Community Garden

Intern Project Proposal – Pui Ki LamAugust 10, 2015

FASD’s Vision & Mission

• What do we want to see? “A hunger-free and healthy San Diego”.

• What are we going to do? We will “end hunger through healthy food, education and advocacy”.

FASD’s Values1. Respect2. Stewardship and Accountability3. Collaboration4. Urgency5. Service6. Integrity7. Diversity8. Health and Nutrition9. Innovation and Continuous Improvement

FASD’s Values1. Respect2. Stewardship and Accountability3. Collaboration4. Urgency5. Service6. Integrity7. Diversity8. Health and Nutrition9. Innovation and Continuous Improvement

FASD’s Values3. CollaborationWe believe in the power of the community. We collaborate and build strong relationships, based on trust with and among those who share our vision of creating a hunger-free San Diego.8. Health and NutritionWe believe in distributing quality, wholesome meals, and increasing “foods to encourage” while decreasing unhealthy foods. We believe in developing and implementing a comprehensive education plan to empower clients and their communities.9. Innovation and Continuous ImprovementWe believe in bringing forward new ideas and looking for better ways to achieve our mission. We are dedicated to achieving positive changes to improve efficiency and quality by working leanly and focusing on professional development.

How?

Community Garden – What I think I do

Community Garden – What I actually do

What is Community Garden?

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), community gardens are collaborative projects on shared open spaces where participants share in the maintenance and products of the garden, including healthful and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables.

Benefits-Food Production• Allow families and individuals without land of their own the opportunity to produce food, and provide a place for gardeners to share knowledge and skills

• Access to nutritionally rich foods that may otherwise be unavailable to low-income families and individuals

• One project estimated that community gardeners saved between $75 and $380 in food costs every season

• Community gardens donate thousands of pounds of fresh produce to food pantries and involve people in processes that provide food security and alleviate hunger

Benefits-Health• Studies have shown that community gardeners and their children eat healthier diets than do non-gardening families

• People who garden (or who live with someone who gardens) tend to eat more fruits and vegetables on a daily basis

• Increasing the consumption of organic local produce reduces exposure to chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Gardening is considered a moderate to heavy intensity physical activity

• Exposure to green space reduces stress and increases a sense of wellness and belonging

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More Benefits!• Carbon Footprint (Locally grown food reduces or eliminates this transit time+fossil-fuel,

helping to greatly reduce waste)• Community garden programs provide employment, education, and business opportunities

for a wide variety of people, including students, recent immigrants, and homeless people• Bring people together from a wide variety of backgrounds (age, race, culture, social

class).• Build community leaders• Recognized by the many police departments as an effective community crime prevention

strategy (dropped by 90 percent after police helped residents clean up vacant lots and plant gardens).

• Serve as an outdoor classroom where youth can learn valuable skills, like those involving practical math, communication, responsibility and cooperation.

• Community gardens add beauty to the community and heighten people’s awareness and appreciation for living things.

Why Community Garden works?

• One of the Initiatives from USDA

2011 People's Garden Grant Award Recipients

2011 People's Garden Grant Award Recipients

1. To renew two moribund community gardens, create one new school garden and one new community garden within an existing park

2. Perform capacity assessments in questionnaire form for each of the proposed four garden projects and present the assessment findings

3. Make recommendations to the administrators and members of the gardens4. Arrange topic-specific trainings led by community garden experts to increase

the garden's self-sufficiency. 5. Each garden will work with the Children's Nature Institute, a project partner, to

create a garden-specific educational curriculum. As the organizational capacity and self-sufficiency of each garden increases, so will the benefits that each garden provides.

2011 People's Garden Grant Award Recipients

2011 People's Garden Grant Award Recipients

14 new, sustainable, produce-focused community gardens. These gardens will be located in high-need areas, suffering from hunger and food insecurity and provide an extraordinary place for learning and healthy living.Partner: Colorado State University Extension to offer families and youth hands-on lessons

Why Community Garden works?

• Recommended from MyPlate Community Toolkit

Why Community Garden works?

• Supported by Let’s Move

Why Community Garden works?

• Supported by Let’s Move

Why Community Garden works?• Supported by Let’s Move

What about other food banks?

According to Feeding America…• Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average of 14.6% between 2011-2013:

1. Arkansas 21.2%2. Mississippi 21.1%3. Texas 18.0%4. Tennessee 17.4%5. North Carolina 17.3% vs California 15% (San Diego 13.9%)6. Missouri 16.9%7. Georgia 16.6%8. Ohio 16.0%

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS)Agricultural Training Programs-Tryon Road Teaching Farm-Urban Gardens

IFFS - Tryon Road Teaching FarmTryon Road Teaching Farm• Incubator Farmer Program – help new farmers: mentoring, tools, small plots of land. They provide volunteer work on the farm.

Provide business opportunities: Urban farmers are starting profitable produce operations on as little as 1/8 acre in their back-yards, selling direct to neighbors and restaurants• Farm Stand – Sells fresh produce. Accept SNAP• Volunteering – Volunteer, school group field trips,• family farming days• Workshops – Partnership with School, ex. Beekeeping,• vegetable gardening, compost …etc

IFFS-Urban GardensUrban Gardens• Focused on building food security in food deserts areas.

“If you want food, you go to the grocery store. It’s simple enough, right? But what if there is no grocery store near you? What if you don’t have a car? What if you don’t have enough money? When you make a decision to grow your own food, you are taking control of your own food security and your health.” IFFS

IFFS - Urban Gardens (Raleigh)1. Raleigh Food Security (grant from Jamie Kirk

Hahn Foundation)Train families to grow their own fresh food, as a means of reducing food budgets and increase nutrients in their diets.1.Camden Street Learning GardenThe obvious goal in a food desert is to increase food access. And we are working to accomplish that. But our larger goal is give the people who come to The Camden Street Learning Garden the ability to be a part of experiences that will change their lives forever. So in the end, they aren’t just growing food. They are growing people. They are growing community. And that is what it is all about.

IFFS - Urban Gardens (Raleigh)1. Raleigh Food Security (grant from Jamie

Kirk Hahn Foundation)2.Seed to Supper Urban Gardening Training• 5-week comprehensive beginning gardening course taught by NC State Master Gardeners

• Participants attend the course for free

IFFS - Urban Gardens (Durham)2. Durham Food Security 2 gardens in Durham. 1.Langley Community Garden (grant from Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership)-Workshops-Volunteers-Offer urban agriculture internships>urban farming and gardening knowledge, also skills in building and design, community engagement, and produce distribution.All produce grown in the Langley Community Garden is distributed to the interns and their neighbors. Excess food goes to Urban Ministries of Durham (to feed the homeless).

IFFS - Urban Gardens (Durham)2. Durham Food Security 2.Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Garden (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina funds the garden and donates produce)-workshops-BCBSNC department groups to receive urban agriculture training-volunteers-employee volunteers

How are we going to do this?

Introduce and promote community gardens to our clients:

1. Nutrition interns’ outreach2. Community gardens info up

on FASD website3. Help create better community

gardens

1.Nutrition interns’ outreachIf I am going to a school pantry site…For example, Hamilton Elementary SchoolStep 1: I will go to community garden map to find out what community gardens are nearby the Hamilton Elementary School.

1.Nutrition interns’ outreachThere are few community gardens that are near by Hamilton Elementary School.1. San Diego Peace Garden2. Hollywood Palms Resident

Garden3. Ridgeview Community Garden4. Mt. Hope Community Garden

1.Nutrition intern outreachStep 2: Collect information (location, contact information)Also check their calendar see if there is any workshop or opportunities available.

1.Nutrition intern outreach

1.Nutrition intern outreachStep 3: Create info sheet and print them out! Just like creating recipes!

$$$? Printing cost

1.Nutrition intern outreachIf I am going to San Marcos…

2.Community Gardens Info up on FASD Website• Introduce clients about community gardens and provide links to gardens map and resources.

• $$? IT/Marketing department

Community Gardens

FIND A COMMUNITY GARDEN NEAR YOUCLICK HERE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN LOCATIONS

3.Help Create Better Community Gardens• Invite speakers to community gardens (workshops)We can use the resources from the Master Gardener Association of San Diego$$? Speakers may charge a few dollars to cover their expenses• Create educational garden-specific educational curriculumWe can work with the Master Gardener Association of San Diego to create courses for kids.$$?

3a.Invite Speakers to Community Gardens (workshops)

$$? Speakers may charge a few dollars to cover their expenses**

3a. Invite Speakers to Community Gardens (workshops)

3b. Create educational garden-specific educational curriculum

How do we know it works?Based on FASD’s Hunger Study:Stretching Dollars

• 49% eat food past its expiration date this will show decrease • 45% sell or pawn personal property• 67% purchase inexpensive, unhealthy food this will show decrease • 35% water down food or drinks• 18% grow food in a garden this will show an increase

FASD’s Vision & Mission

• What do we want to see? “A hunger-free and healthy San Diego”.

• What are we going to do? We will “end hunger through healthy food, education and advocacy”.

FASD’s Values3. CollaborationWe believe in the power of the community. We collaborate and build strong relationships, based on trust with and among those who share our vision of creating a hunger-free San Diego.8. Health and NutritionWe believe in distributing quality, wholesome meals, and increasing “foods to encourage” while decreasing unhealthy foods. We believe in developing and implementing a comprehensive education plan to empower clients and their communities.9. Innovation and Continuous ImprovementWe believe in bringing forward new ideas and looking for better ways to achieve our mission. We are dedicated to achieving positive changes to improve efficiency and quality by working leanly and focusing on professional development.

FY15-16 Programs Department Work Plan• Goal A2: Acquire 130,500,000 pounds of donated or purchased food over the

next five years with a focus on increasing local produce and retail store donations.

Strategy A2a: Purchase product according to FASD’s Purchased Nutrition Policy and source as much Foods to Encourage for donated product as possible.

The End!Q & A time!!