Thanks for the warm welcome, Em, and for kicking off our open forum community! I'd like to echo the sentiment that this is YOUR community. If there's something you'd like changed, let us know in the Feature Requests and Ideas community, through the Contact Us page, or by sending myself or other Community Managers a message.
This open forum community is a great place to ask questions and share resources or ideas that don't fit into the more focused topic communities (e.g. Early Childhood Gardening). Don't be shy! Your questions and experiences could help dozens of other educators and caregivers as they garden with kids.
I'm looking forward to learning a ton from this community :)
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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-17-2021 16:18
From: Em Shipman
Subject: Welcome to your community!
Welcome!!! I'm so glad you're here.
The technology to host this community has been a long time in the making and we're excited to finally be able to welcome you to this space. For years you've asked us for a way to connect with like-minded garden educators to learn, share, and grow together. Now we have it!
The Kids Garden Community is yours to use. It is also yours to share and develop in whatever ways meet your needs. So please, jump in! Make some connections, engage with folks around mutual interests, start a discussion, share some resources, and let us know how it's going.
We want to hear from you. If you love a feature of the Community or if there is something you'd like changed, let us know. This is your community, and we're here to serve you.
Maybe you are the only teacher in your school using the garden as a classroom. Maybe you're a homeschooling parent looking to teach hydroponics at your kitchen table. Perhaps you are a retired Master Gardener volunteering to teach youth at your local community garden. Or maybe you're the program director of a youth drop-in center looking to teach kids how to grow their own food. If so, this is the place for you to make new friends, share what you are learning, ask questions, get help, and stay inspired.
Together we are building a strong, joyful community of champions using youth gardens to support and strengthen youth and their communities.
With gratitude,
Em
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Em Shipman
Executive Director
KidsGardening
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