Membership

1. Volunteer Members are people who come to the garden and participate! 

2. Voting Members can vote in officer elections and on issues that are brought up at General Meetings. 

  1. To be a voting member folks must:

  • Each year, read and sign the garden bylaws

  • Participate in garden-related work or on a committee

  • Attend 2 or more documented general or committee meetings per year.  Meetings attended in the prior year count towards renewed memberships.

  • Each year, pay a sliding scale membership fee for individuals from $0-$20. For families, it is a sliding scale* of $0-$30 and is limited to 2 votes (provided each voter satisfies the other requirement). 

*Sliding scale means pay what you can depending on your current financial situation. Offering a sliding scale comes from the Maple Street Garden’s core value of making the space accessible to everyone. If you are interested in using the sliding scale, please reach out to us at maple3garden@gmail.com.

Payments can be made online at the Maple Street Garden website or by mailing or delivering a check made out to Maple Street Community Garden to the following address: 

℅ Nancy Hoch

167 Maple Street

Brooklyn, NY 11225

  • Term

    • Memberships are annual (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) - they expire at the end of each calendar year and must be fully renewed each succeeding year. 

  • Rights & responsibilities of voting members

    • Help make decisions about the garden by sharing ideas and voting.

    • Attend at least two meetings per year (general or committee meetings).  

  • Meetings

    • General Meetings are a place for active garden members to discuss and make decisions related to plans for the garden, potential events, community collaborations, and other issues.

    • General Meetings are held bimonthly (every other month) and are facilitated by two (2) volunteers on a rotating basis. Facilitator responsibilities include keeping meeting notes, and managing the conversation space during the meeting.

    • Committee and other meetings will be held as necessary.

  • Membership Accountability

    • Violation of the bylaws or membership requirements may result in a one-year loss of membership. After that year, the individual may rejoin if they agree to participate in a resolution process (when relevant), commit to ending the behavior that caused the violation, and recommit to the bylaws.

    • No one can be turned away from the garden during public visiting hours, including those who have had membership revoked.