonal dues to be paid by May 1).

How to Get a Plot

Greene Acres has 25 hexagonal raised beds in which individual gardeners grow fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Email the garden to ask if there is an available plot; if not, you can ask to be added to the wait list. It's never a bad time to join the list! Just fulfill the membership requirements (6 work hours, dues), then ask the plot coordinator to add you to the list.

As a Member

Read our member bylaws here or in the shed. All members must sign a membership agreement online or in the shed, which includes our garden rules:

As a member of Greene Acres, each year:

• I will pay dues by May 1

• I will plant my plot, if I have one, by May 1 and tend it April to October

• I will host ten scheduled open hours (Fri 408, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-6)**

• I will attend at least three work days and two meetings**

• I will be kind, respectful and helpful, and will refrain from hurtful behavior

• I will supervise children and animals in my care closely and will not allow animals off-leash

• I will not hold children’s gatherings in the garden without permission from the group

• I will not give away my key, copy it, or lend it for copying

• I will not store personal items or leave unwanted material anywhere in the garden

• I will mind the bylaws, which I have read in the shed or on our website

• I will treat members personal information and garden communications with privacy and respect (e.g. won't share or publish members' contact information or pictures without their consent; won't spam the list)

• I understand that if I violate this agreement, I may be subject to action, including reassignment of my plot, dismissal from the garden or confiscation of my key.

**Does not apply to composting members, who agree to help with at least one compost session per year. Does not apply to chicken committee members, who have alternate arrangements with the Membership Working Group.