Rainier Beach Learning Garden Community Survey

1. What is your vision for the garden?

The Rainier Beach Learning Garden is a hidden gem located behind South Shore School and the Rainier Beach Community Center on the corner of Henderson Street and Rainier Avenue. The garden is a place where students from South Shore School and the Rainier Beach Community Center can learn about nature by working together using their hands in ways that help them succeed in science and math class, learn about nutrition, and eat fresh healthy food. Adults can also take classes at the Rainier Beach Learning Garden.

The garden will be expanding over the next year. We want to hear your ideas on how to make this space into a beautiful and useful place for everyone in our community. We need your ideas so that the design of the new garden will fit the interests our neighborhood.

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* 1. What kinds of things would you like to see in the garden?

	Important	Not Important	No Opinion
Native plants	Native plants Important	Native plants Not Important	Native plants No Opinion
Vegetables	Vegetables Important	Vegetables Not Important	Vegetables No Opinion
Fruits/berries	Fruits/berries Important	Fruits/berries Not Important	Fruits/berries No Opinion
Composting	Composting Important	Composting Not Important	Composting No Opinion
Covered teaching space	Covered teaching space Important	Covered teaching space Not Important	Covered teaching space No Opinion
Tool shed	Tool shed Important	Tool shed Not Important	Tool shed No Opinion
Greenhouse	Greenhouse Important	Greenhouse Not Important	Greenhouse No Opinion
Birdbath	Birdbath Important	Birdbath Not Important	Birdbath No Opinion
Rain garden	Rain garden Important	Rain garden Not Important	Rain garden No Opinion
Healing garden	Healing garden Important	Healing garden Not Important	Healing garden No Opinion
Scented plants and Herbs	Scented plants and Herbs Important	Scented plants and Herbs Not Important	Scented plants and Herbs No Opinion
Art	Art Important	Art Not Important	Art No Opinion
Native wildlife habitat	Native wildlife habitat Important	Native wildlife habitat Not Important	Native wildlife habitat No Opinion
Space to relax	Space to relax Important	Space to relax Not Important	Space to relax No Opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How do you imagine using the garden? (Check all that apply)

I’d like to volunteer in the garden

I would go there to relax

I’d eat my lunch there

I’d like to take classes there

I’d like good signs to teach me about gardening just by walking through

I'd like my kid/s to take classes there

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Have you ever been a gardener or a farmer?

Yes

I still am

If yes, what is your favorite thing about gardening or farming?

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* 4. What public gardens or parks have you enjoyed?

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* 5. What do you like about them?

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* 6. Do you live or work in Rainier Beach?

Live

Work

Both

Neither

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* 7. What is your zipcode?

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* 8. Do you have kid/s who attend South Shore School or the Rainier Beach Community Center?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Is there anything else you’d like us to think about in expanding the garden?

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* 10. Would you be interested in helping out? If so, please include your email address and/or telephone number.

Phone

The Steering Committee of the Rainier Beach Learning Garden will be holding a public meeting to gather additional ideas from the community. Please join us on March 23rd from 6-8pm at the South Shore School Rotunda (4800 S. Henderson St). Food and childcare will be provided.