May 11, 2020 Subject to Change
COVID protocols and guidelines from our public health and government authorities are followed.
Community Gardens are an Essential Service. They are not functioning as social gatherings, but to grow and provide food for our community.
Until Further Notice
We cannot hold Work Parties, host Workshops, Lunch Events or Gatherings. We must ensure physical distancing.
You can get involved. Sign Up for our Small Team Gardening sessions.
Garden Guides - helping our community to grow food
In response to COVID, we are supporting our community to grow food. The Riley Park Garden Guides project is an online and community resource to provide one-on-one mentorships with expert/Master Gardeners, helping you with a site assessment to determine soil quality, suggesting soil amendments and crops; and providing you with some seeds to get your garden going or producing short Gardening Tips videos.
Get started. Complete our short survey.
COVID Protocols in the Riley Park Community Garden (RPCG)
Please follow these guidelines:
Our maximum number of gardeners is 4 people. Sign Up for our Small Team Gardening sessions led by a core volunteer. Everyone is welcome. Your participation will help us maintain the valuable community resource that the RPCG has become.
The garden is closed to the public when our gardeners are at work. It is closed during the Riley Park Summer Farmers Market (Saturdays until 3:00pm).
No dogs are allowed in the garden.
Bring your own tools, no shared snacks or lunches. When shared tools must be used, these must be sanitized with a 5% bleach solution.
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.
For further information email us, sign up for a Small Team Gardening session or learn more about our Garden Guides project.
