1. From the Ground Up Community Garden

2. Why this area & this project?
Obtained Tulsa County Needs Assessment
Found that residents in the North Tulsa area died 14 years sooner than other Tulsa County residents
North Tulsa is an identified Food Desert

4. Planting Day

6. Fruits (and Vegetables) of our Labor

7. What to do with the harvest?
Donated to community members/clients
Homeless Shelter Kitchen
Food Pantry
Low Income Senior Centers
Cooking Demos
Public Events (Sr. Brunch)
Volunteers

9. Educational Events Senior Brunch/Wellness Events
Friends & Family Night

12. Summer Youth Program

14. Evaluation of Program
Garden Committee
Senior Advisory Board
Surveys
Knowledge gauged at beginning of program & then again at the end of program

15. Don’t forget to pollinate!

16. How will we sustain this project?
Partnerships!

18. From the Ground Up Community Garden
Carrie C. Suns, MPH, CVA