Report

The #s that matter

Just Garden Outcomes Survey: Question Frequencies            
        Response to survey % (10% survey response is consider good          
  Q1 Year Garden Built:              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  10 2010 5 9%          
  11 2011 6 11%          
  12 2012 6 11%          
  13 2013 12 21%          
  14 2014 11 19%          
  15 2015 17 30%          
    Total 57            
                   
  Q2 Are you still at the same address where the garden was built?          
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 35 92%          
  2 No 3 8%          
    Total 38            
                   
    Are you still gardening?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 44 79%          
  2 No 12 21%          
    Total 56            
                   
  Q3 Do the garden beds built by Just Garden still exist?            
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 41 91%          
  2 No 4 9%          
    Total 45            
                   
  Q4 Physical condition of the garden beds?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Gone, no longer gardening 1 2%          
  2 Gone, but gardening in the same spot 0 0%          
  3 Falling apart at joints 0 0%          
  4 Joints intact but rotten or cracked 1 2%          
  5 Weathered but intact 26 60%          
  6 Like new 15 35%          
    Total 43            
                   
  Q5 Evidence of use?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Fallow/Weedy – no evidence of food 3 11%          
  2 Dead vegetable plants 15 54%          
  3 Bare earth 3 11%          
  4 Cover crop or mulch 7 25%          
  5 Live plants 10 36%          
    Total 28            
                   
  Q6 Garden produced food this season?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 35 95%          
  2 No 2 5%          
    Total 37            
                   
  Q7 Seasons garden produced?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 1 11 30%          
  2 2 12 32%          
  3 3 8 22%          
  4 4 4 11%          
  5 5 2 5%          
  6 6 0 0%          
    Total 37            
                   
  Q8 What challenges did you face gardening?            
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Lack of gardenign education 3 7%          
  2 Lack of tools 2 5%          
  3 Lack of money for seds/plants 7 17%          
  4 Poor soil/plants fail to thrive 2 5%          
  5 Physical difficulties 1 2%          
  6 Other 26 63%          
    Total 41            
                   
  Q9 Has the garden been expanded beyond the beds built by Just Garden?        
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 26 67%          
  2 No 13 33%          
    Total 39            
                   
  Q9a If so, how?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Additional raised beds 12 24%          
  2 In-ground garden beds 8 16%          
  3 Additional containers 12 24%          
  4 Fruit trees/vines 5 10%          
  5 Structure (shed, rain barrels, etc.) 4 8%          
  6 Other 10 20%          
    Total 51            
                   
  Q9b # of additions              
                   
  Q10 Do you start seeds indoors?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 20 51%          
  2 No 19 49%          
    Total 39            
                   
  Q10a When?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 January 0 0%          
  2 February 4 27%          
  3 March 5 33%          
  4 April 2 13%          
  5 May 4 27%          
    Total 15            
                   
  Q11 What month do you typically begin planting/sowing outdoors?          
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 January 0 0%          
  2 February 2 6%          
  3 March 11 33%          
  4 April 12 36%          
  5 May 6 18%          
  6 June 2 6%          
  7 July 0 0%          
  8 August 0 0%          
    Total 33            
                   
                   
  Q12 How is the garden put to bed for winter?            
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 It isn’t, it’s just bare earth 13 27%          
  2 Plastic 2 4%          
  3 Burlap 3 6%          
  4 Mulch 14 29%          
  5 Cover crop 7 15%          
  6 Overwintering Crops 9 19%          
    Total 48            
                   
  Q12a What kind?              
                   
  Q13 What month is garden put to bed?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 January 0 0%          
  2 February 0 0%          
  3 March 0 0%          
  4 April 0 0%          
  5 May 0 0%          
  6 June 0 0%          
  7 July 0 0%          
  8 August 0 0%          
  9 September 0 0%          
  10 October 9 41%          
  11 November 9 41%          
  12 December 4 18%          
    Total 22            
                   
  Q14 Do you use only organic methods?              
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 38 95%          
  2 No 2 5%          
    Total 40            
                   
  Q15 When you received your garden, did you: Participate in JG workshops?        
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 22 59%          
  2 No 15 41%          
    Total 37            
                   
  Q15a When you received your garden, did you: Participate in Garden 4 Life?        
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 4 13%          
  2 No 27 87%          
    Total 31            
                   
  Q16 How many people do you keep in touch with from the Just Garden workshops or from Garden 4 Life?  
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 1 3 38%          
  2 2 5 63%          
  3 3 0 0%          
  4 4 0 0%          
  5 5 0 0%          
    Total 8            
                   
  Q17 Would you be interested in taking the workshops again for free?        
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 32 84%          
  2 No 6 16%          
    Total 38            
                   
  Q18 Garden topics to learn more about?              
                   
  Q19 Have you ever attended on of our quarterly Just Garden gatherings?        
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Yes 6 17%          
  2 No 29 83%          
    Total 35            
                   
  Q20 Is there anything we could provide at our gatherings that would help you be successful in your garden?  
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 Education 12 10%          
  2 Seeds 20 17%          
  3 Plant Starts 26 23%          
  4 Fertilizer 13 11%          
  5 Season Extension 7 6%          
  6 Compost 21 18%          
  7 Burlap 9 8%          
  8 Other 7 6%          
    Total 115            
                   
  Q21 What additional knowledge or support could Just Garden have offered when the garden was built to improve the gardener’s experience?
                   
  Q22 On average, what percentage of gardener’s meals included vegetables from the garden?    
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 0-20% 3 100%          
  2 21-40% 0 0%          
  3 41-60% 0 0%          
  4 61-80% 0 0%          
  5 81-100% 0 0%          
    Total 3            
                   
  Q23 On average, how many hours per week does the gardener spend in the garden?      
  Code Response Item Frequency Percent          
  1 0 4 31%          
  2 1-2 5 38%          
  3 3-5 3 23%          
  4 5+ 1 8%          
    Total 13