Updated April 22, 2020 and subject to change

We comply with government and public health guidelines. These are protocols specific for the Riley Park Community Garden. We are working to help us all safely garden.

Please follow the guidelines:

• Don’t come to the garden if you are not well. Symptoms of covid-19 infection include high fever, coughing, sore throat and shortness of breath. Please communicate with the RPCG if you need any assistance.

• Wash your hands before and after coming to the garden.

• Work parties will be limited to 3 gardeners plus a lead gardener who will wear an orange vest.

• Lead gardener for each work party will be responsible to ensure minimum spacing and sanitizing of tools, etc. The lead will also diplomatically ask the public to stay out of the garden while gardeners are working

• When in the garden, maintain spacing of at least 2 meters between gardeners.

• As much as possible, gardeners should use their own tools. When shared tools must be used, these must be sanitized with a 5% bleach solution before and after use.

• Any surface that is touched should be sanitized with the bleach solution. These include: wheelbarrow and sprinkling can handles, compost bins, any part of the watering system such as turnoff valves and nozzles. Use of bleach solution. The active ingredient in bleach loses effectiveness in a short time and the solution must be made up daily. The spray bottle marked with a water fill line (600mL) and a 30 mL cup for measuring bleach are provided in the shed. The 5% bleach solution is slightly stronger than the 3% solution recommended on the Chlorox website, but will provide a margin of safety against measuring errors. https://www.clorox.com/resources/coronavirus/products/

Sanitizing Procedure.: Wash tools, spray with the bleach solution, leave on for 5 minutes before rinsing well with clean water. Allow to air dry.

* Thanks to Dr. Hannah Traggis and the Wareham Community Garden for providing a science based set of guidelines that have been adapted for our situation. For a more detailed advisory for community gardens, see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_cd8KCsO_V9kKjDvZYPXvhFdqWBTobR eBnw2TiNV4bE/edit