Garden Volunteers at Encounter Farm (Community Garden Pilot)

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Encounter Farm is looking to expand by sharing garden space to help bring it to its full potential.

We are starting a pilot community garden program and are seeking a few farm friends to help cultivate this new community with us.

Encounter Farm is a evolving food forest on a 3/4 acre lot in Mesa. There are several established fruit trees, veggie plot, and chicken yard. The lot is flood irrigated year round and is welcoming to all levels of gardeners.

We are offering you a plot in the irrigated food forest. In return, we ask for help on projects/maintenance around the farm. Commitment will vary depending on your plot size. Example: 1 hour per 10 sq ft plot. So a 5'x2' row would trade out to 1 hour a month. A 5'x6' plot would run 3 hours a month, and so on. There will be a range of options available to contribute each month.

The perks:

• a plot in the food forest (size depends on your commitment)
• year round flood irrigation
• seed sharing
• communal produce
• standard garden equipment
• on-site free plant stand
• healthy soil comprised of composted wood chips

The rules:

• all natural gardening practices (no chemicals)
• must maintain your plot (free or debris and weeds)
• must log commitment hours as plot dues monthly
• drug free zone
• follow the rules or the plot gets surrenderd

More to follow as the program develops and we get feedback from you and your fellow gardeners.

The not so fine print. We are trying this out and won't get it right the first time. We ask for your patience and feedback in order to make this work and to improve. If this sounds like an opportunity that interest you, let us know and we'll set up an orientation and find you a spot on the farm. First come, first dibs on the prime plot.

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