How Might We…

Tags
Ideating
Deadline
July 27, 2023
Done?
Person
J
Jessica
M
Maanya Govil
A
Adeesh A Rathod
A
Alessandro
Time Spent
4
  • POV 1:
    • How might we avoid pests or rodents messing up the garden?
      • Elevate the garden beds on slippery poles to prevent squirrels and other rodents from being able to climb up
      • Wrap some of the outdoor gardens in mesh to prevent animal attacks
      • Keep more sensitive plants in the greenhouse away from plants
      • Spread out similar families of plants to prevent the chance of infection
  • POV 2:
    • How might we build awareness about the community garden and its programs?
      • We will have advertisements and social media as well as being posted on the city website
      • Huge banners put up on fencing within a 10 mile radius of the gardens
      • Advertising at schools within a 10 mile radius (taking flyers home to parents)
      • Expand digital marketing programs - have teenagers run social media platforms promoting workshops
      • Emails sent out to those on mailing lists for the community garden
  • POV 3:
    • How might we boost workshop attendance across all demographics (kids, teenagers, adults?)
      • We have workshops catered to specific age groups which include activities they are interested in
      • If they need to pay: First session free
      • Have a strong word-of-mouth, organic marketing type beat (market to moms, grandmas, Auntie Ednas)
      • Recreational activities for kids
  • POV 4:
    • How might we keep the community gardens sustainable (resilience and eco-friendly features) and ensure its longevity?
      • The indoor facility will be run by solar energy
      • The garden will be run year round and the crops will be shared with community members
      • Have a baseline of dedicated and motivated volunteers who are happy to keep sustaining the garden - by having consistent attendees, families can drop in and out of the workshops and garden participation without any guilt or stress
      • Have an irrigation system to collect excess run-off water and re-use it for watering