Wildlands Trust Community Garden

Rules and Regulations

General Information:

  • Opening day will be on May 1st and all beds must be cleaned out by November 10th.

  • The garden will be open 7 days a week from dawn to dusk.

  • Keep the garden gate closed at all times.

  • Well-behaved children are welcome but must be closely supervised.

  • No pets allowed.

  • No smoking allowed anywhere on DDF premises.

  • Parking for gardeners is on the left side of the driveway across from the garden (near the exit).

Tending Your Plot:

  • Please spend 5 - 10 minutes weeding the wood-chipped pathways during each visit to help maintain the garden.

  • Produce must be for personal use or donation.

  • Only organic gardening methods; application of herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizer must be OMRI certified.

  • Growing of cannabis or illegal substances is prohibited.

  • Planting and growing invasive species, such as mint, is prohibited.

  • All plants must fit within your 8 x 4 raised bed. Do not allow crops to crawl or sprawl out of your plot

  • Harvest only from your plot.

  • Weeding the wood-chipped path around your plot is required to keep our community garden healthy.

  • Upkeep reminders will be issued if necessary; after 3 reminders you may lose gardening privileges.

  • If you will be away for a long period of time, please inform the garden coordinator and ensure that someone you trust will tend your plot in your absence.

  • At the end of the season, each gardener must clear their plot of fencing, trellises, strings, labels, etc.

Facility Use:

  • Each bed is provided with automatic drip irrigation. This will be set and controlled by Wildlands Trust staff only. Please do not touch the irrigation controls or timer settings. If your bed is receiving too much or too little water, please let the garden coordinator know.

  • Additional watering may be done by the gardener using the spigot and their own watering cans.

  • Dispose of weeds and crops in designated compost bins. All trash should be taken with you.

  • If something breaks please let us know.

Wildlands Trust reserves the right to change or add to these rules as needed.

Your compliance with these regulations will help everyone to have an enjoyable and prosperous
   garden. Failure to comply will result in a loss of future gardening privileges.

Programming Coordinator: Max Phelps, mphelps@wildlandstrust.org