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Virtual Event, March 24, 2020 Who we are An Introduction Our - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Virtual Event, March 24, 2020 Who we are An Introduction Our - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Angela Ko on behalf of Fertile Groundworks Virtual Event, March 24, 2020 Who we are An Introduction Our Mission: Teach, Grow, Give Give Teach Grow Our History How we began In Fall of 2010, Fertile Groundworks began as a seed. The
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Our Mission: Teach, Grow, Give
Teach Grow Give
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Our History
How we began… In Fall of 2010, Fertile Groundworks began as a seed…. The Ladies
- f the Church
The Master Gardener The Food Pantry Partnership
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2010
5 garden beds 480 square feet 5 volunteers
How we started to where we are today
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2020
78 garden beds 12,886 square feet Over 2,000 volunteers
How we started to where we are today
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The Teaching Garden
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We couldn’t do it without our Volunteers!
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Who are our volunteers?
Corporations Organizations Schools Families & Individuals
Girl Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America 4H Boys Team Charity National Charity League Global Leadership Young Men’s Service League Dozens of Middle Schools and High Schools across the Tri-Valley
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What do our Volunteers do? (Everything!)
Planting Setting up Irrigation Bed preparation Seeding Propagating Harvesting Composting Maintenance … and more
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Grab your gloves and come to learn…
Everything out in the field is a learning opportunity…
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Growing the Garden
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The lay of the garden
You-Pick Market
Bees Fruit Trees
Office Greenhouse Greenhouse
Shed for Equipment & Tools Composting
78 Vegetable beds
1/3 Acre
Fruit Orchard
Expansion Plan
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Our Harvest
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20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Cumulative # of Pounds Harvested
By the numbers
Pounds of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Harvested for those in need
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We can still do more!
In 2019:
- 23,000 pounds (11 tons) of produce
- 800 neighbors
- Fresh produce fresh produce every
week of the year … but our community could still use twice as much
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Our reach
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Where our harvest goes
Our Partners
Seasonal You-Pick Market Garden Annual Plant Sale
Direct to Consumer
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Beyond the Garden
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Education outside our garden
School gardens
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Community gardens
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Education outside our garden
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What’s next for Fertile Groundworks?
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What’s in store for us?
Fruit and Nut Orchard
January & February 2020
Garden Expansion
Entrepreneurial Farming
Incubator Farm
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How you can be a part of our movement
❖ Come Volunteer with us! ❖ Encourage the start of a community garden! ❖ Garden at home!
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Thank you to the team at Fertile Groundworks!
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Brenda and Angela tour of Garden video here
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