Mission and Vision, Community Gardens Group
What are our values? What are our goals? How are we going about this? Answers are here.
Mission:
The Oshkosh Community Gardens, in cooperation with the Community Gardens Partnership of Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, provides opportunities for diverse groups to share their experiences and knowledge with each other and with the community while promoting self-sufficiency, environmental stewardship, nutrition and social responsibility.
Vision:
Nutrient-dense, natural food will no longer be exclusively available to the wealthy. Education will no longer be limited to the classroom. The Oshkosh Community Gardens (OCG) will provide workshops in composting, irrigation, permaculture, “Sprouts for Sprouts” and Master Gardeners, as well as internships, summer school and Service-Learning opportunities. There will be regular farmers’ markets, even in winter – held in the greenhouse, with proceeds going to local charities. OCG will donate hundreds of pounds of food to local pantries and there will be at least one harvest festival each year. The gardens will bring together people of every culture and age group to share techniques and recipes. There will be pot-lucks and community cook-outs. OCG will donate flowers to seniors and cemeteries.
The vision of the gardens can not be contained in one plot. The schools will grow food for lunch programs and new locations will sprout up all around Oshkosh, meeting specific and general needs. Partnerships with area businesses and non-profit organizations will continue to be strengthened, and the sustainability of OCG will be ensured by the OCG student organization.
