2016 Tell Us What You Think About Kids and Gardening

Thanks for taking our 10-minute survey. We will be sharing the results in the our next newsletter. And as a thank you, we're offering the opportunity to win some prizes, including one of three $50 gift certificates to Gardener's Supply Company, our curriculum books, and more. See how to enter at the end of the questions.

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you? Check all that apply.

Educator: Pre-school

Educator: Elementary

Educator: Middle/Junior HIgh

Educator: High School

Parent

Volunteer

Curriculum specialist

School administrator

College instructor

Community gardener

Community organization educator

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you currently participate in an outdoor garden with children? Check all that apply.

No. Not applicable

Home - in-ground garden and/or raised beds

Home - container garden

School - in-ground garden and/or raised beds

School - container garden

School - rooftop

Community garden

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you do garden outdoors with children, what is the garden setting?

Urban/city setting

Suburban

Rural

Not applicable.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If you garden outdoors with children, do you also participate in the following indoor activities? Check all that apply.

Grow plants under lights

Grow plants on a windowsill

Plant-based activities in the classroom.

Grow plants in a greenhouse

Plant-based lesson plans and/or curriculum

Farm-based activities and/or field trips

Not applicable

Other, please specify below

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you DO NOT garden outdoors with children, do you participate in the following indoor activities? Check all that apply.

Grow plants under lights

Grow plants on a windowsill

Plant-based activities in the classroom.

Grow plants in a greenhouse

Plant-based lesson plans and/or curriculum

Farm-based activities and/or field trips

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you garden with children, which grade level do you primarily work with?

Pre-Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Grades 1-3

Grades 3-5

Grades 6-8

Grades 9 - 12

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What type of school or organization do you work with?

Public school

Private school

Home school

Charter school

Alternative school

After-school program

Community garden

Non-profit agency

Extension or 4-H

Church or religious organization

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How would you rate the importance of having a garden for kids at home, school or community organizations?

	Not at all	Not very	Important	Very	Extremely
Home	Home Not at all	Home Not very	Home Important	Home Very	Home Extremely
School	School Not at all	School Not very	School Important	School Very	School Extremely
Community	Community Not at all	Community Not very	Community Important	Community Very	Community Extremely

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* 9. I garden with kids because . . . please select up to THREE answers.
(NOTE: If you answered 'Not important' or 'Not very important' on question #5, please select 'Not applicable' below and move on to the next question.)

Not applicable

It helps kids understand where their food comes from

It encourages kids to eat more plant-based nutritious food

It gives kids an opportunity to connect with nature

Kids who learn in the garden becomes environmental stewards and have a higher interest in healthy ways to treat the planet

It is outdoor exercise for kids.

The gardens beautify our schoolyard and/or community.

It helps get kids interested in science and/or math.

The garden is a hands-on teaching tool.

It is part of our required curriculum.

All kids are equal in the garden and it teaches kids to work together.

It gives children the opportunity to be involved and/or give back to their community.

It is a way of learning that doesn't solely rely on computers.

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Would you support national legislation to provide more funding opportunities for youth gardens?

Yes

Highly Likely

Maybe, but it depends on the actual legislation

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Did you encounter any barriers to creating a school and/or youth gardening program?

Not applicable

Yes

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* 12. If you answered Yes to Question 11, please check all that apply below.

Lack of administrative support

Lack of interest from other faculty and/or staff

Lack of volunteer interest

Lack of appropriate garden space

Lack of funding

Lack of student and/or youth interest

Concern over health and safety issues

Lack of adequate water access

Lack of gardening skills and knowledge

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If you have an existing garden program, what are your biggest challenges to sustaining it? Check all that apply.

Summer and vacation garden maintenance

Difficulty recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Lack of connection to the curriculum

Funding

Insect and disease problems

Weed problems

Lack of administrative support

Students weren't engaged

Lack of leadership continuity

School year doesn't coincide with the growing season in our area

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Do you use social networking applications to communicate about your garden? Please check below the frequency of all that apply below

	Daily	A Few Times Per Week	A Few Times Per Month	Rarely	Never
Facebook	Facebook Daily	Facebook A Few Times Per Week	Facebook A Few Times Per Month	Facebook Rarely	Facebook Never
Pinterest	Pinterest Daily	Pinterest A Few Times Per Week	Pinterest A Few Times Per Month	Pinterest Rarely	Pinterest Never
LinkedIn	LinkedIn Daily	LinkedIn A Few Times Per Week	LinkedIn A Few Times Per Month	LinkedIn Rarely	LinkedIn Never
Twitter	Twitter Daily	Twitter A Few Times Per Week	Twitter A Few Times Per Month	Twitter Rarely	Twitter Never
YouTube	YouTube Daily	YouTube A Few Times Per Week	YouTube A Few Times Per Month	YouTube Rarely	YouTube Never
Instagram	Instagram Daily	Instagram A Few Times Per Week	Instagram A Few Times Per Month	Instagram Rarely	Instagram Never

Other (please specify)

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* 15. How often do you use resources from KidsGardening.org? This would include curriculum, lesson plans, website, gardening information, etc.

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Several times throughout the year

Annually

Not applicable/Never

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* 16. How did you learn about KidsGardening.org?

Word of Mouth

Online Search

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.)

Printed materials (catalog, postcard, bookmarks, etc.)

A colleague at our school uses KidsGardening.org materials

Learned about KidsGardening.org through this survey.

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What types of information do you look for when you come to KidsGardening.org? Please check all that apply,.

Ideas on gardening with children at home

Grant/funding sources

Tools and equipment to use in the garden

Garden-based curriculum

Specific school gardening content (e.g. How to start a school garden, training school garden volunteers)

Specific gardening content (e.g. how to grow a container or pollinator garden)

I like to visit the site just to browse and see what's new or what may be of interest

Other (please specify)

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* 18. If you garden OUTDOORS with children, what resources at KidsGardening.org do you find most useful? Please rank in order from least to most useful. Check Not Applicable if this doesn't apply to you.

	Not at all useful	Somewhat useful	Useful	Very useful	Most useful
Grant and Fundraising opportunities	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Not at all useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Somewhat useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Very useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Most useful
School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Not at all useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Somewhat useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Very useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Most useful
Lesson Plans	Lesson Plans Not at all useful	Lesson Plans Somewhat useful	Lesson Plans Useful	Lesson Plans Very useful	Lesson Plans Most useful
Family Gardening Activities	Family Gardening Activities Not at all useful	Family Gardening Activities Somewhat useful	Family Gardening Activities Useful	Family Gardening Activities Very useful	Family Gardening Activities Most useful
Garden Curriculum	Garden Curriculum Not at all useful	Garden Curriculum Somewhat useful	Garden Curriculum Useful	Garden Curriculum Very useful	Garden Curriculum Most useful
Growing Ideas Blog	Growing Ideas Blog Not at all useful	Growing Ideas Blog Somewhat useful	Growing Ideas Blog Useful	Growing Ideas Blog Very useful	Growing Ideas Blog Most useful
Facebook	Facebook Not at all useful	Facebook Somewhat useful	Facebook Useful	Facebook Very useful	Facebook Most useful
Pinterest	Pinterest Not at all useful	Pinterest Somewhat useful	Pinterest Useful	Pinterest Very useful	Pinterest Most useful
Twitter	Twitter Not at all useful	Twitter Somewhat useful	Twitter Useful	Twitter Very useful	Twitter Most useful
Not applicable	Not applicable Not at all useful	Not applicable Somewhat useful	Not applicable Useful	Not applicable Very useful	Not applicable Most useful

Other (please specify)

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* 19. If you DO NOT garden OUTDOORS with children, what resources at KidsGardening.org do you find most useful? Please rank in order from least to most useful. Check Not Applicable if this doesn't apply to you.

	Not at all useful	Somewhat useful	Useful	Very useful	Most useful
Grant and Fundraising opportunities	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Not at all useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Somewhat useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Very useful	Grant and Fundraising opportunities Most useful
School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Not at all useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Somewhat useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Very useful	School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles Most useful
Lesson Plans	Lesson Plans Not at all useful	Lesson Plans Somewhat useful	Lesson Plans Useful	Lesson Plans Very useful	Lesson Plans Most useful
Family Gardening Activities	Family Gardening Activities Not at all useful	Family Gardening Activities Somewhat useful	Family Gardening Activities Useful	Family Gardening Activities Very useful	Family Gardening Activities Most useful
Garden Curriculum	Garden Curriculum Not at all useful	Garden Curriculum Somewhat useful	Garden Curriculum Useful	Garden Curriculum Very useful	Garden Curriculum Most useful
Growing Ideas Blog	Growing Ideas Blog Not at all useful	Growing Ideas Blog Somewhat useful	Growing Ideas Blog Useful	Growing Ideas Blog Very useful	Growing Ideas Blog Most useful
Facebook	Facebook Not at all useful	Facebook Somewhat useful	Facebook Useful	Facebook Very useful	Facebook Most useful
Pinterest	Pinterest Not at all useful	Pinterest Somewhat useful	Pinterest Useful	Pinterest Very useful	Pinterest Most useful
Twitter	Twitter Not at all useful	Twitter Somewhat useful	Twitter Useful	Twitter Very useful	Twitter Most useful
Not applicable	Not applicable Not at all useful	Not applicable Somewhat useful	Not applicable Useful	Not applicable Very useful	Not applicable Most useful

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Up until last fall, we published the monthly e-newsletter Kids Garden News (KGN). We are planning to relaunch this newsletter. If you received the KGN newsletter in the past, how helpful did you find it?

Not applicable

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Not helpful at all

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Do you have a favorite electronic newsletter? If Yes, please list.

Yes

Please list.

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* 22. Do you have a favorite school gardening blog?

Yes

Please list.

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* 23. On scale from Extremely useful to Not at all useful, please rate the value of KidsGardening.org website for your youth gardening projects.

Extremely useful

Very useful

Useful

Somewhat useful

Extremely

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* 24. How would you describe the impact of KidsGardening.org resources (including curriculum materials, online articles, grant programs, lesson plans, social media, etc.) on you and your youth gardening program?

Low impact

Medium impact

High or significant impact

Don't know

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 25. If KidsGardening.org created a free monthly webinar series featuring nationally known youth gardening experts would you be interested in participating?

Yes

HIghly likely

It depends

Other (please specify)

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* 26. Of the following possible Webinar topics, what would be of interest to you? Please check all that apply.

Plant selection, seed starting, growing transplants.

Indoor gardening ideas to use throughout the year.

Outdoor gardening options - benefits and challenges of different types of growing methods.

How to build and maintain a volunteer community to support the garden throughout the entire growing season.

Gardening 101 Best Practices - present key best practices to help boost weeding, organic pest control, etc.

Ideas for integrating the school garden creatively into the broad school experience, including the classroom, cafeteria, social activities, community involvement, physical fitness and environmental stewardship.

Not applicable.

Other (please specify)

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* 27. Do you recommend KidsGardening.org to others?

Yes

Not applicable

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* 28. Please list any additional comments or suggestions you may have for KidsGardening.org including ideas, resources, features, etc.

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* 29. Would you like to enter for the possibility of winning a prize?

Please EMAIL 2016survey@kidsgardening.org, We will contact you by July 31st if you've won and will post the winners on social media.

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you? Check all that apply.

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* 2. Do you currently participate in an outdoor garden with children? Check all that apply.

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* 3. If you do garden outdoors with children, what is the garden setting?

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* 4. If you garden outdoors with children, do you also participate in the following indoor activities? Check all that apply.

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* 5. If you DO NOT garden outdoors with children, do you participate in the following indoor activities? Check all that apply.

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* 6. If you garden with children, which grade level do you primarily work with?

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* 7. What type of school or organization do you work with?

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* 8. How would you rate the importance of having a garden for kids at home, school or community organizations?

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* 9. I garden with kids because . . . please select up to THREE answers.(NOTE: If you answered 'Not important' or 'Not very important' on question #5, please select 'Not applicable' below and move on to the next question.)

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* 10. Would you support national legislation to provide more funding opportunities for youth gardens?

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* 11. Did you encounter any barriers to creating a school and/or youth gardening program?

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* 12. If you answered Yes to Question 11, please check all that apply below.

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* 13. If you have an existing garden program, what are your biggest challenges to sustaining it? Check all that apply.

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* 14. Do you use social networking applications to communicate about your garden? Please check below the frequency of all that apply below

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* 15. How often do you use resources from KidsGardening.org? This would include curriculum, lesson plans, website, gardening information, etc.

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* 16. How did you learn about KidsGardening.org?

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* 17. What types of information do you look for when you come to KidsGardening.org? Please check all that apply,.

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* 18. If you garden OUTDOORS with children, what resources at KidsGardening.org do you find most useful? Please rank in order from least to most useful. Check Not Applicable if this doesn't apply to you.

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* 19. If you DO NOT garden OUTDOORS with children, what resources at KidsGardening.org do you find most useful? Please rank in order from least to most useful. Check Not Applicable if this doesn't apply to you.

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* 20. Up until last fall, we published the monthly e-newsletter Kids Garden News (KGN). We are planning to relaunch this newsletter. If you received the KGN newsletter in the past, how helpful did you find it?

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* 21. Do you have a favorite electronic newsletter? If Yes, please list.

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* 22. Do you have a favorite school gardening blog?

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* 23. On scale from Extremely useful to Not at all useful, please rate the value of KidsGardening.org website for your youth gardening projects.

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* 24. How would you describe the impact of KidsGardening.org resources (including curriculum materials, online articles, grant programs, lesson plans, social media, etc.) on you and your youth gardening program?

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* 25. If KidsGardening.org created a free monthly webinar series featuring nationally known youth gardening experts would you be interested in participating?

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* 26. Of the following possible Webinar topics, what would be of interest to you? Please check all that apply.

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* 27. Do you recommend KidsGardening.org to others?

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* 28. Please list any additional comments or suggestions you may have for KidsGardening.org including ideas, resources, features, etc.

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* 29. Would you like to enter for the possibility of winning a prize?

* 9. I garden with kids because . . . please select up to THREE answers.
(NOTE: If you answered 'Not important' or 'Not very important' on question #5, please select 'Not applicable' below and move on to the next question.)