VIDEOS: Registered Gardeners, please watch:

New Gardener Orientation Video New Gardeners, please watch this video. We are doing the orientation virtually this year to  reduce social contact.  If you still have questions, please feel free to call or email the garden coordinator, or sign up for a time-slot to meet in person below.  

Edgerton Guidelines during COVID-19 Video  All Gardeners, please watch this video for Covid-19 Guidelines. These guidelines are listed below in writing as well.

Message to Community Gardeners during Covid-19

Stop the Spread Begins with You!

While getting outside for a touch of nature is important during the COVID-19 crisis, all social contact increases the risk of spreading the disease. The best way to reduce this risk is to stay home, especially for those at-risk individuals.

If you are registered for a Community Garden plot at Edgerton this year, let me know ASAP if you would prefer to not garden this year, and would like a refund. All gardeners will stay on the “returning gardener” list for next year. 

Plot Assignments will be mailed out to registered gardeners on the week the garden opens.

Community Garden Guidelines during Covid-19

1. People who are sick need to stay home: Anyone displaying symptoms of COVID-19, or have come in contact with someone who has, should not come to the gardens. Symptoms include a fever, coughing, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste.

2. Wash your hands well before and after visiting the garden is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself and others.

3. Practice Social Distancing:

• Only 6 people in the garden at a time. (If there are more than 6 when you get there, wait in your car or come back later)
• Stay at least 6 feet away from others at all times.
• If you have a raised bed, please wait to garden until your neighbors on either side of your bed are not in the garden.
• Your children are welcome but keep them in your plot. They count towards the 6 in the garden at one time. (Note-the playgrounds are closed.)

4. Masks are recommended by the CDC when in public settings.

• Put your mask on before you enter the garden. Directions for making sew and no-sew masks: a sheet, t-shirt material, or bandana can protect you.
• Leave your mask on the entire time you are gardening and until you return to your car. Wash your mask after each time used.

5. Gloves are strongly recommended.

• Put your gloves on before you enter the garden. Gloves may be disposable or reusable. If reusable, wash or disinfect them after each visit to the garden. Make sure disposable gloves are put inside the trash bins.
• Always wear gloves when you are using water spigots, hoses, shared tools or surfaces.

6. Avoid Multi-touch surfaces

• Wear gloves and/or wash/disinfect hands before and after using water spigots and hoses
• There will be no bathroom on site. Please plan accordingly to use the bathroom at home before or after your garden visit.

7. Thoroughly wash all produce you harvest from the garden at home with water.

• THE GOOD NEWS: COVID-19 is not a food borne illness. It is extremely unlikely that someone will catch it through eating. The routes to be concerned about include being in close proximity to many people or coming in contact with high-touch surfaces. Use only water to wash your produce as soap can cause stomach problems.