How to Join

Here are the steps in the process:

• Please note we no longer have a residency requirement.  However, during the summer when produce needs to be regularly watered and picked, you will need to make multiple trips to the garden every week.
• Fill out our form to get on the waitlist.
• In early January, we contact our waitlist with a Zoom link to attend an “Information Session” mid-January.  The Information Session covers the details and expectations involved in having a garden bed.
• After attending the information session, people who want to apply for a bed complete a Contract by the end of January.
• If we have more contracts submitted than beds available, we have a lottery to select gardeners.
• If you are selected, the bed payment is due late February.
• New gardeners are required to attend an orientation held at the garden in early March.

It costs $75 per year to rent a 4 x 8 bed. Financial assistance is available if needed.

We are a completely volunteer-run organization, so everyone needs to do garden service. Participating in our fall and spring workdays and attending our monthly garden meeting is expected. Our committees and teams meet all year long and need members to assist with activities and projects.

We do not use pesticides or non-organic fertilizer, among other organic gardening practices. We have lots of information to help you and your fellow gardeners are here to support you. You must agree to use organic gardening practices only to have a bed. Check out our Garden Rules.

Absolutely. We’re always on the lookout for folks interested in volunteering to help with garden tasks “inside” and “outside” the fence. Outside the fence we are working on native plant habitats, pollinator gardens and more. Of course, we always need help moving mulch! Inside the fence we have several community beds maintained by volunteers where all the produce is donated to local food banks. To volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Application. Save the electronic form then email it to us at lewescommunitygarden@gmail.com.  We also welcome donations, which support projects such as our pollinator garden and new fence.