# Delivery guide ## Published project version Community Garden · version 1 · unapproved design · published 2026\-10\-03T01:26:13\.048381\+00:00 ## Operating permission Recorded operating status: confirmed\. Filed evidence status at publication: missing\. Public design approval and publication do not verify site permission\. ## Activities Participants grow vegetables, flowers, or other plants of their choice in their allocated plots and arrange care during absences\. Plants and supports must stay within the plot and avoid shading or obstructing neighboring plots unless the affected plot belongs to the same participant or its holder agrees\. Permission is required before working on someone else’s plot\. Pesticides and fertilizers are prohibited\. Optional informal lessons and peer mentoring support beginners and participants seeking help with particular plants or tasks\. Participants announce their willingness to mentor through open signup and arrange the topic and time directly\. The program does not screen, verify, or endorse mentors or their information; use the notice in the Volunteer guide\. The season includes an opening event, at least two community potlucks, and a closing event\. Individual attendance is optional\. ## Participation and access Residents of the neighborhood bounded by Queen St, King St, Maple Dr, and Main St in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, may request a plot from Bob\. Beginners are welcome\. Allocate the 12 plots first come, first served, initially one per person\. If plots remain, offer one additional plot per person in each subsequent round using the same order\. Bob maintains a waiting list when all plots are allocated\. There is no plot fee\. Participants pay for their own seeds and incidental or consumable supplies for their plots\. Bob provides an instruction packet and the shed access code when allocating a plot\. Orientation is given at the opening meeting, when plots are assigned and annual decisions made\. Anyone reserving a plot for someone else is responsible for passing the information on\. Questions may go to Bob or the group, or through Karen using social media\. Meal attendance is optional\. Each member attending a potluck brings one dish providing 50 servings and may bring up to three guests\. Tool\-replacement responsibilities also apply as described under Operating arrangements\. Access is over grass, which may become muddy and difficult for people using mobility aids\. Participants may contact Bob or the coordinating group to discuss access needs\. Participant access is from sunrise to sunset during the operating season, subject to closures and Bob’s site\-permission conditions\. ## Schedule and session structure The coordinating group chooses the garden’s opening and closing dates each year\. During the operating season, participants may tend their plots independently from sunrise to sunset, subject to closures and Bob’s site\-permission conditions\. The season includes an opening event, at least two community potlucks, and a closing event in the designated garden and community area\. The coordinating group sets the dates\. Karen announces them on social media, and Bob posts signage\. The opening meeting includes orientation, plot assignment, and the year’s decisions\. Event times, durations, and total attendance limits must be confirmed during planning\. Each member attending a potluck brings one dish with 50 servings and may bring up to three guests; this serving requirement does not establish the site’s total capacity\. Informal gardening lessons and peer mentoring take place at mutually agreed times after volunteers confirm their availability\. Sunday afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays are possible options, not confirmed bookings\. After the garden closes, the coordinating group reviews the first\-season pilot and decides whether to continue the following year, subject to Bob’s authority to veto or override its decision\. ## Resources and space Bob provides use of the land, two raised beds, soil, gravel, shed, water, and limited power\. Each raised bed measures 1 m × 3 m and is divided into six plots, giving 12 plots in total\. Use the designated garden and community area for gardening and agreed gatherings\. Shared tools and supplies come from donations\. Bob handles donations, or contributors may leave items in the shed for community use\. Bob decides what may remain and what contributors must remove\. Participants provide their own seeds and incidental or consumable supplies for their plots\. Each participant has a labeled shelf in the shed for optional storage of personal tools\. Obtain the owner’s permission before using another person’s tools\. Bob provides shed and water\-access instructions when allocating a plot\. After use, turn off the water, return the water\-tap key to the shed, and lock the shed\. A standard 15A outlet is available in the shed for participants to power devices while they are present and working in the garden\. Keep access routes and shed access clear\. Obtain Bob’s permission before altering the property or installing structures\. Confirm the equipment and supplies needed for each gathering or mentoring activity during its planning\. A first\-aid kit is available inside the shed\. Notify Bob whenever supplies are used so he can restock them\. ## Operating arrangements Bob selects the coordinating group\. The group decides plot reassignment by majority vote and other garden matters by consensus\. Bob may veto or override decisions and retains authority over his property\. Bob records decisions and posts them on the bulletin board on the shed’s outside wall facing the raised beds\. Karen also posts decisions on social media\. Participants maintain their plots and arrange care during absences\. Bob maintains the shared areas and his property\. During the growing season, plot reassignment takes place at a shared meal\. Consider each case individually, contact the plot holder, and give them an opportunity to respond or restore care\. No fixed waiting period is established\. The group or Bob may authorize reassignment; Bob may override the group\. Offer reassigned plots to the next eligible person on Bob’s waiting list\. Bob decides temporary closures when the garden is fully flooded, damaged by weather, or affected by emergency conditions such as a tornado or hurricane\. Muddy conditions alone do not trigger closure\. Karen posts closure and reopening notices on social media\. Bob posts signage and provides updates by phone\. Participants should promptly report hazards, injuries, or property damage to Bob\. Bob may revoke permission to use the site, or an individual’s access, at any time without advance notice\. Participants must clean up after themselves, follow posted rules, and avoid littering, dumping, vandalism, or property damage\. Such conduct may result in immediate revocation\. Anyone whose access is revoked must stop using the site and arrange with Bob to remove their belongings\. Personal tool storage is optional and security is not guaranteed\. The participant instruction packet records Bob’s stated condition that he accepts no responsibility for loss or theft of stored tools or supplies\. Bob decides which donated items may remain in the shed\. Before Bob decides what happens to an apparently abandoned item, the coordinating group must determine by consensus that it is abandoned\. Bob may voluntarily replace stolen or broken tools\. The participant who last used a broken tool is responsible for replacing it\. A participant who fails to lock the shed before leaving is responsible for replacing items stolen as a result of that failure\. Report missing or damaged items promptly so Bob and the group can apply the recorded rules\. Cameras cover the growing beds, community area, and shed exterior\. They record video only, without audio, and recordings are retained for 90 days\. Their purposes are to deter theft and damage, review incidents, and provide evidence to help Bob respond to claims involving property loss, damage, or injury\. Bob and the coordinating group may view recordings\. Participants may request a review through Bob or the group\. Bob handles camera questions\. Include the purpose, coverage, access, retention, and review process in the participant packet and posted garden notices\. Bob, the coordinating group, and the official program record will retain copies of the site permission, with a copy posted inside the shed for presentation to authorities if required\. No separate operating\-permission evidence has yet been filed in ONPF\. The permission copy, its distribution and posting, and the remaining operating\-dependency checks still require verification by Bob and the coordinating group\. Publication and design approval do not verify these operating requirements\. Cash donations may be given to Bob or the group and are held securely by Bob, separately from his personal money\. Record actual contributions and expenses\. Issue an acknowledgment marked “Not an official donation receipt for income tax purposes\.” No charitable tax credit or deduction is promised\. Follow the detailed funding and cost arrangements in the Resource and budget worksheet\. For an emergency requiring police, fire, or ambulance assistance, call 911 immediately, then notify Bob as soon as practicable\. The first\-aid kit is in the shed; notify Bob whenever supplies are used\. No designated first\-aid provider has been identified in the current record\.