About the Garden

The Barrington Community Garden is a volunteer‐run, organic garden for Barrington Residents only. 

​The Garden seeks to provide a warm, inviting place that offers Barrington residents 5' x 20' plots for organic gardening, promotes and serves as a hub for relevant community activities, and builds community. 

Plots at the Barrington Community Garden are leased to Barrington residents on an annual basis for a small fee. Signups are held at the garden during opening weekend in the spring. 

In just a few years, thanks to the help of many, we have been able to:

• Install a deer fence surrounding the perimeter to negate the need for individual fencing and improve aesthetics.
• Install a solar-operated water pump with spigots located throughout the garden.
• Establish plots dedicated to growing produce for local food banks and other nonprofits.
• Build a shed to store tools.
• Establish a shade structure for relief from the sun.
• Establish community herb beds for lessees to snip and use the herbs as needed.
• Donate bushels of produce to Tap In. 

We have a 5-year-plan as a guideline, but as gardens evolve, so will the plan, and we wholeheartedly encourage your involvement. We welcome folks with ideas, brains, passion, muscles, and/or knowledge of organic gardening, fundraising, and a desire to build community. 

Being part of the garden is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills, and get immersed in your community. Get involved. 

If you'd like to lease a plot in 2020, complete the contact form and we will send you information early Spring. 

For your reference, the forms for 2019 are below. They are worth looking at so you can see what the garden is about, plus review the community hours required in the care and upkeep of common areas. (Basically 4 hours of community work over the course of the season, plus weeding and mulching the north and east pathways lining your pathway.) 

2019 registration forms & info to download 

Use & Lease Agreement
Work obligations
Organic guidelines
Composting guidelines
Season closing procedures & info

Important information when you lease a plot
Care and upkeep of common areas, which include the pathways, herb beds, raspberry bushes, and shed, is required of all lessees. When you sign up for a plot, you agree to: 

• Participate in a minimum of four (4) hours per leased plot per season for shared community garden tasks on designated community work days. 
• Keep the north and east pathways adjacent to your plot weed-free and wood-chipped. (This is in addition to the 4 hours of community work, above.)​​ NOTE: The initial mulching and weeding of your pathways must be done by the first Sunday in June. 
• Cultivate your plot by end of the day the first Sunday in June. Plots not cultivated by this date will be considered forfeited, along with the annual fee, and made available for re-leasing. 
• Close your bed down by Sunday, December 1, 2019, which means removing all spent plant material, stakes, and trellises. You must also re-mulch the north and east pathways surrounding your plot, if needed, and make any adjustments to ensure that your plot is not extending beyond its 5' x 20' boundaries. See the closing instructions for more info. 
• Keep the leased plot in a relatively weed-free condition and within the bounds of the plot dimensions of 5' x 20'.

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