{"id":9826,"date":"2023-01-18T14:19:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T19:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/?page_id=9826"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:13:35","slug":"home-gardening-and-food-security-in-carlisle-summer-22-fall-22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/farm\/home-gardening-and-food-security-in-carlisle-burpee-fellowship\/home-gardening-and-food-security-in-carlisle-summer-22-fall-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Gardening and Food Security in Carlisle, Summer ’22-Fall ’22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Garden Manual Updated 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n

Desired outcomes associated with this project included<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Monitored increase of knowledge and understanding of home garden production in the Borough of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n
  2. Increased access to fresh produce through cost-efficient gardening techniques for Carlisle residents.<\/li>\n
  3. Sustained connections between students and the local community through community-based gardening projects and partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Indicators for measuring project impact included:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. Collection of data through the topic-specific surveys (created by Dee Findlay \u201822 and Maeve Thistle \u201823) to track changes in food security, dietary diversity, and community-scale biodiversity over time.<\/li>\n
    2. Increase in the number of partnerships formed on the premise of establishing home garden initiatives.<\/li>\n
    3. A discussion amongst home gardeners to share their experiences of the summer-fall growing season.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Summary of Project Objectives and Outcomes in 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      The Home Gardening Initiative in Carlisle identified three main objectives to further accomplish the desired project outcomes. The aims include for the summer-fall growing season included: Providing Technical Support to our Home Gardeners, Personal & Community Garden Maintenace, and Developing Local Partnerships.<\/p>\n

      Technical Support to Home Gardeners:<\/h3>\n

      The Home Gardeners Initiative worked with 5 home gardeners, each with varying levels of experience with growing their own food and varying levels of limitations. For example, some of the gardeners were able to grow their garden in the ground, and some gardeners grew their food in about 5-gallon bucket containers. In the end, each gardener successfully harvested their crops.<\/p>\n

      \"Kaliope,

      Kaliope, one of our home gardeners, standing in front of her garden<\/p><\/div>\n

      \nEach gardener took surveys to record the baseline data of their biodiversity literacy, household dietary diversity and food security at the beginning of the season. At the end of the season, they were given the same surveys to monitor any changes in their responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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      \"Kristin,

      Kristin, one of our home gardeners, holding freshly harvested tomatoes from her garden<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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      \"Closeup

      Closeup of the tomatoes<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      \nThere was the initial plan to develop a garden tour amongst the home gardeners so that they could meet each other, but unfortunately there were numerous challenges to make this possible. Instead, three gardeners gave a virtual tour of their garden. Watch the video below:<\/p>\n