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Growing Gardens PortlandIan Zehler
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Garden Benefits
Community Organizing
• Community gardens increase a sense of community ownership and stewardship.
• Community gardens foster the development of a community identity and spirit.
• Community gardens bring people together from a wide variety of backgrounds (age, race, culture, social class).
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Garden
Community gardens build community leaders.
Community gardens offer a focal point for community organizing
Can lead to community-based efforts to deal with other social concerns.
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Crime Prevention
• Community gardens provide opportunities to meet neighbors.
• Community gardens build block clubs (neighborhood associations).
• Community gardens increase eyes on the street.
• Community gardening is recognized by the many police departments as an effective community crime prevention strategy.
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Cultural Opportunities
Community gardens offer unique opportunities for new immigrants (who tend to be concentrated in low-income urban communities)
Produce traditional crops otherwise unavailable locally
Community gardens offer neighborhoods an access point to non-English speaking communities.
Community gardens allow people from diverse backgrounds to work side-by-side on common goals without speaking the same language
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Youth
• Where food comes from
• Practical math skills
• Basic business principles
• The importance of community and stewardship
• Issues of environmental sustainability
• Job and life skills
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Other Benefits
Food Production
Health alternatives
Green Space
Recycling and Compost
Increased property values
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Strategy Diagnostic
Coordinate a community garden
Scout out new locations for gardens
Support garden/community organizer
Use truck to transport large items
Create online forum
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Feedback from Strategy
High crime in scouting areas
Application that need processed
Scout locations
Help with school Q&A
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School Q&A
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Forum Feedback
Loved the idea
Great for ideas
Communicate with Community
Events Plans
FAQs page
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Forum
https://muut.com/growinggardenspdx/
Simple Code that came be embedded anywhere on website
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Forum
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Benefits of Online Communities
Communities can draw revenues from transactions and advertising
Reduce customer service
Improved Brand Image
Instant Gratification from Customers
Improved customer satisfaction
https://hbr.org/1996/05/the-real-value-of-on-line-communities
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Current Website
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Final Recommendations
Place online forum on website
Online request applications
Ads to increase volunteers
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Feedback
Loved the online applications
Not very tech savvy
No time for ads
Can’t keep up with social media
Wanting to stay more organized
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What I learned
• There is more than meets the eye
• It can be difficult to provide feedback
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What I Learned Cont.
Certain processes are there for a reason
Safety is always number one
It takes a village
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Great Experience
I will continue to help
Learned a lot of about it takes to run a non-profit
Long hours with little pay
Rely heavily on support from community and volunteers