Calling all community & home
gardeners!
Are you interested in knowing just how much you grow? Or how much that produce would cost you at the farmer's
market?
The Food Dignity project is looking for you! We are in our third year of studying how much community
gardeners grow. Twenty-six Ithaca area
gardeners participated last year, and we averaged 182 pounds of produce each!
Introductory meeting
Wed, April 30th, 6:30pm
Just Be Cause building
1013 West State Street
Can't make the meeting? No problem. I'm happy to meet you at your
garden plot or another convenient location. I'm on campus in the Plant Sciences building.
FAQs about the Harvest Log Project:
What does a
gardener do in this project?
You do the following:
1) weigh your produce and record it on a log sheet provided
2) draw a detailed map of your
garden ( I can help with this!)
3) answer a survey about your
gardening practices and food purchasing habits
What does a gardener
gain from participating?
1) interesting information about your
garden yields. All participants are fascinated by their results-trust me!
2) a digital
garden scale to keep
3) $50 Visa gift card upon completion of the log
4) Celebrity status when you are featured on our
garden blog:
Who started it?
This is part of a larger project--the Food Dignity project-- funded by the USDA and based at University of
Wyoming. Ithaca is one of five locations where community groups and academic institutions are working together to study the emerging community food movement. For more information, see
www.fooddignity.org.
