FSU Community Garden
Robert AuclairJustin PaladiniMelissa Price
Jeremiah Xavier
Garden of Eat’n
• Purpose?-To provide food and education to the Framingham community
• Long term goal-Expand the garden within available space and then add
satellite locations throughout campus
The Plan
• Students:- Green Team- Food Citizenship
Who
• Tomato• Squash• Basil• Mint• Cilantro
What• April 2012• Green
Week
When
Where
Construction
• Remove bricks and bench
• Add soil Grounds Crew
• Assemble garden beds
• Add fencing • Soil and seed
Community Class
Participants
Supplies•Wire Fence•Shovels•Raised Beds•Building Materials
Supplies •Tomato Cage•Seeds•Bone Meal•Hose
Cilantro
Garden Layout 16’
14’
4’
8’ 2’
Mint
Squash
Mint
Basil
Tomato
3’
3’
TomatoesBrandywine
• 4 plants• Dining Commons– Sauce, soups, raw, etc. – Rich in Lycopene
• Vibrant red color• So easy to be grown that
they can even grow upside down
Summer SquashZucchini
• Grows fast• Folate• Carotenoids• Dining Commons
– Grilled, sautéed, baked etc. • May reduce chance of type 2
diabetes
Herbs
BasilHealth benefits• Rich in
antioxidants• Potent
antibacterial properties
Uses• Adds flavor to
soups, salads, Mexican dishes
Cilantro
Health benefits• Rich in
flavenoids which protect cells from damage
• Volatile oils inhibit bacterial
UsesCombine with garlic
and olive oil to make pesto to top
pasta and fish.
Mint
Scent helps prevent animals
from entering garden.
Adds flavor to rice, vegetables,
desserts
Estimated Yield
Crop Lbs per plant Total Lbs
Tomato 8 32 +
Summer Squash 7 21
53lbs
* The quantity of herbs can not be estimated in lbs. Estimating 15-20 cups per herb per season.
-All vegetables weighed by food lab scales
Grounds crew
• Digging up, land prep, clearing
• Daily maintenance• Pruning, water,
weeding,
Food Citizenship Students
• Garden construction
Volunteers• Garden
construction
Green Team
• Manage, decision making , advertising
Advisory Board
• Lead, delegate, and advise
Staffing
Advisory Board
Margaret Carroll
Ralph Eddy
Warren Fairbanks
Carl Hakansson
Karen McGrail
Janet Schwartz
Note: Done in alphabetical order
Megan Carroll
»Duties • Scientific approach to
planting • Biological consultant to
campus garden• Meeting with advisors twice
a season
Ralph Eddy »Duties
• Relays importance of community garden to the Dining Commons
• Incorporates new menu choices
• Evaluates garden with advisory board
Warren Fairbanks »Duties
• Oversees maintenance of garden construction
• Convey information to Grounds Crew
• Presides over garden during summer months
• Evaluates garden with advisory board twice a semester
Carl Hakansson »Duties
• Delegation of duties to Green Team
• Relaying of carbon footprint to staffing
• Evaluates garden with advisory board twice a semester
Karen McGrail
• Offers input on a practical level
• Promotes education with local students
• Instructs adolescent groups on garden importance
• Evaluation of garden twice a semester
Professor Schwartz
»Duties • Advising of the
nutritional education of the garden
• Teaching Food Citizenship• Evaluate the garden twice
a semester
FSU Green Team• Managing/ decision making group
– Subgroup• Appropriating funds• Guiding construction and
development • Recruitment of volunteers
• Blog• Twitter, Facebook, and Four
Square – Create group, events, photos,
updates• Putting the garden to bed
Educational Opportunities
• Early childhood center/ elementary field trips– Provide vegetable “snack packs” for kids to sample– Food life cycle– Seed take home to grow their own
• School Tours with Black & Gold leaders– Campus garden can be used as selling point to attract new
students • Information kiosk located at garden site– Provide health benefits of vegetables and herbs– Importance of consuming locally grown, organic food
Marketing
When? Where? By Whom?-Starting in the first week of February-Green Week
-Internet-Banner over proposed site-Signs in the cafeteria and buildings Ex: Stair riser banners
Green TeamMetrowest Daily News Gatepost
Green Week
- Time and Date- 3rd week of April
- Advertisement in CC and at Green Fest
- Menu modifications - Awareness Walk - Seed Planting Ceremony- Incentives for attendance
for ceremony
Item Description Total In-Kind Request
2 raised garden beds
Pre-cut cedar 48” x 95” x 13” raised beds
$598.00 $598.00
Soil 64 cubic feet of garden soil
$255.00 $255.00
FencingFence postsBone MealSeeds4 Tomato cages4 Hammers Nails4 Steel Shovels
2 rolls 4’ x 50’ galvanized poultry netting6 galvanized fence posts15 lb. bag bone meal fertilizerSeeds for tomato, squash, basil, cilantro, mintTomato cages4 carpenter hammersNails4 Steel Shovels
$78.88$60.00$17.57$10.00$12.00$18/each = $72.00 $4.00$6.00 each = $24.00
$72.00$24.00
$78.88$60.00$17.57$10.00$12.00$0.00$4.00$0.00
Total Equipment $1131.45 $96.00 $1035.45
FSU Grounds Crew 16 weeks @ 7 hrs/week @ $15/hr =$1680.00
$1680.00 $0.00
Student volunteer/InternStudent volunteers (2)
16 weeks @ 7 hrs/week @ $15/hr = $1680.008 weeks @ 7 hrs/week @ $15/hr x 2 students = $1680.00
$1680.00$1680.00
Sodexo Four Square Prize $20.00
Total Consultants $5040.00 $1680.00 $3360.00
Subtotal $6159.45 $1776.00 $4383.45
Overhead @ 10% $615.95 $177.60 $438.35
Total Project Budget
$6775.40 $1973.60 $4821.80
Sustainability• Advisory Board meetings• Blog inputs • Sleeping– Cull tomato and squash
plants– Freeze protection
Evaluation• Garden Blog – Kept throughout growing season
– Provides data on crop yields
– Useful tool for identification of what worked well and what can be improved for the following season
TimelineMonth Week/Weeks Objectives
January 3-4 Post flyers around campusFebruary 1-4 Information Session/Volunteer
signupsMarch 1-4 Purchase supplies April 1-2
3-4Construct gardenFirst Plant Event/Plant entire garden
May 12-4
HarvestMaintain garden including watering/weeding
June 1-4 Maintain garden including watering/weedingHarvest/Donate to soup kitchen
July 1-4 Maintain garden including watering/weedingHarvest/donate to soup kitchen
August 1-4 Maintain garden including watering/weedingHarvest/store for school year
September 12
3-4
Maintain garden including watering/weedingWelcome back eventPurchase winter supplies
October 1-34
Harvest final crops Prepare garden for winter
November 1-4 Feedback sessionDecember 1-4 Work on ideas for possible expansion
Thank you very much!