First Baptist Church Of Reading

Garden Fee

2026 Registration Form for GardenersPlease note:Returning gardeners are given priority to reclaim their plot from last year.&nbsp;The deadline for returning gardeners to register is May 4.&nbsp;Plots of returning gardeners that have not been claimed by May 4 will be released to new gardeners.Gardeners pay a $50 fee each year to rent a garden plot.

<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name,Community Gardener Guidelines and Rules1. To make gardening pleasant for all: &nbsp;Gardeners will keep a clean and well-maintained garden area. Gardeners are responsible for the removal of their own trash and waste. All gardeners are responsible for keeping weeds down and maintaining the paths immediately surrounding their plot. Pathways must be kept clear and accessible.2. To encourage friendship and community: Gardeners will respect their fellow members and be helpful and courteous at all times. Donation of produce to our Neighborhood Food Pantry located in front of First Baptist Church and other local food pantries is encouraged.3. To be a good gardening neighbor:&nbsp;Gardeners will minimize the shading of neighboring plots and will not allow plants to grow into walkways or other plots. Any encroaching or shading plants may be trimmed without warning.&nbsp;4. To keep theft in check:&nbsp;Gardeners will not tend to, or harvest in another gardener&rsquo;s plot (even those looking abandoned) unless given permission. Gardeners caught stealing produce will be expelled. Please report theft, vandalism and unusual activities to a Garden Coordinator or the Reading Police.&nbsp;5. To protect our environment and our food: Gardeners will follow organic gardening practices. Gardeners will not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or weed repellents.6. To make sure it all runs smoothly: Gardeners will plant and maintain their garden during daylight hours only. If a garden has not been attended to by June 15, or it appears to be abandoned at any time during the growing season, the gardener will be contacted and given one week to tend his/her garden. If the gardener does not, his or her garden will be reassigned or tilled in. If something comes up and you are unable to tend to your plot, please contact a Garden Coordinator as soon as possible.&nbsp;7. To keep a good thing going:&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot; Gardeners must clear out all remaining plant material in their plot by November 15 including tomato cages and staking.&nbsp;&middot; Do not walk through landscaped hill. Please use the stairs and enter garden on Sanborn Street side.&middot; Water must be turned off after each use.&middot; All work shall be done with hand tools only.&middot; Storage of personal tools at the gardens is not allowed.&middot; Fencing is allowed around garden plot but must be maintained and not allowed to look shabby or we will ask you to remove it.&middot; No illegal plants (or marijuana) are permitted to be planted or brought to the community gardens.&middot; Alcoholic beverages, illegal substances and smoking are forbidden in the garden or on church grounds.&nbsp;&middot; A parent or guardian must accompany children under 16 years of age at all times in the garden.&middot; Pets are not allowed in the garden.&middot; No plants shall be used that are listed as invasive or potentially invasive on the Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group list of invasive plants www.massnrc.org/mipag. The planting of trees, shrubs, bushes, and any non-native species is prohibited.&middot; To honor our LORD, each year a different garden plot will be chosen to have a Sabbath Rest. We plan to choose a garden plot not currently in use but eventually all garden plots will take one year of Sabbath. &nbsp;But in the seventh year the land is to have a Sabbath of rest, a Sabbath to the Lord. Leviticus 25:4If a gardener is found to be in violation of any of the Community Gardener Guidelines and Rules, the First Baptist Church reserves the right to ask the gardener to leave and the plot will be reassigned.

2026 Registration Form for GardenersPlease note:Returning gardeners are given priority to reclaim their plot from last year. The deadline for returning gardeners to register is May 4. Plots of returning gardeners that have not been claimed by May 4 will be released to new gardeners.Gardeners pay a $50 fee each year to rent a garden plot.

First Baptist Church Of Reading

Community Garden at First Baptist Church 2026

45 Woburn St

Garden Fee

$50

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