A qualified gardener is any gardener who…

(a) has performed and recorded at least 5 volunteer hours more than the difference between their Volunteer Time and the unit weight of the Volunteer Harvest taken from the Communal Garden…

OR …

(b) has paid the remittance fee and has recorded as many or more volunteer hours than the “unit weight” of Volunteer Harvest they have taken from the Communal Garden.

A “unit weight” of 0.454Kg (1 Lb) of Communal Garden produce is equivalent to 1 hour of Volunteer Time.

As an example:

• 5 hours recorded – 0.0Kg produce taken = Ok
• 5 hours recorded – 0.454Kg produce taken = Not Ok
• 6 hours recorded – 0.454Kg produce taken = Ok

We don’t have an app for this yet but we do keep pens, pencils and paper in the shed

• The same as the annual Plot Rental Fee: $60

The volunteer time commitment to the ICG for plot rental gardeners is 5 hours per plot per season – and should be recorded in the Volunteer Log Book … or … as an alternative: pay $75 in lieu of the 5 volunteer hours

The volunteer options are:

Option A: Communal Garden Bed Preparation and/or Planting and/or Tending

• Bed preparation and/or planting and/or tending
• A minimum of 5 hours per plot must be recorded seasonally
• Hours recorded count towards Volunteer Harvest Rewards

Option B: Heritage Volunteering

• You performed a volunteer task for the ICG last year and would like to do the same volunteer work again
• A minimum of 5 hours must be recorded seasonally
• Hours recorded count towards Volunteer Harvest Rewards

Option C: Remittance Payment

• Pay $75 in liew of performing any volunteer time in the garden
• This remittance should be paid at the same time as your Plot Rental Fee
• The funds received from these remittances will be used for a variety of incidental expenses and to hire day labour as required