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 Ladies The The Food Pantry of the Church Master Gardener Partnership
How we started to where we are today 2010 5 garden beds 480 square feet 5 volunteers
How we started to where we are today 2020 78 garden beds 12,886 square feet Over 2,000 volunteers
The Teaching Garden
We couldn’t do it without our Volunteers!
Who are our volunteers? Corporations Organizations Girl Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America 4H Boys Team Charity National Charity League Global Leadership Young Men’s Service League Schools Families & Individuals Dozens of Middle Schools and High Schools across the Tri-Valley
What do our Volunteers do? (Everything!) Seeding Planting Bed preparation Propagating Setting up Irrigation Composting Maintenance Harvesting … and more
Grab your gloves and come to learn… Everything out in the field is a learning opportunity…
Growing the Garden
The lay of the garden Expansion Plan 78 Vegetable beds Greenhouse You-Pick Market Greenhouse Office Fruit Orchard Fruit Trees Shed for Equipment & Tools Composting Bees 1/3 Acre
Our Harvest
By the numbers Cumulative # of Pounds Harvested 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 Pounds of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Harvested for those in need 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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
Our reach
Where our harvest goes Our Partners Direct to Consumer Seasonal You-Pick Annual Plant Sale Market Garden
Beyond the Garden
Education outside our garden 15 School gardens 3 Community gardens
Education outside our garden
What’s next for Fertile Groundworks?
What’s in store for us? Garden Expansion Incubator Farm Fruit and Nut Orchard Entrepreneurial January & February 2020 Farming
How you can be a part of our movement ❖ Come Volunteer with us! ❖ Encourage the start of a community garden! ❖ Garden at home!
Thank you to the team at Fertile Groundworks!
Brenda and Angela tour of Garden video here
Q&A
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