W3 L2 your own proposal: plant the seed

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

GUERILLA GARDENING

A project for the rebels

• learn useful vocabulary
  around gardening.  
• learn all about guerilla gardening.
   
• read a text and answer questions.
• watch a TED-talk by a well-known guerilla gardener and answer questions.
• research other initiatives for guerilla gardening.
• write a proposal for your own guerilla garden initiative.

use the worksheets

 During this project you will:

TODAY'S LESSON:

• how to find a good location for your guerilla garden.
• which ideas work best for specific spaces.
• see what your own proposal should look like.
   Have you ever written a proposal before? What do you think is in it?

Locations for your guerilla garden:

YES: 'forgotten spaces'

NO: high-traffic areas

(vacant lots, alleys, empty planters... places that are neglected)

(council planters, sidewalks etc.)

'yarn bombing'

Why would you create a guerilla garden?

be the first to

 plant that seed

a gift to your community

food for your community

 birds + local wildlife/ biodiversity

attract bees and pollinators

give the forgotten meaning

make the ugly look beautiful

Important questions before you start:

Can I use something that is already there?

What seeds/ plants are native?

Could this space use some art?

How can I bring beauty?

No planting? Can I hang instead?

Is this a 

forgotten space?

Which of these guerilla gardening
methods do you want to use?

seeds/ seed bombs

bee/ insect hotels

home-grown vegetable garden

fill up public planters/ around trees

shallow facade gardens

removing pavement tiles for greenery

create public art

hanging planters

bird feeders

something else...

A proposal has a written part in which you describe the location as it is at the moment. Try to be as specific as possible.

What does it look like? Who comes there? Is it paved over or can you see the soil? 

Is there other greenery around? What about local wildlife (birds, insects, bees)?

Is there something ugly you want to beautify? Something you can use?

Then describe your vision for the location +  which step(s) you want to take to create your guerilla garden.

Include the materials (and possible friends) you will need and set a deadline for yourself. This deadline needs to be suitable with the season.

Proposal - what to write:

Your proposal should also include two images:

• a photo of the location as it is right now
• a (digitally) drawn sketch of your guerilla garden

Proposal - what to show:

You can use Google StreetView for 'the before'.
And make a simple (digital) drawing of your green space for 'the after'.

When do you plan on scouting for a location? 

Or do have a spot in mind after seeing this lesson?

What type of research do you need to do before writing your proposal?

Evaluation

next class: bring a (few) photo(s) of the location.

A carrot takes 12-16 weeks (3-4 months)  to grow. ;)