Also create a website or ask to be on someone's else's web page and develop a listserv for your network See our promotional resource on our website www.community-gardens.ca click on Promote your garden on this page http://together4health.ca/workgroups/community-gardens-waterloo-region/starting-community-garden
Carol Popovic R.N., B.Sc.N. Public Health Nurse Healthy Eating and Active Communities Region of Waterloo Public Health 99 Regina St. S., Wloo., ON N2J 4V3 Tele: 519 883 2004 ext. 5336 Fax: 519 883 2241 E-mail: cpopo...@regionofwaterloo.ca Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. Samuel Johnson Confidentiality Notice: This email correspondence (including any attachments) may contain information which is confidential and /or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and is intended only for the use of the designated recipients listed above. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or have otherwise received this message by mistake, please notify the sender by replying via e-mail, and destroy all copies of this original correspondence (including any attachments). Thank-you for your cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: community_garden-boun...@list.communitygarden.org [mailto:community_garden-boun...@list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of Steve Crane Sent: January 5, 2011 4:39 PM To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: [Community_garden] Sustaining a community garden Hello Suzy, Benny is correct in developing a relationship with the local media and using them to advertise. The media was a big supporter when we started two years ago. I still remember Charlie talking about growing cucumbers as big as his arm. You may also want to create a Facebook page for the garden and notify your friends and have them do the same. Have you listed the garden on the ACGA site? Finally, not knowing the particulars or the history of your garden, you may want to take a look at your policies and rules. Do any of the rules discourage gardening? I noticed your requirement for a 2-3 hour commitment per week. Is that a barrier, and if so, can it be changed to make gardening seem more doable? For example, we have one workday a month. It lasts anywhere from 2-4 hours depending on the task. We work common areas. Folks also use the workday to take care of their own plots, but they do it either before or after the time for the workday. Tasks on workdays are well defined and tools available so they can be completed. Our gardeners do not have to make every workday. As it turns out, the workday is often a time to socialize, so there is usually a good turnout. Some folks bring coffee and there is usually the sharing of produce. Making the workday a social event creates community. People are working together. You are also very ambitious to develop a garden with 30 plots. Six families is good! Steve Crane,Director of Operations Stragent Foundation www.stragentfoundation.org <http://www.stragentfoundation.org/> 3400 West Marshall Avenue, Suite 401 Longview, Texas 75604 903 212 3401 office and fax 903 746 6820 cell st...@stragentfoundation.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20110105/1bc68fae/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/png Size: 18958 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20110105/1bc68fae/attachment.png> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
