Memberships

All memberships allow use of available facilities for the current growing season and are subject to observing Garden Guidelines.

Garden Guidelines

Garden Season:  May 19 through October 31 (opening date subject to change)

Hours:  Sunday through Friday, daylight hours (As a church, we believe that Saturday, the 7th day, is set aside for spiritual rest and worship, as stated in the 4th Commandment.  Therefore, we kindly ask that you respect the hours by not working in the garden on Saturday.  For more information, go to Sabbathtruth.com, or contact Pastor Frentzen Pakpahan at fpakpahan@nnec.org.)

• Visit your garden plot often and get to know your fellow community gardeners.  

• Keep your plot and the adjoining pathways well cared for.  Use a garden rake on unplanted areas, and hoe weeds between rows while they are small.  Allowing your plot to become overgrown with weeds may jeopardize your present and future participation in the community garden.

• Participants must supply all their own tools for gardening their plot.

  • All tools must be taken home each day

  • The Williston SDA Church is not responsible for personal tools missing, stolen, or left behind

• We use organic practices in our growing, which means any chemicals, such as Miracle-Gro, chemical fertilizers and pest control, are not to be used in the garden.

• Please conserve water by watering plants in the morning or evening, rather than in the heat of the day.  Apply water at the base of plants where possible.  Keep hoses and connections in good repair.  Use mulch (hay, straw, or wood chips) to reduce evaporation from the soil.  Use water wisely and conserve where possible.  Unattended watering via sprinklers and/or underground watering systems is not allowed.

• Trash barrel may be used, but do not overfill.  If the barrel is full, please take your trash with you.

• Please dispose of weeds in the designated area.

• Please follow current covid guidelines (these will be posted in the garden area).

• Children are welcome in the garden but must be accompanied by an adult and must be supervised at all times.

• Pets must be well behaved and sociable, and remain out of the garden beds.  Please pick up after your pet.

• We prohibit the growing of marijuana, hemp, or tobacco, and using any crops for commercial purposes.

• Gardeners are responsible to clean up their garden plot by the closing date for the garden site.  

• Plot fees are due in full before the garden season begins.

• Let’s keep the garden a peaceful and safe place!  Courteous, neighborly, and appropriate behavior is expected at all times in the garden, and any behavior contrary to this is a reason to ask you to leave.  This includes rudeness, inappropriate behavior of any kind, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs in the gardens or showing up impaired by alcohol or drugs

• Each gardener must complete a Release of all Claims form before any work in the garden can begin.