Re: protecting plants & insurance

**A*@aol.com**

Hilary & NYC community gardeners:

Hilary, I'd surround some of  your shrubs with attractive rock or brick 
borders. This won't deter vandals (fencing and locks do that) but will keep 
most thoughtful people's feet out of your schrubs.  A  few little signs 
saying that your group is keeping this greens spot up can also help ( it can 
also attract graffiti.)

Re: NYC Insurance

I'm glad that the city is not requiring your group to insure. If you become 
more organized,however,  you may want to have folks sign a  waiver: a "I am 
volunteering at my own risk" agreement to keep yourselves covered in case of 
a misadventure. This becomes more necessary if you start a 501(c)(3) 
corporation to solicit funds for your operation. The corporation and the 
officers, unfortunately, become a potential legal target. If you work under 
the aegis of The Parks Foundation ( a support group for NYC parks) then that 
liability would be carried by them.

There is an insurance requirement for any community garden that is lucky 
enough to get transferred to the NYC parks dept (i.e,  the Clinton Community 
Garden, the 6BC garden in the Lower East Side.) 

Fortunately, low cost insurance for NYC community gardens & landscape groups 
can be acquired through the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition, a NYC greening 
,open space and community garden advocacy group. They are the folks that  run 
the Cybergardens listserve. Visit their website at   
<A HREF="http://www.treebranch.com/">neighborhood open space coalition nosc 
nyc ny</A>

Happy gardening,
Adam Honigman 

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