The Neighbourhood Trust Community Garden Project Survey

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The Green Lab is delighted to be partnering with Neighbourhood Trust on a Community Garden Co-Design Project. The Green Lab is a non-profit organisation that creates urban green spaces that enable strong social connections and promote wellbeing. The Neighbourhood Trust supports the people of Mairehau, St Albans, and Shirley to build vibrant, connected communities, where every person can reach their potential. They partner with other like-minded organisations to offer programmes, classes and events that create connections, support local people, and build on community strengths.

The Neighbourhood Trust initiated the project after community feedback supported developing a shared garden space. They have secured a section behind the McFaddens Centre - 64 McFaddens Rd, St Albans to develop this project and we invite you to join our co-design process to shape it.

This is the first step where we reach out to the community for feedback and ideas. In early 2022, we will run a series of hui/workshops toward finalising a design with The Neighbourhood Trust and local community members. Once a design is decided on, we will work with you, the local community, to build it! When it is complete, the project will be handed over to The Neighbourhood Trust and the community to enjoy and care for.

The following survey has questions, please answer as many or as few as you feel comfortable with. We will be accepting answers until 23 January 2022

Who this survey is for:

This survey is for locals of St Albans, Mairehau, Shirley, and surrounding suburbs who would like to contribute their feedback to a community garden in their area.

Please tell us a bit about yourself. Are you:

an individual/family/whānau that lives locally

a local business, organisation, or service provider

Other:

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Where do you live?

Mairehau

St Albans

Shirley

Papanui

Other:

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Would you agree that St Albans / Mairehau and the surrounding communities would benefit from a community garden at The Mc Faddens Centre

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

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Would you or your family/whānau, or your organisation/business, be interested in contributing to and/or benefiting from the community garden?

Definitely would

Definitely would not

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Which THREE of the following facilities would you MOST like to see in the community garden (in addition to raised beds for growing produce)?

Composting facilities

Propagation and seedling growing area

Covered/shaded social/picnic area/seating area

Children's play area

Polytunnel for year-round growing

Therapeutic/healing garden, e.g. herbs

Accessible planting options, e.g. wheelchair accessible raised beds

Community orchard/fruiting trees

Bike stand

Produce/information stand

Other:

Please indicate the THREE activities you would most like to have access to:

Learning how to grow vegetables, fruit, and herbs

Learning about composting, e.g. creating a wormery

Learning about growing and cooking seasonally

Learning about propagation and planting seeds

Social events, e.g. community garden produce sale

Cooking and food preparation classes

Developing and supporting local biodiversity, e.g. planting natives, making bee hotels etc.

Children's area/garden/mud kitchen

Other:

What would be the THREE most valuable things to you below out of the following list:

Learning a new garden skill e.g. how to grow your own food and plants.

Eating more healthily by growing and eating your own locally grown produce.

Experiencing improved health and wellbeing through physical exercise.

Relaxation and de-stressing.

Socialising and making new friends.

Tackling climate change by growing and eating your own locally grown produce.

Learning a new building skill e.g how to build your own planter

How often do you think you would use a community garden behind The McFaddens Centre

Daily basis

Once or twice per week

Evenings

Weekends

During the growing season only

Winter season

All year round

Never

Other:

Planting options - for the plants which are non-edible, our funding mandates at least 75% native planting. Do you prefer the ornamental plants to be:

100 % native planting

75% native planting with 25% exotic plants introduced for pollinators, colour

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Style options - please check all those that appeal. The Green Lab endeavours to utilise sustainable options; we recycle and up-cycle materials where we can and use new technologies to improve efficiency. These answers will help us and the steering committee create a garden that suits the community. Pick up to THREE that appeal.

contemporary- clean lines, simple, utilising new technology for cutting/assembly

rustic - quirky, hand made look, use of recycled/perhaps mismatched materials

creative - sculptural or fun elements

bright colours

neutral colours

natural look (stains/wood grain - not so much paint)

well ordered - layout based on grids/squares

creative layout - layout based on softer shapes/patterns

Do you have any other ideas / resources you would like to share for the proposed Community Kai Garden Project? Please tell us about them below:

Would you like to volunteer some of your time/resources to support the build of the community garden?

Yes (if yes, please include your contact details at the end of the form)

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A Community Steering Committee is a group of representatives from the local community (typically, 4 - 8 people). Members represent their wider community and help shape the project. The committee will be invited to join four co-design hui (typically 1-2 hours each), facilitated by The Green Lab. The hui are an important part of the co-design process for distilling ideas and providing valuable input to shape the project.Would you like to be part of the co-design process as a member of the Community Steering Committee?

yes (please leave your contact details at the end of the form)

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If you'd like to be part of the Steering Committee - please tell us why, and what you might bring to the group:

Contact name:

Contact email: - Your details will be kept securely and will not be shared with third parties outside The Green Lab and The Neighbourhood Trust

Contact Phone:

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