louisville grows urban agriculture - workshop ii
DESCRIPTION
Presented at the second workshop of the series for the Garden Commons at the Cultural Center at the University of Louisville.TRANSCRIPT
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Choose One
No Really, Choose One
Urban Gardens
Organization
Who can help work on the garden? Everyone. Staff, Faculty, Students, Members of the
community.
Who will I contact if I want to help? Garden Commons Interns are the lead contacts
By bed By subcommittee: Garden Crew, Marketing, Public Art &
Site Design
How will I know when my help is needed? Website: louisville.edu/culturalcenter/garden Listserve, email, Facebook
Planting, Upkeep, Harvesting
• Collaborated effort of the community• Can't be done without your help
Distribution
Ways in which to distribute produce: Work in = Produce out Open Sharing (not always equitable to those who sweat for
the garden's success)
What to do with surplus: Give to professors in courses which you are at risk of failing Group canning sessions Donate to low-income farmers markets Give directly to low-income community members through
an operation such as New Roots' Fresh Stops
How do we express rules about distribution?How detailed will the rules be?
Group Decision Making
Every vote counts!If you are present, you get a vote, no
questions asked.Votes are funneled through the
interns who are ultimately in charge of reporting those decisions back and supporting implementation
April 12th, Let’s Plant!
Where will the seeds/plants come from? Natures Crossroads Bunton's Seed Company Environmental Education Department
Event details:"Community Engagement Showcase“ 11am to 3pm
What will we plant? Your choice...let's vote!
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