How Much Does a Community Garden Plot Cost?
No doubt you are thinking this all sounds great, but very little in life is free. How much does a garden plot cost? Well, actually, one of the gardeners I spoke with does have access to her plot for free. Georgy Edgson says that her plot in Brighton, England doesn’t cost her anything in rent. All the gardeners share what they grow with each other pooling resources like seeds, plants and tools. She mentioned that they “also use Freecycle a lot” to find the things their community garden needs. Jackie also doesn’t pay any yearly rent. However, all the people in her community garden split the cost of “a full dump truck load of high quality organic soil (organic compost/sand/peat mix),” wood for plot edging, and the cost of tool rentals to prepare the ground of their garden. However, Georgy and Jackie’s experience wasn’t the norm. Most of the community gardeners I spoke with paid some sort of yearly rent for their plot, some as high as $75 (Ben), or as low as $40 (Elizabeth). Tips for Makin
