Garden-based learning webinar series starts Feb. 29

Garden-Based Learning Program
Garden-Based Learning Program
From Lori Brewer:

Webinar Series: Cultivating Community with Garden-Based Learning Programs

The Extension-Military Partnership community gardening project invites you to register to participate in a 5 week webinar series with an emphasis on engaging audiences with military family members. Please share this opportunity with others.

Are you working with an audience that includes military family members? Develop your knowledge and skills to create a success garden-based learning experience that spreads the benefits of gardening to your target audience.

Physical activity, fresh food and stress reduction are a few of the many well-being benefits of gardening. Gardening also helps people connect, can engage the whole family, strengthen youth-adult and family relationships, and reduce family food expenses.

Webinar series

Cultivating Community with Garden-Based Learning Programs Join this Cornell Garden-Based Learning (CGBL) program webinar series with a special emphasize on audience inclusive of military family members. The five-week webinar series will begin on Wednesday February 29, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time) and continues Wednesdays for five weeks. Webinars will last approximately 1 hour. They are free and open to educators and volunteers interested in garden-based learning.

Advance registration for each session is required. To register, go to: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9M1VHs6TTZ59w3i

Though attending all sessions is not required, in the first session we will spend some time having webinar participants’ share their interests and professional development needs related to garden-based learning programs. This will help tailor sessions that follow.

The distance-learning course Planning and Organizing Sustainable Gardening Programs for Children, Youth, Adults and Communities 101a complements, and is uniquely different from, this webinar series in the degree to which it offers more depth, instruction, and individual support and feedback, across a range of topics related to planning and organizing. That course began February 20, 2012 but late registration is possible contact Lori (bushway@cornell.edu).

Webinar session 1: Wednesday February 29, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time)
Find research to support gardening benefits. Enthusiasts state that a garden is a creative, inter-generational environment with many opportunities. More importantly research supports the positive outcomes of gardening. In this session we’ll discuss where to find research? And how might you share it? Participants will also be encourage to share resources, comments and questions.

Webinar session 2: Wednesday March 7, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time)
Garden-based learning projects for all ages. One benefit of the garden is that it has the potential to engage the whole family and multiple generations. Cornell’s Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners (VVfG) and Vegetable varieties investigation (Vvi) national projects will be highlighted. Participants will be encouraged to share their favorite projects. Discussion will include keys to success in implementing projects in specific settings.

Webinar session 3: Wednesday March 14, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time)
Community gardens basics. Starting a community garden is not a quick process. Sustaining a community garden also has challenges. Some basic keys to success and critical resources will be discussed. Participants will be encourage to share resources, comments and questions related to community gardening.

Webinar session 4: Wednesday March 21, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time)
Outcome-based garden program planning, evaluation & funding. What is the desired result of your program effort? Understanding and creating realistic potential outcomes is key to success. We’ll share an approach to program planning, evaluation and identifying funding opportunities will the foundation in program outcomes.

Webinar session 5: Wednesday March 28, 2012 at 4PM Eastern Time (3PM Central, 2PM Mountain, 1PM Pacific Time)
Engaging partners and volunteers. Don’t garden alone. Identifying critical partners and effective approaches to engaging local volunteers is critical to the success of many garden-based learning programs. We will discuss strategies and have you share success stories in this area.

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