Welcome to the Ithaca Community Gardens!
The Ithaca Community Gardens is a not-for-profit membership organization devoted to furthering community food self-sufficiency. We provide support and encouragement for gardeners, including garden tools and soil amendments, an orientation to our resources and activities, mentoring, and events. When you join the Gardens you become part of a vibrant community of gardeners and other area residents with interests in food policy and food justice.
PAYMENTS & DONATIONS
If you don’t see your payment total or donation amount to the right, please use “Other” and add a note detailing what the payment is for.
Membership: One $20 membership is required. Plot partners gain voting privileges if they also pay membership. This is optional.
Plot Maintenance Fee: $25 for a half-size plot. $45 for a full-size plot. This fee is waived with a financial aid scholarship.
No Work Fee (optional): Pay $10 per work hour instead of contributing work to the overall maintenance of the Gardens. Up to $80 to pay for the full 8 required work hours. Please use “Other” and use the notes section to indicate that you are paying for work hours.
Payment for Previous Season’s Work Hours: $10 per hour. Please use “Other” and use the notes sectionto indicate the year and number of work hours being paid for in the notes section.
Donations: Donations are ALWAYS needed and welcome! We use unrestricted donations for the many needs of the Gardens, including financial need scholarships. Please use “Other” and use the notes section to specify the purpose for your donation in the notes section.
REPORT WORK HOURS
Please report your work hours from individual work assignments. DO NOT report hours from regular group work days (often Saturdays) here, or hours for special jobs involving a large time commitment. Estimated dates are fine. If you can’t attend group workdays and would like an individual work assignment, please contact icg.reg.asst@gmail.com.
gardening news
Board meetings for 2024 will be once a month on either the 3rd or 4th Monday of the month from 6-7:30 at the Gardens. The board’s next meeting will be from 6 to 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Gardeners are welcome to attend board meetings; you can confirm the next meeting information via secretary@ithacacommunitygardens.org. Meeting minutes are also available on request from the board secretary.
Gardening plots are still available for 2024! Once you apply to join the Gardens, we send an introductory email with general information about the the Gardens, and then a second email with specific instructions on how to register and pay for a plot at the Gardens, or join as a member without a plot.
In-person orientation sessions for all gardeners and their plot partners will be announced. Our orientation video was created before the reconfiguration. Email any questions to ronliso@ithacacommunitygardens.org.
Choose You Tuesdays (concluded for 2024): Get active at the Gardens this summer – join other community members to stay fit and promote wellness. See flyer here, and here for more detail!
Read the 2/8/24 Tompkins Weekly article about the Gardens here.
2024 Gardens Calendars are still available for purchase.
