New Membership Agreement

McClure Fellowship of Gardeners
2010 Community Garden Membership and Plot Rental Agreement

Name:


Additional users: Plot number(s)
Address:

Postal Code:
Phone:

Email:


Fee: $30 per plot with 13 hours of volunteer commitment (including three hours watering)

I, the undersigned, on behalf of myself and the users listed above, do agree to follow the conditions below:

1. Pay for my plot in full before using it. Payment is due prior to November 30th for returning gardeners and prior to May 15th for new gardeners. No refunds will be issued after Feb. 28, 2010.

2. Plant my garden plot(s) by June 5, 2010. If I have not done so, the Garden Board has the right to reassign my plot.

3. Help in the joint maintenance of the garden by:
- Properly maintaining my plot(s) and common areas assigned to me. This includes keeping all pathways and areas surrounding my plot and the common areas assigned to me clear of weeds. A neglected plot, as identified by the garden committee, will be assumed to be abandoned if I have not attended to within seven days of notification, and will be reassigned.
- Participating in the garden watering schedule by signing up for at least 3, one-hour long watering sessions for the common areas as assigned.
- Completing 10 hours of volunteer work on the common areas or on projects assigned by the Garden Board. Working on your own plot(s) does not count as volunteer time. Volunteer hours must be recorded in the volunteer binder in the shed or reported online through the blog (www.mccluregardeners.blogspot.com).
The common area(s) assigned to you correspond with your plot numbers. A map and description of the common areas will be posted in the binder in the shed.
Volunteering opportunities will be posted from time to time by the Board. You can the descriptions of these opportunities in the binder or online on the blog.

Garden workbees are held on the third Saturday of each month from 9-3pm. Workbees offer gardeners an opportunity to get to know one another, to enjoy a potluck lunch and to receive guidance on how to care for common areas. If a workbee is cancelled due to inclement weather, it is automatically rescheduled for the following Saturday.

4. Strictly adhere to organic gardening principles and
- Not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides on the site
- Adequately dilute liquid organic fertilizers before application
- Use compost, mulching materials and soil amendments supplied by the Garden Board as required
- Follow the garden’s composting guidelines (no meat, fats or dairy) and compost weeds in the appropriate bin.

5. Respect the garden and the rights of other gardeners by:
- Planting crops which grow over 4 ft. in height where it won’t shade neighbouring beds.
- Put away all equipment used, shut off the pump, and ensure that the shed is locked.
- Take responsibility for any non-gardeners accompanying me to the site and ensure children are supervised and dogs are kept on a leash.
- Harvesting only out of your own plot(s) and community beds (where permitted). Do not harvest from program plots.

This Tenancy Agreement covers a maximum time between November 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010.

Plots will be assigned in the following order:
1. Existing plot renters will have first option on renewing the rental agreement on their assigned plot(s) from year to year, provided they have abided by all of the conditions above.
2. People on the waiting list (in the order that they were added)
3. The general public

Failure to comply with the above conditions may void this contract.

The information on this contract will only be used for community gardening contact purposes and will not be given out or sold.

SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT ABSOLVES McCLURE FELLOWSHIP OF GARDENERS AND ROBERT McCLURE UNITED CHRUCH FROM ANY LIABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM NEGLIGENCE OR THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF POWER AND HAND TOOLS EITHER BY OTHERS OR MYSELF.



Gardener’s Signature Garden Board Member Signature
Date: Amount received: $ Form of payment: Cash / Cheque