Neighbors, Nature & Nourishment - Building your garden community
Neighbors, Nature, and Nourishment are the themes that run through our work at E.A.T. South.
This first course is focused on finding volunteers and building your garden community.
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Lesson 1: Building Your Garden Team
Before breaking ground, before building a raised bed, you need to build your garden team. The MOST important part of a community-focused garden is its people.
Before breaking ground, before building a raised bed, you need to build your garden team. The MOST important part of a community-focused garden is its people.
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Lesson 2: Staff & Volunteer Safety
Create a plan to keep your staff and volunteers healthy and safe in the garden.
Create a plan to keep your staff and volunteers healthy and safe in the garden.
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Lesson 3: Finding & Keeping Volunteers
How do you start a volunteer program? Where do you find volunteers?
How do you start a volunteer program? Where do you find volunteers?
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Tools & tips for successful volunteer projects
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Lesson 5: Working with Groups and Children
Basic information about organizing volunteer projects that include children and larger groups.
Basic information about organizing volunteer projects that include children and larger groups.
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Lesson 6: Checklists & Outlines for Volunteer Projects
What to communicate with groups before a project and a sample outline for a two hour project.
What to communicate with groups before a project and a sample outline for a two hour project.
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Simple ideas for finding funds for volunteer projects
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Lesson 2: Tracking Volunteer Information
Keeping track of information about volunteers and about your programs will help your garden programs grow.
Keeping track of information about volunteers and about your programs will help your garden programs grow.
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Lesson 3: Other Information to Track
Keeping records, photos, and other information helps you know if you are meeting your program’s goals. Data also helps you communicate the impact your program has in your community. This lesson provides suggestions for information to track.
Keeping records, photos, and other information helps you know if you are meeting your program’s goals. Data also helps you communicate the impact your program has in your community. This lesson provides suggestions for information to track.
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