[Community_garden] 2007 teleconference workshops-seeking suggestions

[Sharon Gordon]

Additional ideas:

1) Developing sample beginner garden plans for the most common community
garden plot sizes
-Tailoring the plan to the local growing season and soil conditions

2) Advanced garden plans for years 2-5 that build on the beginner plan

3) Developing ethnically focused  sample garden plans for the area's main
ethnic groups

4) Designing Complete Diet gardens in the style of Jeavons (7th ed), Duhon,
and the relevant Ecology Action booklets

5) Gardening as a PE alternative at colleges and universities
-Food for personal use
-Food for cafeteria use

6) Generating interest in Plant a Row for the Hungry type programs
-Increasing production among participants

7) Identifying additional potential community garden sites
-getting landowners interested

8) Local Food Security Analysis

9) Related programing ideas for community gardens such as
Tomato Tastings
Local Food/Garden Potlucks
Seasonal Stone Soup
Hand pollinating for Seed Purity and Seed Saving

10) Garden contests as incentive for increased garden care and/or
diversifying garden knowledge

Sharon
gordonse at one.net