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Home My WebLink AboutEnv - 2015-11-19 - Item 1 - J.F. Carmichael - Kitchener Citizen Article 1 - 1 th September302015. CommunityEnvironmentalImprovementGrantCommittee CityofKitchener w;tw;¦©··w;Fullcircleprogram rYz·-w;;©·;©b;Þ-;©9Ýz©;·D©Ò¦u Sendingwarmgreetings,pleasefoundenclosedanexecutivesummaryoftheactivitiesrelatedtothe project{CÒcircle¦©m©|rimplementedbytheKitchenerWaterlooNewcomerEnvironmentalGroup (KWNEG).Theprogramproposedaseriesofactivitiesrelatedtothecompletefoodproductioncycle, fromsproutingseeds,totransplant,toproducefertilizerandfinallycanningtheproduceforlongterm storage.Theprojectaimedtogenerateadiscussionaboutourrelationshiptofoodandconsumption habitswhileincreasingawarenessaboutthereductionoforganicwasteandprovidingskillsandtoolsto growedibleplants. Theprojectcompletedthefollowingactivities(workshopandmetrics): ActivityOutcomesNumberof participants SeedlingworkshopProvidedseeds,soilandmaterialforpreparing21 sprouts. PlantingandcommunityTwo3x3ft.plotswith9differentproduce5(plusafamilythat garden(herbsandvegetables)gettheirownplot) VermicompostworkshopFivehouseholdsequippedwith5 vermicompostingbinreadytoproducefertilizer CanningworkshopFourhouseholdsprovidedwithtomatosalsa4 withsomeproduceharvestedfromthe communitygardenplot(15x500mLjars) HarvestingOngoing,herbsandvegetables6 Theprogramsucceededinprovidingthetoolsandskillstogrowandpropagateedibleplantsandshare experiencestocreateasenseofbelongingandcommunity.Wealsoengagedparticipantsintosustainable behaviours(toourknowledge,onefamilyproducetheirvegetablesintheirowngardenplot).Wedidnot achievethegoalof12familiesequippedwithavermicomposter(only5households).Wedidnot accomplishthevisittoafarm.Theprogramhadadecliningparticipationfromouroriginalpoolof participants,despitethecontinuouscommunicationthroughsocialmediaandpromotionwithourpartners (TheSalvationArmyandWilliamsburgCommunityCentre).Thus,theobjectiveofengaging10familiesin theprogramfeltshortbyhalf. Formthe$1500received,todate$518.85hasbeenusedintheproject,andwearenolongerconsidering thefarmtrip,duetothepoorturnoutinpreviousactivitiesandtheadvancedharvestingseason.KWNEGis inabletorefundtheunusedfunding 1 - 2 ProgramActivityAmount 9ã¦;; Requested (Estimated) Vermicompostingworkshop$200.00 Å u Seedlingworkshop$150.00 Å u Communitygardenplot$200.00 Åu Canningworkshop$150.00 Å u Printedmaterial(flyers,banners,$200.00 Å u manuals) Transportationexpenses$300.00 Å u FieldTrip$300.00 Å CEIGGrant$1,500.00 Currentexpenses Å u Fundsremaining$981.15 Weareavailableforfurtherclarifications.tw·m©¦w;-;7 EduardoCejudo,onBehalfofKWNEG KWNewcomerEnvironmentalGroup(KWNEG) Promotingandenactinganenvironmentallyconsciouslifestyle facebook.com/KWNewcomerEnvironmentalGroup https://twitter.com/KWneg 1 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 5