Team 10 Project Plan
Project Title
Building a Community Garden Network
Project Management
Team (ie. Student
Team)
Carly White - Student, Ecosystem Management Technology, Fleming College
Melissa Risto - Student, Ecosystem Management Technology, Fleming College
Jesse Snider - Student, Ecosystem Management Technology, Fleming College
Meghan Hill - Student, Ecosystem Management Technology, Fleming College
Faculty
Sara Kelly - Credit for Product Faculty, Fleming College
Project Sponsor(s)
Frank Smith - Past President, Toward Balance Support Network
Purpose
The Towards Balance mission statement is as follows:
“Our mission is to support and create activities at a household level that will engage the public in the issues of clean
safe water to drink, clean safe food to eat, clean safe air to breathe and a clean safe place to live for all. We define these
as the great issues that will mould the world that we will pass on to our children. As such we see peaceful public
education and engagement as fundamental to our success as a society.”
In order for the agency to achieve this, they have asked our team to collect data (in the form of paper surveys and
video interviews) that pertains to the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the gardens. What is learned
from this can then be used by the Towards Balance Support Network to further empower the local communities in the
Kawartha Lakes region and transform them from handout communities into self-sustaining ones. For instance, if they
see fit a mobile support unit may be created that will teach individuals about nutrition, cooking, meal planning, and
gardening skills.
In addition, knowledge obtained from the project will help develop new partnerships and strengthen existing ones.
This will not only promote success within the Towards Balance organization, but it will also aid the partnering
organizations in growing and becoming more successful themselves. Specific focus will be aimed at local community
kitchens so that food insecurity within the region can be eliminated.
Issue
Deliverables
At the present time there is lack of information on the existing community gardens within the City of Kawartha
Lakes region. This is largely due to the fact that each garden is independently managed and maintained. Although
communication does occur on a small scale between garden members and managers of different garden sites a majority
do not communicate with one another. To take the next step and become a more proactive organization, however, this
communication must be established. This will ultimately allow the needs of those managing and using the gardens need
to be identified, allow the garden network to become a more united, solidified force that can expand further into the
region, and allow gaps in garden knowledge and locations to be recognized.
1. A map which shows the location of each existing community garden in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
2. A summary report of the current state of community gardening in the City of Kawartha Lakes, including the raw
data collected from the administered survey, the results of the survey, and a photo of each garden.
3. Four Literature reviews on garden related topics:
a. Connecting social and environmental sustainability in respect to food production, examining community
gardens specifically
b. Physical aspects of the gardens - soils, ideal container size, watering regimens, etc.
c. Health benefits of community gardens and their food
d. Impact of community gardens on food insecurity in Ontario
A project video three minutes in length interviewing gardeners and footage of community gardens.
Each deliverable will be handed over to our mentor on a jump drive provided by Towards Balance Support Network.
Final written products will be saved in both PDF and MsWord format.
Exclusions
Our group will not actively seek out members of the community or individuals from local organizations for video
interviews, but will instead focus primarily on managers of the garden for this aspect of the project. Furthermore, we will
not be responsible for carrying out responsibilities set out by other organizations as we do not want to stray from our
expected deliverables that were outlined by the Towards Balance Support Network. Lastly, our group will only be
responsible for creating and administering surveys, collecting data (via surveys and interviews), analyzing data,
presenting data (in the form of a map and summary report) and making informed suggestions. All actions involved in
moving forward as an organization will be the responsibility of the Towards Balance Support Network.
Stakeholders
Those who will benefit from our final product include members of the Towards Balance Support Network, members
of the community groups listed below and any community members who are currently part of a community garden or are
interested in becoming part of one. By consulting with the garden manager(s) at each site important information, that
may have been previously unknown or overlooked, can be brought to light. As a result is vital that every manager cooperates by participating in a video interview or by completing a paper survey, otherwise the full scope of the community
garden’s needs and aspirations will not be known.
Our team understands that throughout this process some managers may be sensitive to certain subjects, such as
what their total contribution to the community is or how they feel about working with other organizations included in this
project, however, we will do our best to mitigate these situations if they arise.
Local Organizations with Community Gardens
A Place Called Home
Big Brothers Big Sisters KLH
Bobcaygeon Settlers’ Village
Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes
Cambridge Street United Church
Canadian Mental Health Association (Lindsay locations)
Community Living
Fenelon Falls United Church
Lindsay Community Garden (Frost Campus location)
Kawartha Lakes Food Source
Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Housing Corp. (Bobcaygeon, Omemee & Lindsay)
Olde Gaol Museum
Ontario Early Years Centre & HKPR District Health Unit
Revera Fenelon Court
St. James Anglican Church
Trinity United Church
United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay location)
Alexandra Public School
Dr. George Hall Public School
Fenelon Falls Secondary School
Jack Callaghan Public School
King Albert Public School
LCVI
Lindsay Alternative Education and Training Centres
Woodville Elementary School
Scope
Limitations for this project include:
 $0.40/km driving expenses
 Time constraints - 11 Mondays, 8hrs/day
 Garden managers availability to complete surveys or participate in interviews
Quality standards to be achieved;
 90% grade goal
 Go into all interviews well prepared in order to get good quality results in a timely matter.
 Complete multiple interviews in one day
Success for our team on this project means having the proper data on which to make appropriate decisions. Once
our team knows exactly what we have, then we can determine gaps in Towards Balance’s knowledge and suggest next
steps that the organization should take to aid the community gardens. In terms of the organization’s success this would
mean taking what we find and using it to move the City of Kawartha Lakes towards a healthy and equitable food system
that serves the social, environmental, cultural and economic needs of the community.
Project Tasks and
Timelines
See Appendix A
Health and Safety
Plan
See Appendix B
Background
All pertinent information has been provided above.
Project Plan Sign-Off
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(Student Signature)
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Appendix A: Team 10 Gantt Chart
Appendix B: Health and Safety Plan for Towards Balance Community Gardens Project September
15/2015
Project Name
(same as on Project Proposal and Project Plan)
Building a Community Garden Network
Project Management Team
(ie. student names)
Meghan Hill, Melissa Risto, Jesse Snider, Carly White
Cell Number + Area Code
(ie. number for phone that will always be fully charged and
in the field with you)
Meghan Hill – 905 706 0542
Melissa Risto – 416 844 9542
Jesse Snider – 905 806 3571
Carly White - 519 717 7439
Date H&S Plan Completed
(dd/mm/yr)
17/09/2015
Project Location(s)
(Lot, Concession, Township)
(street address including 911 emergency number)
(attach google map and set of directions for route from Frost
Campus to Project Location)
Township for all addresses: Ops
Emergency Number: 911 for all addresses
A Place Called Home
64 Lindsay St. S
Lindsay
Big Brothers Big Sisters KLH
50 Mary St W
Lindsay
Bobcaygeon Settlers’ Village
85 Dunn St
Bobcaygeon
Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes
107 Lindsay Place St. S
Lindsay
Cambridge Street United Church
61 Cambridge St. N
Lindsay
Canadian Mental Health Association
Harrison House
51 Adelaide St. N
Lindsay
Canadian Mental Health Association
Reach for Recovery
64 Lindsay St S
Canadian Mental Health Association
2 Hamilton St
Community Care/VON
Mary St. W
Lindsay
Community Living
United Way
64 Lindsay St S
Community Living Fleming Plot
Elgin Street Residence
Fenelon Falls United Church
123 Colborne St
Fenelon Falls
Fleming College
200 Albert St.
Lindsay
Kawartha Lakes Food Source
41 George St. W
Lindsay
Kawartha Lakes Food Source
Hwy 36
Lindsay
Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Housing Corporation
123 Need Street
Bobcaygeon
Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Housing Corporation (KLHHC)
19 Hamilton Street
Lindsay
KLHHC
40 Mary Street
Lindsay
KLHHC
8 James Street
Omemee
Olde Gaol Museum
50 Victoria Ave. N
Lindsay
Ontario Early Years Centre & HKPR District Health Unit
United Way
64 Lindsay St. S
Revera Fenelon Court
66 Lindsay S.
Fenelon
St. James Anglican Church
7 Bond St. E
Fenelon Falls
Trinity United Church
44 William St.
Bobcaygeon
United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes
50 Mary St. W
Lindsay
Alexandra Public School
65 Sussex St. N
Lindsay
Dr. George Hall Public School
374 Eldon Road
Little Britain
Fenelon Falls Secondary School
66 Lindsay St.
Fenelon Falls
Jack Callaghan Public School
5 Tracey’s Hill Rd.
Lindsay
King Albert Public School
49 Glenelg St
Lindsay
LCVI
260 Kent St. W
Lindsay
Lindsay Alternative Education and Training Centres
230 Angeline St. S
Lindsay
Woodville Elementary School
109 Nappadale St
Woodville
Permission to be on Property/Project Location(s)
(granted by: Name, title, organization, date)
Description of all fieldwork involved in project
(brief, descriptive, bullet points)
Frank Smith
Past President
Toward Balance Support Network
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Conducting interviews with garden managers
Taking pictures of all community gardens
Meeting with community garden partners
Administering surveys to gardeners and other willing survey participants
Mapping locations of all Kawartha Lakes Community gardens
Nearest Hospital to Project Location
(hospital name, street number, phone number with area
code)
(attach google map and set of directions for route from
Project Location to hospital)
Ross Memorial Hospital
10 Angeline Street N - Lindsay, ON
(705)-324-6111
To report a life threatening emergency situation dial (to
be confirmed by student team, before going into field, as
911
See maps for directions from project locations to Ross Memorial Hospital
may not apply in all locations)
The course faculty member and host organization mentor must be informed by email within 24hrs of all incidents requiring first aid, and/or
emergency care.
Potential Hazard Identification
(eg. hunting season, slips/trips/falls, bears, working near/on
water, poison ivy, heat stroke, etc.)
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Hazard Mitigation Plan
(Actions taken to mitigate potential hazards identified
above. Each sentence begins with an action verb… Eg. 1.
Wear “hunter orange” vests and ball caps whenever in the
field.)
1. Drink lots of fluids, wear protective sun hat whenever in the field.
2. Wear sunscreen, wear protective sun hat whenever in the field.
3. Avoid hazardous gardening equipment. Always be aware of your
surroundings.
4. Always be aware of our surroundings, paying attention while driving, aware
of driving conditions, planning ahead our route to location.
5. Wear long pants tucked into boots and do an end of day body check to
ensure that no ticks are present.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Required
(eg. cell phone, hunter orange vests and ball caps,
appropriate footwear, lifejacket,etc.)
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Sign-off
(to be signed-off by all students on team and by lead mentor
and course faculty member).
Must be completed PRIOR to any field visits. Bring to class
at 9am on Monday Sept 21st, 2015.
A copy of your completed, signed-off H&S Plan must be
carried into the field on each field visit.
Heat Stroke
Sunburn
Slips/Trips/Falls due to gardening equipment
Car accident
Ticks
Cell phone
Closed toed shoes
Protective sun hat
Water bottles
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