Mini-Lecture for Module 3
Mini-Lecture for Module 3
Grassroots Gardening: It Takes a Village to Keep a School or Community Garden Growing
The focus of this module will be on the participants who will plan, implement and sustain your garden program. These are your students, volunteers and community who will be your support system, the driving force that will keep you program growing for years to come.
Listen to this radio presentation from North Country Public Radio: “Back to Reading and Weeding”:
You can also find this audio here:
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16230/20100901/back-to-reading-and-weeding
Listen to the excitement among the program participants! Who is the radio host interviewing, and how are they connected to this school garden? Who are the local agencies and school and community members involved in this garden? What are their roles? What is their ultimate long-term goal of this project? Think about how this community and their involvement in this program, and how you can engage your program participants and get them excited about keeping your program growing.
The readings in this module discuss effective strategies for organizing, including volunteer management, fundraising, program implementation and sustainability.
Take a look at the readings for this module here...