The Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition (DE UFFC) would like to learn how we can better support you and your community garden project. This survey is intended to be completed by people either managing or hoping to start new community gardens in Delaware.  Information from this survey will be used to help develop strategies that support your work and community garden projects. The survey results will be shared with survey participants who provide their contact information.  For more information about DE UFFC, please email Ruth Arias at rarias@thedch.org. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!  

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* 1. What is the name of your community/school garden?

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* 2. What year did your community/school garden begin?

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* 3. What is the primary purpose of your garden?

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* 4. What resources would be most helpful for you to create the optimal school/community garden environment? (Some examples may include support for curriculum, support with training, etc.)

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* 5. Please select all of the following that would be helpful to you and the success of your garden, if available.

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* 6. Would your gardeners be interested in learning more about any of the following topics? Please select all that apply.

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* 7. How did you acquire the land for your garden?

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* 8. Please describe any challenges you faced when acquiring land and how you overcome these
challenges?

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* 9. Please identify your garden’s current water status.

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* 10. Please describe any challenges faced with attaining water and how your garden worked to overcome these challenges.

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* 11. How do you cover the costs of running a garden?

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* 12. What contributing factors have helped in the development of your school/community garden?
(These “factors” may be people, policies, geographical location, organizations, etc.)

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* 13. What were the barriers that may have slowed the development of your school/community garden?
(Please feel free to discuss any environmental, political, cultural, or other factors)

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* 14. Is there a process for supporting gardeners who struggle to maintain their space?

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* 15. Last year, did you have difficulty in filling the plots in the garden?

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* 16. Describe the gardeners’ access to tools at the garden.  Please select all that apply.

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* 17. What obstacles, if any, are there to composting at your garden?

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* 18. Please select any Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recommendations that are in place in your garden.

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* 19. Would you be interested in assistance in making it easier for people with physical limitations to participate?

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* 20. Did the garden experience any major problems this season or last season that effected its long-term
success? For example, issues with city ordinances, garden leadership/membership, property owner, theft, invasive plants.

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* 21. What major successes did your garden experience this year or last year?

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* 22. Do you have any future goals for the garden in the next few years?

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* 23. Would you be interested in receiving and sharing information about garden-related events?

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* 24. Would you be interested in more information about the Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition?

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* 25. Would you be interested in joining the Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition Community Garden Committee?

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* 26. Do you have any additional comments?

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* 27. Optional: If you would like to receive additional information from DEUFFC, including garden events, volunteer opportunities, and the results from this survey; or would like to share your events and volunteer opportunities with us, please provide your contact information below. Your information will be kept in the strictest confidence and not shared with any outside organizations or businesses. If you have any questions, please email rarias@thedch.org. Thank you for taking our survey.

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