Apply for a plot

For the 2027 season:

Members of SCGA are entitled to apply for a plot at the Jarvis Street Community Garden. The membership application window for 2027 opens on November 1st 2026 and will run through January 31st 2027. During this application window, all gardeners (new and returning) must submit application forms. Applications submitted before November 1st will not be considered.

Returning gardeners who have meaningfully developed their garden spaces during the 2026 season and have fulfilled their service hour obligations to some degree will be assigned their same plot or an alternative plot if available. New gardeners will be eligible for a plot assignment by random selection on a first come first served basis, and are advised to submit applications early during the open application period.

An ad hoc Membership Committee will convene in early February to review applications and formally assign garden plots. Successful applicants must agree to Membership Agreements by February 15, and must pay rental fees prior to occupying garden spaces or by no later than April 1.    

Here below is an easy online form to apply for membership. IT WILL REMAIN LIVE DURING THE OPEN APPLICATION WINDOW. Use a Chrome browser for best results. Instructions for filing a paper application form are also posted on this page.

Alert: We don't take credit card payments or donations via this website (yet), so if you get a pop-up window asking for credit card information, it's a scam. Close the window and let us know. Thank you!

Paper Application: A paper application may be downloaded and printed. Mail or hand deliver paper copies to Joel Hanson, 417 Arrowhead, Sitka, (907-738-1033).

Required Reading: Operating Rules for Gardeners. The Jarvis Street Community Garden is intended to operate as a cooperative venture where garden members are entitled to garden space assignments but are also obligated to perform a modest number of service hours of work to benefit the overall project operations and maintenance. (8hrs per season per plot, 2hrs per season per climbing bed) The Operating Rules cover the details of membership and general garden policy.

Required Orientation: An offsite in person pre-season orientation meeting will be held in early spring 2027 to help ensure that the Jarvis Garden's seasonal operations goes as smoothly as possible. Several onsite orientation opportunities will follow, with garden members earning service hour credits for attendance (maximum ½- hour credit.) HERE is a link to the slideshow presentation for the 2026 orientation meeting.