Membership is a direct way of showing your support and intention to be participating in making our community a bright-spot of hope and generosity for sharing and learning together. 

Membership fees help cover our annual expenses such as:  bookkeeping software, insurance and costs connected to registered non-profit status. 

An annual membership purchase in EartHand gives the member the ability to register for our  sliding-scale Members Programming.

Membership dues are not required to participate in the garden stewardship sessions. A limited number of both free and paid workshops are offered outside of the membership program.

Membership includes:

• Inclusion in the EartHand Membership Slack Channel to connect with other members, 
•  access to the members list to help you find other makers curious to learn, along-side or willing to share techniques.
• An open invitation to weekly Members’ Socials hosted on a rotation of Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays at Trillium Park through the growing season.
• Access to the Members Event calendar and booking system for  registration in sliding scale paid programs.
• a vote at the following AGM (held in Feb each year for the previous years review)
• An invitation to step into community; bring your skills, curiosity and generosity and participate in building and maintaining both our community governance and gardens.
• Choose your paid sliding scale rate for any Programs  for the season upfront, payments to be paid 30 days before program start date.

Please select which sliding scale option for membership you are able to afford.

(this holds no bearing on which of the future sliding scale options you choose in workshops).

We are making this up as we go along, building up EartHand into an Urban Skillshed/Fibreshed Village-like community. 

We each decide how we can show up, what we can bring, and know that each one of us is enough as we are and do the best that we can.

Program Confirmation, Waitlists and Payments:

When you buy your membership, you will be emailed a link to the Program Form that allows you to submit your request and course cost pledge amount for the membership programs listed on the website. Keep this email in case you want to add new programs to your list!

• We will get back to you with the week of filling in the Program Form to confirm your spot is held OR to let you know your place in the waitlist.
• Payments will be invoiced 6 weeks prior to the start date, and we ask that payments by e-transfer or mailed cheque are received in full 30 days before the program.

• Waitlist:
  • Waitlisted members will be contacted as a space comes available. 
  • Members will have 48 hours to confirm participation (24 hours once in 30 days to program start date window)
  • For participation confirmation 30 days or less prior to start date, payment by etransfer  is expected with confirmation unless other timeline is agreed on.

• Changes and Cancellations:
  • If you need to change your program selection or payment amount prior to payment, email earthandgleaners(at) gmail.com to let us know.

• Cancellation and full refunds can occur anytime 30 days prior to program start date.
• Cancellation 30-15 days prior to start date is subject to a 50% fee if your spot cannot be filled.
• Cancellation between 15-0 days is non refundable if your spot cannot be filled.

• If you need to cancel and we don’t have a person to take your spot, you are welcome to gift your spot to a friend or family member- no membership is required for this special exemption.

Please remember, our membership program is new and volunteer-driven, please be kind, patient and respectful of our time in making your choices with care and consideration, thank you!