Community Gardens

Dunawi Creek Community Garden

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Dunawi Creek Community Garden is an organic garden located off SW Country Club Drive and 45th Street in Bruce Starker Arts Park in Corvallis. This is part of a partnership with Corvallis Parks & Recreation, the First Alternative Co-op, and the Corvallis Environmental Center.

Dunawi Creek Community Garden provides at least seventy 400 square foot perennial plots, thirty-six 100 square foot annual plots and four 4’x 8’ raised beds that are wheelchair accessible. There is a plot fee and a refundable deposit.

Plot Fees and Deposits:

Summer Gardening:
Perennial garden plots are for permanent gardeners coming back year after year and/or people who garden over the winter. These plots are available year-round, and for successive years:
400 square foot perennial plots $54/year
200 square foot perennial plots $30/year

Annual garden plots are for strictly summer gardeners. The extra cost will include spring tilling and the plots will be cover cropped for you at the end of the season:
200 square foot annual plots $60/year
100 square foot annual plots $30/year

ADA raised beds, reserved for the handicapped or elderly: $30/year.

All gardeners pay a $20 refundable deposit.
Reserve and pay for your plot at First Alternative Co-op's South Store, 1007 SE 3rd Street.

Winter Gardening:
Winter Garden Plots are available starting in September until March, and is only available in the Fall and Winter if the garden is not full.

400 square foot plots and 200 square foot plots available.

400 foot plot fee: $30
200 foot pot fee: $15

There is no deposit for winter gardens.

Organic Standards:

The Dunawi Creek Community Garden follows standards outlined by the Organic Materials Review Institute. Please visit their website, www.omri.org, to learn more about products, standards, and general organic information. If you have a specific question, please contact the Corvallis Environmental Center, 753-9211 or info@corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org.

2008 soil test results for the Denawi Creek Community Garden:
General results
Soil Analysis Report

How does Corvallis benefit from community gardens?

A community garden is a personal and neighborhood oasis…a natural retreat in a crowded urban environment

A community garden saves money…food is fresher, more nutritious, without preservatives and food harvests don’t require transportation, processing and marketing expenses

Gardening enhances a person’s psychological, spiritual and physical well being. The peace and tranquility of a garden counters stress and anxiety. It is a place for personal creation which builds self-confidence and is a friendly environment that eases feelings of isolation and loneliness. Outdoor exercise in fresh air and sunshine.

Gardening brings people together to work side by side and improves the neighborhood environment.

A garden is a place where nature’s intricacy, majesty, balance and fragility are in full bloom.