1. to grow food….to grow minds….to grow community Creating “a-ha!” Moments March 1st, 2016 Presenter: Edee Klee, Co-Chair

2. Traditional Community Garden Education Offerings In the Garden mentoring Gardening & preserving workshops Speaker Series Annual Sustainable Gardening Expo New in 2015…..

3. Seed Library New partner: F REDERICTON P UBLIC L IBRARY Increase community accessibility NB-hardy, heritage/heirloom varieties Seed workshops dedicated Seed Library plot at Marysville CG

4. Market Garden as a Classroom 1500 sq ft – small plot intensive 8’ x 12’ greenhouse Edible Forest

6. U-PICK Numbers 18 consecutive Saturdays - 10 volunteers / 130 hours 258 visitors – 87 surveys 905 lbs of fresh sustainably grown produce $1,568.62 donations collected = $2.18 per lb

7. U-PICK Survey Results 53% wanted to access fresh sustainably grown produce 26% learned about a new vegetable 24% wanted to start growing their own food 21% learned how to identify and pick vegetables 16% said they would come again/more often 89% would recommend it to someone else

8. Garden Host Program