Happy 2012 Gardening!

Welcome JDIG Gardeners to 2012. I'm sure everyone is counting the days until it's time to dig into the dirt and start the planting. Last year was very eventful and hopefully this year will be even more fun and productive.

For the first post of 2012 I decided to publish the garden rules for easy access to all members. We're not just aspiring to be good gardeners but good partners and good caretakers of our garden co-operative. This will ensure that everyone has a wonderful experience and that our garden is beautifully maintained.

2012 Application submission deadline is February 17th. 

JDIG Club Rules:

1. Accept the garden patch assigned for a period of one (1) year.

2. Work cooperatively with partners on a regular basis during the season to prepare, plant, maintain and harvest your    patch.

3. Participate in overall maintenance of the garden at large including composting, watering, removal of litter, lawn maintenance and other general gardening chores, as well as to observe ALL garden rules.

4. Attend meetings, participate in planning and/ or staging special events and maintain close contact with your partner.

5. If the patch is not worked by May 15th it will be reassigned and membership will be terminated.

6. If the patch is not cleansed by December 2nd it will be reassigned and membership will be terminated.

7. The garden is a cooperative enterprise and needs your help in maintaining it. Do not accept a patch if you cannot be there throughout the gardening season or cannot volunteer to help. We have a long waiting list of people who would like to garden. Members must actively garden throughout the season and regularly volunteer their help or they will not be offered patches next year.

Other Requirements:

Sign up for one job and join at least one committee:

Jobs:

Composting or Summer Watering

Committees:

• Fundraising (Selling bulbs, Flea market…)

• Clean-Up (Litter removal, paths swiped, and weeded…)

• Lawn/Hedge care (Seed, mow lawn, wee, trim hjedges, maintain grape arbor, winterize fig tree…)

• Education/Community OUtreach ( Present programs for gardener education, outreach to the Penn South Community…)

• Furniture/Structural (moving, assembly, repair to garden infrastructure)

• Event Planning (Educational, social activities, presentations)

** Removal of litter is the responsibility of all garden cooperator. Bags for litter can be found in the toolbox. Bags of litter are to be taken to trash receptacles on the street.