SARE PDP Extension & Community Partnerships

Key Sub Activities

Outcomes

Evidence of Activities, their Quality & Outcomes

SAGE gardening and education

1. Physical garden
2. Organize regular workdays and volunteers
3. Partnering with farmers and ag orgs
4. Farm tour participation
5. Regular garden classes
6. Lay foundation for "Cook Smart/Eat Smart," a culinary program sponsored by the Department of Agriculture

Increased youth education and outreach

Increased availability of fresh produce

Increased farmer/community/youth connection

Increase skills in cooking and food handling

New school garden: 4 raised beds, wheelchair accessible, multiple garden plots and perennial fruit trees/bushes

New partners connected to school: partnership with Bountiful Backyards and two local farmers, plus two extension agents and soil and water specialist

65 attendees at farm tour event

3 Saturday workdays, Garden and Kitchen Cleaning:

• 1st 20 volunteers (10 students),
• 2nd 30 volunteers counting CCCC class (14 students),
• 3rd workday 14 volunteers (2 students)

70 families receiving fresh produce occasionally

10+ families receiving fresh produce regularly

15-35 youth participating weekly in garden classes/program for total of more than 250 contact hours

26 youth signed up for Spring 2011 "Cook Smart/Eat Smart" course