Testing notes
- experiments
- workshops programming
FEEDBACK SESSION 1:
Not much feedback — liked idea
FEEDBACK SESSION 2:
Make it more structured
Have specific paths for people to follow — interested in different ideas
People in agriculture focus more on that
People in energy focus more on that
Put less burden on the individuals to find things to do (need permanent staff? funding?)
Include more activities around education that would attract more people to come (make it cooler than a park)
Experiments to teach kids about methane/co2 emissions (balloons) with food waste
FEEDBACK SESSION 3:
Liked it — nothing specific
One of the feedback members had a community garden in his area but it’s not a very good one — people do not care very much about maintaining it
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
Funding
Size of garden
Staff? Permanent
Vertical gardens for more urban areas?
FEEDBACK SESSION 1:
Not much feedback — liked idea
FEEDBACK SESSION 2:
Make it more structured
Have specific
FEEDBACK SESSION 3:
- Compost in the back - doesn’t smell bad
- Move market to the front
- Power center: additional community flex space - roof
- Human-centered design - what’s the human aspect?
- Weekly/monthly programming - food stamps
- Beekeeping - closer to flowers?
- Honey bees - renting the bees out - revenue
Urban environment
- Struggling teens
- Donate produce to the homeless shelters
FEEDBACK SESSION 4:
Family day trip vibes
- Loved the worm farm
- Rainwater collection - drain towards?
- Collects - could drain towards bathrooms
- More space for plants?
- More space by moving the solar panels on the indoor garden and greenhouse
- Road
- Marketing aspect?
- Volunteers mentioned again
- Suburbs don’t have a lot
- Farmer’s markets more common
Feedback
- Move the compost center
- Solar panels on roof and community center
- Manage bees, pollinate flowers and make honey
- Community center with another rainwater collection to support bathrooms
- Other entrance on other side and connect market info desk and community center