Towne's Harvest Garden and Community Supported Agriculture Program, Annual Report 2012

Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...6 About Towne’s Harvest...8 Mission, Vision and Values...9 The Value of Towne’s Harvest Garden...10 Partner Analysis...11 2012 Plan of Operations and Organizational Structure...12 2012 Expenditures and Income...13 Towne’s Harvest Garden Layout...13 2012 Crop List...14 Student Involvement...15 Community Supported Agriculture Program...16 Student CSA...17 Food Bank Partnership...18 Campus Farm Stand...18 Towne’s Harvest Distribution Summary...20 President’s Luncheon...21 Publicity & Project Dissemination...22 Lessons Learned...23 2013 Proposed Plan of Operation...25 2013 Proposed Organizational Structure...26 2013 Predicted Expenditures and Income...27 Towne’s Harvest Annual Timeline...28 External Funding for Towne’s Harvest Garden...30 Towne’s Harvest On-going Goals & Progress...31 Towne’s Harvest On-going Goals & Progress...33 Appendix...34 APPENDIX THG Income 2012 | THG Expense Records 2012 | 2012 Crop Notes | Block and Row Crop Plan | 2012 Harvest Log: Certified Organic, CSA, and Food Bank | THG Staff Duties | 2012 CSA Member Survey Results | CSA Member Information | Towne’s Harvest Flyer; CSA Brochure; Community Food Truck Marketing Flyer; Student CSA Flyer

Description

The Towne's Harvest Garden is a project of the MSU Friends of Local Foods Student Organization. Friends of Local Foods was formed in the fall of 2006 to bring a diverse group of students and faculty together to raise awareness about local foods and encourage sustainable lifestyles on campus and in the community. Towne's Harvest Garden is a 3-acre diversified vegetable plot located at the MSU Horticulture Farm. The name of the garden connects the history of the land to the present. Towne is the surname of one of five farmers who formerly owned land which was eventually deeded to MSU. The land where the Horticulture Farm and the Towne's Harvest Garden is located has been nicknamed Towne's farm for several decades.

Keywords

Sustainability, Agronomy, Nutrition

Citation

Harmon A.H., A. Diffenderfer, & C. Holt et al. (2013). Towne�۪s Harvest Garden and Community Supported Agriculture Program, Annual Report 2012. Towne�۪s Harvest Garden. Montana State University, Bozeman MT.
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