It feels good to finally be getting responses and projects to work on. This morning I set up a blog for the Vancouver Urban Agriculture Network, and have been working on a logo design for them.
Here are the notes from our meeting yesterday evening:
-all of the community gardening groups I meet with cite slow processes with the city as a major issue for them
-communication between existing and potential members is sometimes inconsistent
-so far, community groups I have spoken to have individuals with widely varied tech skills
Key issues for VUAN (which are common areas for development) are:
-visibility: the group will command more respect from the city and community can see who they are and what they have done
-communication: the group uses a google site primarily to document and communicate- this works well for them but is not very visible to people who might be searching for them
-identity: recently had a name change. they need to be clearer about who they are, so that others can form a relationship with them
There are a few ways I can address these issues:
-create easily accessible web documents stating who the group is and what they do
-provide an easy way to publish updates and meeting times (using a blogspot account linked to email seems to work well.)
-design a logo, choose fonts and colors for the group to use consistently
I'm also looking into having tech workshops specifically for community gardeners.
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