2013 NCCGP Annual Members Meeting
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Transcript of 2013 NCCGP Annual Members Meeting
NCCGP 2nd Annual Members Meeting
November 9, 2013 • 12:30-1:15pm
• June 25, 2008 • JC Raulston Arboretum at NCSU• Sponsors: NC Division of Public Health;
NC Cooperative Extension
Outcome: 40 attendees came to a consensus that gardeners would benefit from networking and garden planning tools as well as coordinating efforts on a statewide and regional basis
Moving Community Gardening Forward in NC -- Statewide Action Planning Retreat Moving Community Gardening Forward in NC -- Statewide Action Planning Retreat
Photos courtesy of Diane Beth
Adapted from Partnering Up: Growing State Level Capacity for Community Gardening ~Diane Beth
NC Farm to Fork Summit (2009)
Adapted from Partnering Up: Growing State Level Capacity for Community Gardening ~Diane Beth
Recommended Action #5: Cultivate community gardens statewide
“The goal is a community garden in every community in the state.”
Released April 2010
Adapted from Partnering Up: Growing State Level Capacity for Community Gardening ~Diane Beth
Approx $300,000 provided (2010-2013)
to fund new or existing community gardens across NC!
Adapted from Partnering Up: Growing State Level Capacity for Community Gardening ~Diane Beth
The Organization Today
• As of Oct 2011 NCCGP is a nonprofit membership organization made of partners across the state interested in “growing” community gardens.
• Fiscal Agent:
• Vision: Increase the quantity, quality and sustainability of community gardens in North Carolina.
• Personnel: currently no staff, working Board of Directors (since Jan 2013), volunteers, members
• Structure: 11 directors from across NC and 6 leadership committees working towards accomplishing objectives
NC Growing Communities Workshop October 2012
• Over 880 people connected and sharing information about NC community gardens
• 425 -- NCCGP Facebook • 290 -- NC community garden
listserv• 165 -- NCCGP Twitter
• Increases visibility of NC community gardens
Connecting People Online
NC Community Garden Listserv
www.facebook.com/NCCGP
@NCCGP
www.NCCGP.org
Looking ahead…
• Webinar series • Annual members meeting +
fall event?• Garden directory & online
resources • Engage members!• Identify best practices (ex. land use
ordinances) to support community gardens• Funding for gardens, programs and staff
In the future…
• National (ACGA) conference in NC?
• Regional hub gardens to serve as educational/resource centers?
• Regional or statewide community garden tours?
Why “Partner Up”• Sharing successes and lessons learned• Avoiding recreating the wheel• Funding opportunities• Strength in numbers• State organizational policy and procedure
changes• Folks want a clearinghouse of resources and
communications• Integration with related initiatives (Farm to
School, etc)• Local/community voices needed in state
conversations• Sustaining the momentum
Adapted from Partnering Up: Growing State Level Capacity for Community Gardening ~Diane Beth