Guilford County – Community Garden

SARE PDP Extension & Community Partnerships
Project Summary

Lessons Learned

Project Plan

Goals:

  1. St. James Church Community Garden Development
  2. Food Give Away program

Key Sub Activities

  1. St. James Church Community Garden development
    1. New beds
    2. Drip irrigation
    3. Stairway
    4. Youth engagement
    5. Volunteer crew
    6. Public events/tour participation-July 22
  2. Food Give Away program
    1. Two Title One schools
    2. Give away days
    3. Volunteers
    4. Gleaning at A&T Farm
    5. Pooling resources from other churches
  3. Education
    1. Youth in Congregation
    2. Recipients of Produce

Outcomes

  • Increased growing capacity
  • Increased use and access to the garden
  • Increased outreach about community gardens
  • Increased access to healthy food
  • Increased number of homes receiving local food
  • Partnerships building
  • Participants receiving food try new products

Evidence of Activities, their Quality & Outcomes

  • 30 volunteers assisting
  • 15 youth volunteers
  • 25 visitors to garden
  • 2 new groups engaged to assist (Grimsley High School and NC A&T students)
  • 4 additional churches partnering to donate food
  • New families gardening
  • New recipies being tried
  • 251.5 pounds of food donated (as of 10/28/10):
    • Cabbage:  12 lbs.
    • Potatoes:  45 lbs.
    • Squash:  20 lbs.
    • Tomatoes:  225 lbs