Sow a seed at the St. Francis Community Garden!
Our Community Garden offers the opportunity to grow your own vegetables or flowers, as well as supporting local food pantries.
If you would like to rent a garden plot for the 2024 growing season please contact us at info@stfranciszionsville.org!
Plots of roughly 18' by 20' are available for rent at St. Francis In-The-Fields. The cost is $30 per plot, with an additional $30 deposit that is returned at the end of the growing season if the plot is maintained. We ask that 10% of all produce is donated to local food pantries, with collection at the church.
St. Francis Garden Rules:
No unattended children or dogs; dogs should be on a leash and you are expected to clean up after your dog.
No gardening after dark.
No unattended sprinklers or drip irrigation; attended sprinklers, drip irrigation, and hand watering is okay.
Use of the church restrooms is permitted during business hours (M-F, 9 am – 3 pm).
No smoking or alcohol on property.
No landscaping felt or fabric (suggested alternatives: cardboard, newspapers, straw, grass clippings).
No driving or parking anywhere in the grassy areas.
Plots in row A may only be gardened without the use of chemicals. Plots in row B or C may be gardened with spot treatment of herbicides and insecticides.
If you have not planted your plot by June 30th, the church may reallocate your plot. An attempt will be made to contact you before the reallocation.
If weeds grow above approx. two feet high, you will be notified by e-mail and given 1 week to tend to your plot. If this doesn’t happen, the garden plot will be reclaimed and you will forfeit your fee and deposit.
You may use your plot as soon as the ground is tilled (anticipated early May, 2024). By October 30th, all non-organic things need to be out of the plots, including tomato cages, string, and tools.
Anyone who does not clear their garden plot(s) will forfeit their deposit and they also risk losing their priority for getting the same plot(s) next season.
Plots will be available beginning first of May.
Don't want to tend a whole plot? We need gardeners of all abilities to lend us a hand!
We hope to have a church plot again this year and we are looking for volunteers interested in helping. All abilities of gardening are welcome! If you a master gardener or just want to learn more about digging in the dirty we will have a task for you to assist. All food grown will go to local food pantries to help fight hunger in our community.
