Dunawi Creek Community Gardens
at SAGE Garden
Check back soon if you would like to get on the waitlist for 2025. For those who requested to be on the waitlist in 2024, you will be contacted before those requesting a new plot in 2025.
Dunawi Creek Community Garden is located in Bruce Starker Arts Park on SW 45th Place and Country Club Dr. in Southwest Corvallis. This 2-acre garden hosts nearly 100 community garden plots, a native plant garden, a shared small-fruit area, provides. Amenities include a stocked tool shed, access to wood chips & leaves, city water, a knowledgeable garden manager, and a picnic table. The park features a play toy structure, picnic tables, a duck pond, and an amphitheater. The Corvallis-Philomath bike path offers easy accessibility as does the Corvallis Transit System bus stop located at the corner of the park.
Plot Fees
All plots are year-round, from January through December 31st.
400 square foot plot: $110
200 square foot plots $65
100 square foot plots $50
Community Service
Gardeners must complete 6 hours of ‘community service’ at DCCG per plot they rent. This work may include mowing, weed whacking, tools repair, helping with community berry patches, pumpkin patches, and/or squash patches; working on the compost program/bins, etc. For more ideas, gardeners may contact the Community Agriculture Manager directly. These community service hours are self-recorded and reported to the Community Agriculture Manager upon completion and before November 15th.
Clean up their garden plot at the end of the growing season. This means removing all spent plants, weeds, and other materials and structures, and laying down at least 4 inches of mulch (leaves provided). Additionally, all garden structures need to be completely secure or taken down. (For example, no tarps, row cover, fencing, pots, etc. blowing around.)
Gardeners may leave winter harvest and/or overwintering plants in the ground.
Gardeners planning to return the following year may elect to use a different mulch so long as their garden plot soil is covered to the same degree; ie: straw, living cover crop, sheet mulch, etc. This material is NOT provided by the Community Agriculture Manager.
Organic Standards
Dunawi Creek 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. It is your responsibility to find out what is organic and what isn’t.
Here are some basic organic practices:
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No treated lumber
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No chemical slug bait
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Organic fertilizer and organic pest control only
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Grow sustainably
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Use cover crops or mulch over winter
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Mulch to conserve soil moisture
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Rotate crops yearly
If you have any questions please contact the Community Garden Coordinator at: DCCG@corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org
Corvallis Environmental Center manages the community gardens in partnership with Corvallis Parks and Recreation.