*Shared
Garden Member Commitment
The
Shared Garden is a group effort performed by 45 gardeners at the
Forest Street Community Garden site. Gardeners of all levels of
experience are welcome, and work together to accomplish all tasks.
Harvests are shared equally with excess produce going to local
community kitchens and food pantries. We strive for organic and
earth friendly approaches and are always open to new ideas on
how to achieve these goals..
- Our
group work times are Monday and Wednesday evenings 6-8 pm and
Saturday morning 10 am-12 noon weather permitting.
- Each
member is expected to attend at least one work shift a week throughout
the growing season, with accommodations made for vacations, work,
kids activities…etc.
- Extra
work is needed in the spring for garden setup and planting, and
in the fall for harvest and cleanup.
- We
correspond through emails, a white board at the garden, and a
monthly meeting or potluck to let everyone know what has been
done recently and what needs to be done next.
- We
have begun ordering seeds for starts and will work in the garden
as early as we can weather permitting (March/April). We will put
the garden to bed in late November.
The
beauty of our shared garden is the building camaraderie, sharing
knowledge of plants, growing techniques, and recipes as well as
- distributing workload and donating to the community. This is hard
but rewarding work.
We look forward to gardening with you!
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Shared Garden Pot Lucks -
(Pot Lucks are held at the Forest St. Pavilion
or at a location that will be communicated by Garden Coordinators.
Gardeners are encouraged to host one of the potlucks.)
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Forest
St.Shared Garden - 2026
The
Shared Garden on Forest Street brings together a group of
folks who garden together! By committing to the group with
an annual cash investment and putting in
volunteer hours*
you can garden and learn gardening techniques while making
friends.
Fill out the Forest St. Shared Garden Membership form:
Click
Here
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HOLD
HARMLESS / STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
The
City of Eau Claire and North River Fronts Neighborhood Association,
will not be responsible for any accidents, injuries, or
damages, nor will the City of Eau Claire or North River
Fronts Neighborhood be responsible for any theft, damage
to, loss of, or replacement of any belongings, equipment,
materials, or tools, or plantings. There is no security
for any personal belongings.
Failure to follow any garden or public area rules and regulations
may result in loss of membership. Memberships are non-transferable.
Shared
Gardeners Archieve Photos
can be seen here
If
you have questions please send an email to: forestst.sharedgarden@gmail.com
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Shared
gardeners get updates on activites
planned for upcoming garden sessions
Shared
Garden Hours:
Saturdays: 10:00 - noon
Mondays: 6:00 - dusk
Wednesdays: 6:00 - dusk
Weather
permitting
Please prepare to be flexible when weather
is challenging.
We
recommend that you dress in layers when heading to the garden.
Be prepared to ward off insects using the means you feel
most comfortable.
(Bug spray, netted hats, ThermaCells, etc.)
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