Sample Garden Budget Worksheet This worksheet should help you generate a list of materials, and their associated cost, for developing a garden to complement this curriculum. Listed prices are rough figures; confirm the actual price with the source before you purchase anything. Use this budget to present to funders or include in grant applications. Container Garden Item Number required Cost per item Total cost Containers with drainage holes (various sizes 1quart-5gallon) FREE (get 5-gallon buckets from food stores!) OR up to $10.00 each Potting soil Organic fertilizer Seeds Seedlings Hand trowels Gloves Watering cans $4.00/16 quart bag $6.00/5 lb bag FREE (request last year s seeds from seed companies) OR $2.00/ packet $3.00 each $3.00 each $2.00/pair $6.00 each Grand total: v
Sample Garden Budget Worksheet This worksheet should help you generate a list of materials, and their associated cost, for developing a garden to complement this curriculum. Listed prices are rough figures; confirm the actual price with the source before you purchase anything. Use this budget to present to funders or include in grant applications. In-ground Garden Item Number required Cost per item Total cost Soil test (Standard soil test w/ organic matter - UMASS Soil Testing Lab) Leaf compost Untreated wood for raised beds 2x6 s or 2x8 s; shortest side 3 long 1 (every 3 years) $15.00 $15.00 + shipping $5.00/ 1.5 cubic feet Dimensional lumber prices vary. Check with your local lumber yard Topsoil $2.50/40 lb. bag or $50/ cubic yard + delivery Seeds $2.00/packet Transplants Garden Rakes Shovels Hand trowels Gloves Hose Watering wand Watering cans No more than 2 No more than 3 $3.00 each $10.00 each or borrow as needed $10.00 each or borrow as needed $3.00 each $2.00/pair $15.00 (50 foot) $5.00 each $6.00 each Grand total: vi
Sample Garden Budget Worksheet This worksheet should help you generate a list of materials, and their associated cost, for developing a garden to complement this curriculum. Listed prices are rough figures; confirm the actual price with the source before you purchase anything. Use this budget to present to funders or include in grant applications. In-ground Garden Item Number required Cost per item Total cost PVC pipe and fittings to build light stand $20 Florescent shop light with bulbs $20 Growing containers Potting soil 2 quarts per each milk jug, or quantity needed for your chosen containers FREE (if using milk jugs) or up to $5 per pot $4.00/16 quart bag Organic fertilizer $6.00/5 lb bag Seeds $2.00/packet Gloves $2.00/pair Watering cans $6.00 each Grand total: vii
Youth Gardening Program Planning Document Use this document to organize your ideas, inventory your resources and assess your needs in developing your gardening program. Engage other teachers / staff / volunteers at your site in the process. Building A Youth Garden Team Do you have commitment or buy in from all necessary stakeholders? Who needs more information to be persuaded? What types of information should you present to them? Which of the stakeholders are going to part of your gardening team? Who is going to lead this team? Who in this team needs training? What type of training? How is that training going to happen? Who is deciding the goals and activities of the garden? Who will provide gardening expertise? Who will be teaching the educational content of the gardening program? Where will you get the labor to build the garden? How many volunteers do you need to recruit? How will you establish clear lines of communication around the garden? Appendix viii
Defining Your Program Who is your target audience? Age range? Specific demographics? (low income, special needs, etc.) How many students will be using the garden? Describe the site: In school After school Summer During what months will your program run? When will gardening occur? When will programming (lessons, etc.) occur? How often? What are YOUR goals for the program? What are the goals of the SITE? How do your goals and the goals of the site intersect? Appendix ix
The Garden Design What type of garden will you have? Raised beds, in ground, containers How big will your garden be? How many beds/pots? What size beds/pots? Is this an appropriate size to meet your goals? Where will your garden be located? Does this location have: Sunlight Easy access for students, staff, and volunteers Water What plants have you had success growing in the past? What crops meet your curricular needs? Do you have a garden plan? This should include a map of your space(s), planting layouts for the season (where and how much you will plant), a planting schedule, and a maintenance plan. Who will you contact for assistance to create this plan? Who will plant the garden? Who will maintain the garden (watering, weeding)? How will summer maintenance and harvesting occur (for school gardens)? How will produce from the garden be used? Appendix x
Physical Resources Keeping your goals in mind, what materials do you need to build, expand or better use your garden? Which items can be obtained from: Donations Municipal Resources Borrowing fencing lumber for raised beds containers soil compost, and amendments mulch tools seeds, seedlings watering supplies harvesting equipment food preparation and serving materials other For items you will purchase, where will you get the funds? Donations (from garden clubs, community businesses)? Small grants? (list any you anticipate applying for) How much money do you need for startup costs? Where will tools and other materials be stored? Is this accessible to the people who will be maintaining the garden? What materials do you need that can be paid for with FSNE / EFNEP / 4H funds? curricular / educational materials food preparation and serving materials What materials do you need each year to maintain the garden? Which can be obtained through donations? mulch seeds, seedlings fertilizer or compost Appendix xi
Educational Resources Are you currently using a gardening curriculum? If yes, list curriculum(s) and source(s). Do you feel that the curriculums you have available to you will allow you to adequately meet the educational goals of your program? What other content/resources do you need to identify in order to reach your educational goals in the garden? Evaluation Revisit the goals for your gardening program listed in the first section. List specific, measurable indicators that you will use to assess your success in meeting your goal(s). How will you collect data on the above indicators? Appendix xii