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How does this thing work?. Improving Communication and Enhancing Involvement at your Community Garden Bill McKelvey - MU Extension – Healthy Lifestyle Initiative Community Gardening ISE July 14 and 15, 2009. Presentation Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How does this thing work?
Improving Communication and Enhancing Involvement
at your Community GardenBill McKelvey - MU Extension – Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
Community Gardening ISEJuly 14 and 15, 2009
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Presentation Overview
• Introduction to the Gardeners’ Welcome Packet – part of the Community Gardening Toolkit (University of Missouri Extension Publication MP906)– On-line in PDF and RTF versions
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Gardeners’ Welcome Packet
What is it?• A tool for creating written
materials that explain how your community garden operates and how gardeners can be involved
• Electronic format that can be revised to suit your needs
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Gardeners’ Welcome Packet
Purpose• Get organized• Communicate clearly• Increase gardener involvement
Disclosure: The Packet does not take the place of personal communication
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Gardeners’ Welcome PacketFoundation – Core Beliefs
1.“Community” is the most important word in community garden.
2.There are many ways to start and manage a community garden.
3.In order for a garden to be sustainable as a true community resource, it must grow from local conditions and reflect the strengths, needs and desires of the local community.
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Gardeners’ Welcome Packet
Foundation – Core Beliefs4.Diverse participation and leadership, at
all phases of garden operation, enrich and strengthen a community garden.
5.Each community member has something to contribute.
6.Gardens are communities in themselves, as well as being a part of a larger community.
(CB #1 from Mark Winne, Closing the Food Gap; CB #2-6 from Growing Communities Curriculum)
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Gardeners’ Welcome Packet
Contents• Introduction• Table of Contents• Welcome to Community Gardening• Success and Security at the Garden• Community Garden Job Descriptions• Contact List• Garden Roster
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Gardeners’ Welcome Packet
Contents• Garden Map• Calendar• FAQs• Gardener Guidelines• Gardener Application• MU Extension Resources for Planting,
Harvesting, Composting, Pests, Disease
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Introduction
• Written to garden leaders and organizers• Explains how the Welcome Packet works
• Written to gardeners• Brief introduction• Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Welcome to Community Gardening
• Responsibilities of community gardening
• Rewards of community gardening
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Success and Security at the Community Garden
• Success– Plan to visit your garden two to three
times a week during the growing season. – Attend scheduled meetings and
workdays. – Make friends with other gardeners. – Volunteer for a garden job or committee. – Educate yourself.
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Success and Security at the Community Garden
• Security– Know your neighbors. – Harvest produce on a regular basis. – Consider growing unpopular, unusual, or
hard to harvest varieties. – Grow more than you need.– Put a boarder or fence around your plot.– Use common sense. – Report theft, vandalism and unusual
activities to garden leaders and the police.
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Community Garden Job Descriptions
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Contact List for Garden Jobs• Job• Name(s)• Phone• Email
• Name• Phone• Email• Plot #
Garden Roster
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Garden Map
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Calendar
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Frequently Asked Questions
• How much does it cost to garden here?• What kinds of tools, equipment and
supplies are available at the garden?• Can I leave a sprinkler or soaker hose
“on” if I am not at the garden?• What do I have to do stay in good
standing with the garden?• Can I bring fruit and vegetable scraps
from home to compost in the bins at the garden?
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Frequently Asked Questions
• How are plot sizes determined?• How many plots can I get?• Is this an organic garden?• Who do I contact for gardening
advice?• How much time should I expect to
spend at the garden?• What should I do if I experience or
see theft or vandalism?• What should I do if I am threatened
or harassed at the garden?
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Gardener Guidelines
• Application• Membership Fee• Plot Maintenance• Garden
Maintenance• Planting Restrictions• End of Season• Composting • Materials and Tools
• Pesticides• Other people’s plots• Water• Pets and Children• Alcohol and Drugs• Unwanted Activities• Violation of Garden
Rules
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Gardener Application
• Basic contact information• Sign up for garden job/crew• Procedure for dealing with violations• Photo permission• Phone and email list permission• Hold harmless clause
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MU Extension Resources for Planting, Harvesting,
Composting, Pests, Disease• Links to MU Extension Publications
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Where can you find the Gardeners’ Welcome Packet?
http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=MP906Contact Bill McKelvey with questions or
suggestions at [email protected] or 573-
882-3273
Thank you.