Technical Support

 

FoodWaves, with funds from donations/gifts, grants, and fundraisers is willing to provide the following technical support for your educational garden:

 

            -Consultation (via e-mails, texts, phone conversations, etc.)

            -Train the trainers

                        -Meetings with staff, volunteers, garden club, etc.

                        -In classrooms and/or at educational garden

            -Lesson planning (Pre-K through 12th grade)

                        -How to use an educational garden as an outdoor classroom

                        -Hands-on experiences in the classroom

            -Pre-planning/design

            -Garden and/or farm visits

            -Books, websites, DVDs, etc.

 

NOTE: FoodWaves prefers to reduce by re-using. So, we are a bargain hunting, thrifting, handout/gift taking, left-on-the-side-of-the-road hauling, etc. FIRST kind of organization.

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FoodWaves’ technical support includes education/training about the following topics:

 

• Everything you need to know about starting your own educational garden

             -Pre-planning/design

             -How to get volunteers

             -How to get funds

             -What materials are needed/where to get them

             -How to build raised beds

             -Where to build educational garden

             -What soil to use

             -What plants to use

• What kind of garden

             -Vegetable

             -Fruit

             -Herb

             -Raised beds and/or small containers

• Everything you need to know about organic gardening

             -What is soil? Soil types/soil management

             -Compost/green manure

             -Soil improvement

                    -Acidity and alkalinity

                    -Long-term and short-term solutions

                    -The need for macro- and micronutrients

                    -How much/how often

             -Sustainable pest/disease control 

             -Pest identification

             -How to attract beneficial insects

             -Companion planting

             -Organic chemicals

             -Weed control

             -Weed identification

             -Mulch

             -Useful tools

             -Irrigation (how to water efficiently)

                    -Deep-soaking

                    -Overhead spraying

             -Greenhouses

             -The gardening year

                      -Cool and warm season crops

                      -What to do during the Winter/Summer

              -Propagation techniques

                       -How to direct seed or seed in trays

                       -Singulating

              -What crops work well in gardens/what plants to use

              -Plant spacing/transplanting

              -Thinning

              -Harvesting/post-harvest handling

 

If interested or want to learn more about how FoodWaves can provide you with technical support, then e-mail Matthew Brown at matt@foodwaves.org or text him at (503) 891-4112.