Provide occupants access to a fruit or vegetable garden
Rationale: An on-site fruit and vegetable garden that is well-maintained and accessible to occupants provides increased access to gardening opportunities, promoting increased physical activity and social interaction, contributing to reduced stress, increased job satisfaction, and improved eating habits.
Requirements
Requirement Guidance: For buildings with multiple entrances, identify a main building entrance that is used to access a common area within the building such as a lobby, reception area, or main circulation pathway. |
Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:
Option 1 - Fruit or Vegetable Garden (Full Credit):
To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
- Provide an outdoor fruit or vegetable garden that is free of charge to all occupants within the project.
- Ensure that the garden is open and accessible during all work hours.
- Locate the garden within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of 51% of all regularly occupied buildings.
- Establish a weekly maintenance plan for the garden during the local growing season.
- Plant the garden with fruits, vegetables, or herbs.
- Ensure the garden meets demand based on the number of occupants with access by including the number of plants detailed below:
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- for buildings with 1 - 500 occupants, 10 plants
- for buildings with 501 - 1,000 occupants, 20 plants
- for buildings with 1,001 - 1,500 occupants, 30 plants
- for buildings with 1,501 - 2,000 occupants, 40 plants
- for buildings with 2,001 - 2,500 occupants, 50 plants
- for buildings with 2,501 - 3,000 occupants, 60 plants
- for buildings with 3,001 - 3,500 occupants, 70 plants
- for buildings with 3,501 - 4,000 occupants, 80 plants
- for buildings with 4,001 - 4,501 occupants, 90 plants
- for buildings with 4,501+ occupants, 100 plants
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- Ensure gardens are located outdoors and are a minimum of 32 square feet or 3 square meters.
- Publicize information about the garden with all building occupants through a minimum of one of the following methods:
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- a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
- communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.
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Option 2 - Community Garden (Partial Credit):
The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with all of the following requirements:
- Identify a publicly accessible community garden that includes fruits, vegetables or herbs.
- Ensure the publicly accessible community garden is located within a ½-mile or 800-meter walking route of 51% of all regularly occupied buildings.
- Ensure that the garden is open and accessible during all work hours.
- Ensure that the garden is a minimum of 2,500 square feet.
- Publicize information about the garden with all project occupants through a minimum of one of the following methods:
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- a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
- communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.
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Compliance Documentation
Types of compliance documentation required:
- Annotated maps
- Certified statements
- Calculation
- Annotated photographs
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