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Gardener Story Form

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Part I. Garden, Program, and Contact Information

Garden Name

Country Where Garden is Located

Garden Address (include street and number if available, or nearest cross streets if number not known).

Garden Address (additional line, if necessary)

City

State

Zip Code

Name of Youth Program or Other Program (Optional)

Name of Adult Contact

Email Address of Adult Contact

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posted with your Gardener Story on our website

Gardener Story Author(s) (if different than above)

Website Address (Optional)

Name of Gardener Interviewed

Date of Interview:

Number of participants involved in Gardener Story Interview:

Youth

Adult Educators/Volunteers

Part II. Project Report

Write a Gardener Story covering the following information. The completed story should be no more than two pages single-spaced.

1. Gardener's Background (1 paragraph)
• Where is the gardener from?
• How did he or she get started gardening?

2. Plants (1-2 paragraphs)
• What plants does the gardener grow?
• How does the gardener use the plants? (For example, for medicine or food).
• How many people eat the produce the gardener grows?
• How much money does the gardener save by not having to buy the produce s/he grows?

3. Planting Practices (1-3 paragraphs)
• How does the gardener control insect pests?
• How does the gardener control weeds?
• What practices does the gardener use to enhance the soil?
• What watering practices does the gardener use?
• If the gardener has limited space, what practices does he or she use to save space?
• How might any of the gardener's practices be good for the environment?

4. Planting Tips (1 paragraph or a bulleted list)
• What planting tips might the gardener offer to other gardeners?

5. Culture and Gardening (1 paragraph)
• How does the gardener's ethnic or cultural heritage influence his or her gardening?

6. Photographs (Optional)
Please attach several digital photographs for display on the website. See the guidelines for submitting photographs. Print photographs may be mailed to the address below.

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If you cannot submit the form via the web, you may send it as an attached file to gardenmosaics@cornell.edu.

Or you may mail the printer-friendly version of the form to:
Garden Mosaics
Department of Natural Resources
Fernow Hall 16
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Funding for Garden Mosaics is provided by the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education Program and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.