Participate in a community garden

I talked with A, a mom from another family that is really interested in this, too. They have plenty of land to grow a community garden on. I think we can work well together – we have a lot of the same ideas.

She knows of another family who wants to participate and we have a friend-in-common that wants to get involved as well. So that makes 4 families. That’s a good number for this year, since we are all still learning and we don’t want to this project to get bigger than we can handle.

I think we’re going to have a face-to-face meeting towards the end of February. That gives me time to do some research and brush up on my plant knowledge!

Meeting this goal successfully means:

• contributing and learning by researching gardening techniques and plant care
• helping to organize and plan the garden
• taking part in meetings by sharing ideas and working with others to make win-win decisions
• determining what expectations others have of me
• being careful to only obligate myself to the things that I can realistically handle
• staying in communication on a regular basis

• interacting with others in a civil, courteous, and considerate tone
• not over-thinking or worrying about minor personality nuances
• being tactful but honest about my feelings
• staying true to my commitments to avoid conflicts and guilt

• showing up to do the work in a timely manner
• keeping to the agreed schedule and do the physical tasks needed to fulfill my field hours, such as preparing the ground, planting, weeding, weekly care of the crops, harvesting
• taking care to make good use of the food so it is not wasted after harvest through meal planning or preservation methods (canning, freezing, drying)