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Garden Management
Committee
1. A Garden Management Committee shall consist
of three persons and shall be selected by the Project Supervisor.
Members shall include the Project Supervisor, one other staff member,
and one member of the Garden Committee, or a member of the Board of
Directors of Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina.
2.
The Garden Management Committee will meet as necessary.
All members shall be notified of each meeting.
3. Decisions of the Garden Management Committee
shall be made by majority vote.
4. The Garden Management Committee will consider
and resolve complaints against gardeners who have broken or violated
tules or standards.
5. A verbal warning will be given by the Garden
Coordinator, or her designated representative, describing the infringement
of rules and suggesting a course of action.
6. If the infraction continues, a written notice
will be issued to the gardener describing the infraction and outlining
an immediate solution.
7. The notice will be handed or mailed to the
gardener.
8. Unless there is a response from the gardener
within seven to ten days, the gardener will be notified in writing
that s/he must vacate his or her plot.
9. The gardener will be given seven to 10 additional
days to vacate.
10. The notice to vacate will be posted on the
garden bulletin board.
11. Chairman of the Garden Management Committee
will keep copies of all notices, documentation and minutes of all
meetings of the committee.
Laulima Puna Garden Rules
1. Garden hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days
a week, or by arrangement with the appropriate project coordinator.
2. All gardeners and visitors will vacate the
garden before dark.
3. Zero pets in the garden.
4. Parents and caretakers will closely supervise
youth under 16 years of age.
5. Due to health and safety issues, the aquaculture
project is off limits to gardeners and staff unless special permission
is obtained.
6. Unless you have special permission, please water or enter
only the garden plot
which is assigned to you.
6. Smoking in designated areas only. Use containers
for remainders.
7. Laulima Puna Garden is a drug and alcohol
free area.
8. Notify the Garden Coordinator or other staff
member if you will be absent for more than five days and designate
a caretaker for your garden.
9. Read and abide by all notices posted on the
bulletin board.
10. Complaints or infractions of rules shall be
reported to Garden Coordinator Garden Management Committee.
11.
Standards
for Gardening
1. Only organic fertilizers and herbicides are
allowed in the garden. If you have questions check with Garden Coordinator
BEFORE applying.
2.
Only
legal plants may be cultivated in the garden.
3.
Keep
a space of six inches around the edges of your plot.
4.
Be
responsible for minimizing drainage from your plot to other areas.
5.
Conserve
water.
6.
Turn
rakes, hoes, etc. with sharp edges to the ground.
7.
Keep
the path adjacent to your plot level, free of weeds, tools and debris.
8.
Add
materials, gravel, rocks only after checking with Coordinators.
9.
Plots
should be fully planted. Pull weeds and diseased plants ASAP.
10. Keep plantings inside the boundaries of your
plot.
11. Poles and trellises should be simple and functional.
12. All gardeners are required to spend at least four hours
per month on common
areas, clearing paths, composting, weedeating, recycling.
13. Garden meetings will be held periodically.
If you cannot attend, read the information on the bulletin board and
sign to show you have read it.
APPLICATION FOR GARDEN
PLOT
Laulima Puna Community Garden
Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina, P.O. Box 1051, Pahoa, HI
96778,
808-966-6643, FAX 965-5454
Community Food Project - CSREES/USDA
Garden Coordinator: Ingrid Tillman,
966-5093
Orchard Coordinator: ‘Ipo Scott, 966-6423
Please
Print Full Name:____________________________________
Address:________________________________e-mail
___________
Phone:
Home_____________ Business_________FAX ___________
In Emergency
Notify:______________________Phone: __________
Address:
________________________________________________
Physician:
_______________________________Phone: __________
Date:_________________Plot Assigned #______________
Designated
persons authorized to garden in this plot:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
I hereby
authorize Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina or any of its employees to refer the above
applicant, or persons specified as alternates, if injured or ill,
to my family physician, or to a specified physician, when deemed necessary.
I agree
to abide by all the rules and standards listed in the “Rules and Procedures
for Laulima Puna Community Garden.” If asked to vacate my garden plot,
I will do so promptly.
I, the
undersigned, hereby agree to all of the above, and waive all responsibility
on the part of Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina, for property damage and/or bodily
injury which may be sustained by participating in the above activity.
Signature:
______________________________ Date: _______________
___ I am
already a member of Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina
___ I enclose
One Dollar for membership in Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina
LAULIMA PUNA
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Free Garden Plots
Apply Now!
·
Sign
up for your own garden plot
·
Grow
food for your family and friends
·
Learn
about organic gardening
·
Support
community-based agriculture
Call now for Information and Enrollment
Call
966-6423 –Noe or ‘Ipo
Fax 965-5454
Garden is located in Pahoa
Makai side of Highway 130 at eleven mile marker
Project of Na Po’e Hoa ‘Aina and USDA Community
Food Project
Na
Po’e Hoa ‘Aina, P.O. Box 1051, Pahoa, 96778, jon@interpac.net
Rick Turner, Project Supv., 808-965-0627, rickturner@23msm.com
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