{"id":763,"date":"2014-06-08T23:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T04:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/?page_id=763"},"modified":"2019-01-09T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T18:11:35","slug":"start-your-own-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/start-your-own-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Your Own Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Host or Start a Citizen Gardener Class<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">One of the great things about the Citizen Gardener program is that it is &#8216;open&#8217; and expandable to any location. (It is sustainable by design) If you have a group of 20-30 people who want to have a class or have a particular location in mind where you would like to start a community garden, then this might be an attractive path.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Here are the guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li>Teachers of the class need to be Citizen Gardeners (taken class, completed volunteer hours), have taken a &#8216;teacher training&#8217; class, and assisted in at least one other class.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/citizen-gardener-curriculum\/\">Citizen Gardener curriculum.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have a minimum of 20 paid students or alternate means to pay for materials and expenses<\/li>\n<li>The ideal site should accommodate 30 students, have space for multiple raised beds, compost pile, meeting space, shady spot, water, parking, opportunities for future volunteer work, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">When planning a class, the following roles should be filled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Host: responsible for location, facilities, and utilities. Also helps with promotion.<br \/>\nManager: responsible for gathering all class materials, keeping student lists, communications, promotion, collecting receipts, and handling reimbursements.<br \/>\nFinance: responsible for paying for all materials and costs.<br \/>\nTeacher: responsible for teaching class.<br \/>\nAssistant Teacher: responsible for teaching class.<br \/>\nAssistant 1: responsible for class preparation and staging materials and helping teachers.<br \/>\nAssistant 2: responsible for class preparation and staging materials and helping teachers.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #333333;\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">For questions or discussion about the Hosting or Starting a Citizen Gardener program, please search the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/citizen-gardener\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\/\">FAQ<\/a>, visit the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/forum\/index.php?board=128.0\">forum board on the subject<\/a>, or send an email to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7ba428;\" href=\"mailto:citizengardener@northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\">citizengardener@northtexasvegetablegardeners.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Host or Start a Citizen Gardener Class One of the great things about the Citizen Gardener program is that it is &#8216;open&#8217; and expandable to any location. 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