Welcome to the Redacre Growing Project

The Redacre Growing Project is run as a co-operative and as a member/friend you are agreeing to share responsibility for maintaining the overall site. As part of this responsibility you are obliged to give time to communal activities, and if you are a plot holder or on the waiting list you will need to join one of our activity groups. Without working together like this, we would not be able to run the site or provide communal areas for us all to enjoy.

There are regular Community Days throughout the year when we come together to maintain and develop the site. Dates will be published, in advance, on the community notice board, on the Redacre website and via the Redacre community email newsletter.

Redacre is run via our activity groups. The groups include People, Communication, Finance, Materials, Plants and Maintenance. You will have to join an activity group and contribute what you can to the work of the group and its objectives.

Any ideas or suggestions towards the development of Redacre are more than welcome, please email [email protected]

The following sets out Redacre’s membership rules. Failure to abide by these rules will result in one month’s warning being given. If not remedied your membership will be cancelled and you will have to give up any plot or raised bed. In these circumstances rents or fees will not be reimbursed.

General rules and information for all Redacre Growing Project members

  1. All members (Friends and Plot Holders) are required to attend at least two Community Days per year or contribute up to six hours per year towards helping maintain and develop the site. If you are unable to attend or can’t contribute to the physical work please email [email protected] who will be able to advise on other ways you may be able to contribute.
  2. All allotment holders, raised bed holders and those on the waiting list must join an activity group.
  3. Annual membership fees and rents are due on Lady Day (on or around 25March).
  4. The whole site, including orchard, wildlife zones, plots and raised beds is to be worked organically with no use of pesticides or chemical fertilisers. (Organic slug pellets are acceptable.)
  5. There are two communal composting areas at each end of the site. Please pay attention to the signs indicating what should and shouldn’t be added to the compost.
  6. All watering should be done by watering can and there are taps at various points on the site. Our water supply and storage is fed by a natural spring however, please be considerate when using water in dry or drought conditions. Hoses are not permitted.
  7. Please remove any rubbish from the site and dispose of it responsibly. Organic material or wood may be burned on the communal bonfire if necessary. Don’t bring things onto the site to burn.
  8. Please observe a culture of friendliness and inclusion:
  9. Members of the public brought on to the site by members are the responsibility of said members.
  10. A composting toilet is situated opposite the communal area and polytunnels. Instructions on using the compost toilet can be found within.
  11. Children under 16 should be supervised at all times. Please ensure any children you bring on to site are aware of the deep water (canal and pond), do not climb on the raised beds, enter the polytunnel or go onto or touch the produce from other people’s beds or plots.
  12. If you have any concerns about the safety of children or vulnerable adults on site you should report it immediately to the Treasurer, Meg Allen on 07894966338.
  13. No animals or livestock are to be kept on site. Dogs may be brought onto the site but must be kept under control at all times. Dog waste must be removed from the site and not dug into the soil.