YEAH!  We're so excited that you're interested in joining the garden! 

The official season for 2008 ended Oct 31st and we will be starting up again in March.  Everyone is welcome to join.  If you are interested in joining for 2009 you should send us an e-mail at hollenbackcommunitygarden@yahoo.com so we can let you know the schedule for 2009.

If you would like to join our garden, and we hope you do, you need to come to either a workday or a meeting before June 15th, 2009. 

Earning a Plot

There is tremendous interest in Hollenback these days but limited space, so we are sorry to say that we will not have any plots to give away in the 2009 season.  We have also started a new policy whereby, if you would like to be eligible for a plot you need to Apprentice for a year.  Apprenticing involves paying dues (a sliding scale of $10-50), coming to 4 workdays, 4 meetings and 4 2-hour open hours shifts during your first season.  If you do all of those deeply fun things in 2009, then you're eligible for a plot in 2010 (if some open up).  We would love to have you in the garden as an Apprentice.  You'll be able to tend the common areas and trees, build and turn compost, weed, prune, build beds, help with events and enjoy the garden on your own time.  

Click here for more information about our By Laws and Membership Rules.

Keys

If you decide to join as an Apprentice, you will receive a key after coming to 2 meetings and 1 workday.

Workdays

Wear clothes you can get dirty and be prepared to weed, prune, build, hammer, saw, paint, shovel and get dirty.  We provide tools, but it's a good idea to bring a pair of gardening gloves and a pair of hand pruners (if you have them).  Be prepared to stay at least 3-4 hours, though you're welcome to stay all day.

 Other Gardens 

If you are interested in getting hooked up with another community garden where you are more likely to get your own plot, please contact Hannah Riseley-White at Green Guerillas 212 594-2155.  She's working with at risk and quiet gardens to get more support and energy into those green spaces. 

You can also go to http://www.oasisnyc.net/gardens/cenycmapsearch.asp to find a community garden near you.

Contact

If you still have questions give the co-coordinators a call, Cara (917) 701 2875 and Mark (918) 804 0414. 

Or e-mail us at hollenbackcommunitygarden@yahoo.com