Garden Rules
• Start your gardening in the spring or notify the
†e Seeds
Since 1978 Eugene’s community gardens have been
growing friendships, community involvement and
an appreciation of the land. By giving participants
the opportunity to cultivate their own gardens, the
Community Gardens Program helps people experi-
ence a special connection to the earth and their
community. Community gardeners can:
• provide food for family and friends,
• enjoy the beauty of a garden in bloom,
• learn about gardening,
• share information with other gardeners,
• work the land and harvest the fruits of their labor.
It is the program’s mission to provide a rewarding
gardening experience for all who rent a garden plot
and join the community gardens family. The rental
comes with access to a plot, water and tools. Each
gardener then decides what to plant in his or her
plot and how to cultivate it.
community gardens program coordinator before
May 31 if you intend to cancel your rental agree-
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ment. No refunds are available after May 31.
Maintain your garden plot. Plan on four to five †e Tools
hours a week during the peak gardening season to The average size of a plot is 20 by 30 feet. Rent is
maintain a plot. During the winter, plots may be $60/year and includes access to tools and water. All
mulched or planted with annuals, perennials or plots are staked and numbered.
cover crops. If a plot appears abandoned, attempts Each garden site has a manager who can help
will be made to contact the gardener. If the plot answer questions, share expertise and assist with
remains untended, the rental fee, deposit and use of problems or concerns that arise.
the plot are forfeited. Skinner City Farm also offers the unique oppor-
• Keep common areas or roadways clear. Haul out tunity to rent organizational plots. The fee for these
debris, and store community tools in the tool shed plots is $120/year and they are suitable for a group
and other equipment at home. of people because they are larger than individual
• Organic gardening methods are strongly en- plots (roughly 1,400 square feet). For more infor-
couraged. Chemical fertilizers may be used, but mation, call the Skinner City Farm gardens
pesticides or herbicides are prohibited. manager at 344-8322.
• Be respectful. Do not vandalize plants or harvest Raised beds are available at Alton Baker
produce from another garden. Community Garden for $20/year. These are
• Respect the privacy of people who live near the 50 square feet and intended for individuals who
gardens. Do not ask to use their phones, toilets or need increased accessibility. Call 682-4800 for
other private property. more information.
†e Land
There are six community gardens throughout Eugene with a combined
total of more than 300 plots:
• Amazon at 27th and High
• Mathews at 15th and Hayes
• Whiteaker at the end of North Polk
• River House at 301 North Adams
• Alton Baker on Day Island Road, east of the Alton Baker Park
parking lot
• Skinner City Farm at the corner of Lawrence St. and Cheshire

A lice Aikens loves to help things grow. As a
volunteer manager for the Amazon Commu-
nity Gardens and steward of her own plot, she has
many opportunities to watch both flourish. Alice
has been an active part of creating community at
Amazon Community Gardens for more than a de-
cade. Alice values the feeling of community within
the garden and appreciates that it extends beyond
the gardening family. Annually, she and the other
Amazon gardeners donate more than 2,000 pounds
of surplus produce to Food for Lane County. The
gardens also attract visitors of all ages. They come
to sketch, write or photograph. “Sunflowers— they
love the sunflowers,” says Alice, who also finds
inspiration amidst her flowers and vegetables as
she paints with watercolor. For her, gardening is a
three-dimensional art and she takes visual aesthet-
ics into consideration when planting. “Every year
is like a new palette,” she says and looks forward to
every year’s unique canvas.
Información en Español
Desde 1978 los jardines de comunidad de Eugene Community Gardens
han crecido amistades, enredo de comunidad y un
aprecio de la tierra. Al dar gente la oportunidad de
Program
cultivar su propio jardín, los jardines de comunidad
ayudan a la gente experimentar una relación especial
con la tierra y con la comunidad. Los jardineros de
comunidad pueden:
harvest
• provear comida por la familia y los amigos,
• gozar en la belleza del jardín en flor,
• aprender a cuidar el jardín,
• compartir información con otro jardineros,
• trabajar la tierra y cosechar los frutos de su trabajo.
Un terreno mide a un promedio de 20 por 30
pies. La renta es $60/año y incluye acceso a unas her-
ramientas del jardín y a agua. Inscríbase por un ter-
reno empezando en el medio de marzo, a la dirección
indicada arriba. Aprende sobre terrenos disponibles
después del 1º de marzo.
Plot Assignments
Information is available about plots after March 1.
Plot assignments are made in the middle of March.
For more information or to request a plot, contact:
City of Eugene Parks and Open Space
1820 Roosevelt Boulevard
Eugene, Oregon 97402
(541) 682-4800
volunteersinparks@ci.eugene.or.us
www.eugene-or.gov/parks