Our Committees

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Community Relations

1. Social media presence

  • Facebook

  • Instagram

2. Website

  • Events Calendar

  • Photo Gallery

  • Updates

  • Regular Maintenance

3. Community Outreach

  • Special events

  • Flyers

4. Press relations

  • Press releases

  • Placement of advertisements

5. Monthly Newsletter

  • Solicit articles

  • Email to gardeners and others

  • Include on website

Garden Operations

  • Identify maintenance needs as required by way of monthly and/or annual inspection of fences, beds, gates, etc.

  • Check garden tools, water hoses, etc. for replacement or additions

  • Oversee lawn maintenance contract

  • Identify chores for volunteer activities, work days and maintenance projects

  • Supervise court-ordered community service volunteers

Education

1. Curriculum development for Boys & Girls Club classes in the classroom and garden activities

2. Develop educational relationships and opportunities with community partners

  • 4-H

  • School System

  • Juvenile Court System

  • FFA

  • Junior Conservancy

  • Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers

3. Develop and organize the adult education series of spring seminars

4. Maintain a roster of volunteers, communicating frequently for scheduling and coordinating annual certification as may be required

Food Donations

  • Plan seasonal planting of garden-managed beds

  • Develop schedules for watering, harvesting, clearing and maintaining beds with volunteers

  • Deliver weekly harvest to designated food pantries

  • Maintain record of harvest donations

  • Monitor plants for insect infestation

  • Evaluate program annually to meet the needs of the food pantry recipients

Fundraising

  • Create and oversee fundraising activities

  • Grant identification and application

  • Coordinate with Community Relations on public events for fundraising opportunities

Gardener Relations

  • Manage leasing of beds, completion of documentation and collection of leasing funds

  • Maintain current list of gardeners bed assignments and contact information

  • Manage waitlist requests

  • Enforce appropriate bed maintenance with bed owners

  • Develop policies and procedures necessary for smooth involvement of gardeners to be approved by the board for implementation in ongoing individual gardener farming activities.

  • Organize Gardener required work days to address work needs and maintenance projects

  • Assist with necessary communications with Gardeners