Gardening Agreement Example

Gardening Agreement

between

the Property Owner and the Gardener

This document states the expectations and understandings between ______________________ as Property Owner and ________________________ as Gardener about the Gardener's use of Property Owner's garden space.  It applies to the ______ (year)  gardening season for the garden located at:  ___________________

__________________________________________________________________.

Property Owner will:

• Provide access to water
• Provide, or not provide (please circle) storage space for tools
• Allow Gardener to establish a compost pile
• Contribute, or not contribute, (please circle) kitchen compost to the compost pile
• Contribute, or not contribute, (please circle) yard waste to the compost pile
• Communicate to Gardener where to park a car when gardening

Gardener will:

• Bring, or not bring (please circle) a pet to the garden
• Bring, or not bring (please circle) a child under age 12 to the garden
• Use, or not use (please circle) non-organic pesticides or fertilizers
• Clarify for the Property Owner what kitchen scraps are acceptable in the compost
• Manage the compost pile to minimize odors
• Keep the garden weeded a minimum of once a week
• Share the garden produce with the Property Owner
• Use the water judiciously, not excessively

Both Property Owner and Gardener may wish use the tools of the "Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project" found at http://www.dsaspeakyourpeace.org/tools.html when interacting with each other.

Property Owner:

Gardener: