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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.  
1.Which of the following best describes you?  Check all that apply.(Required.)
2.Do you currently participate in an outdoor garden with children?  Check all that apply.(Required.)
3.If you do garden outdoors with children, what is the garden setting?
4.If you garden outdoors with children, do you also participate in the following indoor activities?  Check all that apply.
5.If you DO NOT garden outdoors with children, do you participate in the following indoor activities?  Check all that apply.
6.If you garden with children, which grade level do you primarily work with?
7.What type of school or organization do you work with?(Required.)
8.How would you rate the importance of having a garden for kids at home, school or community organizations?(Required.)
Not at all
Not very
Important
Very
Extremely
Home
School
Community
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.)(Required.)
10.Would you support national legislation to provide more funding opportunities for youth gardens?(Required.)
11.Did you encounter any barriers to creating a school and/or youth gardening program?(Required.)
12.If you answered Yes to Question 11, please check all that apply below.
13.If you have an existing garden program, what are your biggest challenges to sustaining it?  Check all that apply.
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
Pinterest
LinkedIn
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
15.How often do you use resources from KidsGardening.org?  This would include curriculum, lesson plans, website, gardening information, etc.(Required.)
16.How did you learn about KidsGardening.org?(Required.)
17.What types of information do you look for when you come to KidsGardening.org?  Please check all that apply,.(Required.)
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.(Required.)
Not at all useful
Somewhat useful
Useful
Very useful
Most useful
Grant and Fundraising opportunities
School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles
Lesson Plans
Family Gardening Activities
Garden Curriculum
Growing Ideas Blog
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
Not applicable
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
School Gardening and Gardening Info Articles
Lesson Plans
Family Gardening Activities
Garden Curriculum
Growing Ideas Blog
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
Not applicable
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?(Required.)
21.Do you have a favorite electronic newsletter?  If Yes, please list.(Required.)
22.Do you have a favorite school gardening blog?(Required.)
23.On scale from Extremely useful to Not at all useful, please rate the value of KidsGardening.org website for your youth gardening projects.(Required.)
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?(Required.)
25.If KidsGardening.org created a free monthly webinar series featuring nationally known youth gardening experts would you be interested in participating?(Required.)
26.Of the following possible Webinar topics, what would be of interest to you?  Please check all that apply.
27.Do you recommend KidsGardening.org to others?(Required.)
28.Please list any additional comments or suggestions you may have for KidsGardening.org including ideas, resources, features, etc.
29.Would you like to enter for the possibility of winning a prize?