Fwd: Please help us survey gardeners!

[Kimberly Vallejo]

Hi Folks!

I'm sharing this on our Compost listserve as so many community compost sites are housed in community gardens. Can you help us survey garden members? See below!

NYS Ag & Markets is excited to be working with a group of Hunter graduate students this semester to analyze the food purchasing habits of community gardeners.

We're asking you to please us help circulate a survey to community gardens you work with. See below for language you can use and attached are social media graphics you can post as well. 

Feel free to CC me as you circulate so I can handle any questions for you, and thanks in advance for helping us get the word out!

Responses requested by Nov. 15!!

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Hello,

You are invited to participate in a survey of community gardeners in New York City. 

This survey is part of a research project by Hunter College and the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets that aims to analyze the food purchasing habits of community gardeners. The survey asks about individual and family shopping habits, community garden participation, and participant demographics. 

Your insights as community gardeners are critical to the success of this project. Results from the study will inform state and local policies for community gardens and local food programs. We sincerely appreciate your participation!

 

The survey should take 8-10 minutes to complete, and is available in either English or Spanish.

To access the survey in either English or Spanish, click here: bit.ly/NYCgardensurvey 

The survey will be open until November 15th, 2020. 

 

Please note: all survey responses are confidential. Individual responses will not be made public. Survey data will be shared with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Cornell Cooperative Extension, as well as  Professor Sigmund Shipp of Hunter College. Survey data will be referenced in an anonymous format in a written report by the Hunter College research group. 

 

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact NYC.

Social Media Intro Text:

You are invited to participate in a survey of community gardeners in New York City. This survey is part of a research project of Hunter College and the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets that aims to analyze the food purchasing habits of community gardeners. The survey asks about individual and family shopping habits, community garden participation, and participant demographics. Your insights as community gardeners are critical to the success of this project. We hope that results from the study will inform state and local policies for community gardens and local food programs. We appreciate you taking the time to participate! 

Appreciate your time and support,

Kim

Kimberly J. Vallejo

Director of Outreach- New York City 

NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

55 Hanson Place,Brooklyn, NY 11217

Office- (718) 722-2668| Cell- (518) 727-9447 

kim.v...@agriculture.ny.gov

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov