[Advocacy-outreach] [Communications] Starting a Community Garden

[Amy Olson]

I was thinking the same thing, Lorraine! Having a readily available resource on the website would be very helpful. I can definitely help with creating what’s needed, but my bandwidth is limited until the conference starts!

Amy

> On Mar 7, 2022, at 1:21 PM, Lorraine Kells via Communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all, 
> 
> It's not surprising that the pandemic shifted everything we knew and a surge in gardening happened, offering a balm; it helped to keep people from worry and helped them become more resilient. There's email to CCGA Communcations and Education with requests for help starting new community gardens in Chicago. We will all likely need to pitch in if the requests keep coming this fast.  Julie wrote a helpful manual on how to start a garden and it's on our website http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/starting-a-community-garden/ <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/starting-a-community-garden/>. It should be easier to find rather than having to start at the top and scroll from Resources there down to DIY Guides to find it. .Do we need a uniform first response to these emails to gather more information, using some of the questions in Julie's guide to establish common ground?  These new gardens will need resources, seeds, soil, lumber...etc. Anyone interested in working on a draft from Julie's guide? 
> 
> It strikes me as the very purpose of Advocacy and Outreach to help these folks get started, but the requests aren't going to them. Communications can forward them to A&O, but I think this is a multi team response.  Hope you agree.
> 
> Lorraine
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 12:33 PM Hermitage Street Community garden via Communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org <mailto:communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>> wrote:
> Hello ALL, 
> I received the following communique from a church community ORG that is interested in starting a community garden program.
> Please reach out if able to assist them.
> 
> Cordia Pugh
> Program Director
> Hermitage Community Gardens
> 5647 S Honore street
> Chicago, IL 60636
> Phone: (773) 245-3017
> Email: hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com <mailto:hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com>
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 1:36 PM Cheryl Ferguson-Foster <cfergusonfoster at yahoo.com <mailto:cfergusonfoster at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> Good afternoon,
> This email is for Cordia Pugh. 
> My name is Cheryl Foster and I'm a member of the Antioch MB Church of Chicago located at 450 W. Englewood Ave. (63rd and Stewart).
> As per our conversation on Feb. 28, 22, our church ministries are interested in starting a community garden at 62nd and Normal in the church owned vacant lot there (I apologize for giving an incorrect address initially). We want to include the block club in the planning and maintenance as well. 
> 
> My contact information as requested is:
> Cheryl Foster
> email- cfergusonfoster at yahoo.com <mailto:cfergusonfoster at yahoo.com>
> 312-375-7860
> 
> Thank you so much, I look forward to speaking with you.
> Sincerely, Cheryl Foster
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