Come join us for a information packed 2 hours on how to create and sustain a personal or community garden.
Planning the goals of the garden?
Have you started thinking about building a garden? This class will cover many of the aspects of making your garden a reality.
- purpose and goals of the garden
- gather people who are interested in creating the garden
- conduct a brainstorming session
- Purpose or Mission
create a mission statement- example "grow local saves money"
- Goals
statements describing what you hopes to accomplish
- Goals examples:
- increased access to fresh produce
- increased environmental awareness
- stronger community networks
- "Think New Orleans' BIG!"
- Objectives
These are the task to meet the goals
- examples of objectives
- organize and prioritize before the meeting
- brainstorm ideas
- outline next meeting and who is to present
Here are some question to consider before the garden meeting:
- How strong is the desire and need for a garden?
- Is there a purpose of the garden?
- What type of garden - personal backyard, community garden, beautification, social & recreation?
- Who will benefit from the garden? local gardener, community, or the surrounding neighborhood?
- Is there a preference of the type of garden would you like to create? - vegetable, flower, tree, fruit, herb, or a combination?
- How do you find potential supporters of the garden? - businesses, neighbors, schools?
Please join us for some fun and refreshments served by the host. Feel free to bring something if you like.
See you there! cheers
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