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New Community Garden
Purpose: The purpose of community garden is to become a stop point for the large amount of human flow, and eventually become a new gathering space for students to communicate with each other. Also the biodiversity will be engaged in this garden to tie this place strongly to nature.
Intervention
A New Community Garden as a continuation of the existing one on Campus.
Sensitive to Nature
The community garden is another way to help increase biodiversity on campus. By providing variety of plants species (edible, aroma etc.), the garden does not only give fresh produce, but also a chance for the community to learn about biodiversity and suitable plants for planting (Ikin et al, 2015). It will follow sustainable gardening practices such as compost soil and rainwater collection methods.
Who is involved?
Social clubs - design/build/maintain Students - design/build/maintain Horticulture experts - advisory/collaboration Local Aboriginal Leaders/Representatives advisory/collaboration
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Corona Virus Response
Planters will be 1.5 meters apart, to enable the campus community to engage socially whilst distancing physically. Hygiene measures will be encouraged.
How is it happening?
The UMSU Environment Department allocates a $2000 budget for UoM’s existing Community Garden. However, there are multiple strategies that can be followed to minimize start-up and maintenance costs. For example, re-locating the existing CG means that beds and plants can be fully transplanted thus lowering the initial costs and time. Other cost cutting strategies include working with volunteers, re-purposing old furniture and tires and promoting a collaborative tools. At later phases, workshop membership fees will also help finance the maintenance of the the garden. The NCG produce —herbs, fruits and vegetables — will be sold every 3 months through an informal Produce Market on site.
Evaluation
University students & stuffs participate in this program. New educational subjects Social media tags of the location and or the hashtag #newcguom
