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Design quotient
Research
0pt
Idea
0pt
Evaluation
1pt
Collaboration
70pt
Total
71pt
My commented on Community Gardening But So Much More
Felicia, I love that you liked gardening so much that you centered your idea around it! Yes, there is a lot of research that supports the benefits of gardening and the benefits of having plants where you live. Not only do they remove toxins from the atmosphere they also are carbon sinks! I love that you open the program to a broad community where people can meet others, learn from others, and possibly learn about each others differences to better understand each other. The idea of a kit or a replicable model is great and can be easier to implement than having to go to a specific garden. When dealing with lower income groups you may want to consider a program that continually replenishes supplies to keep the program going.
Vanessa, I love how your idea builds community, is personal to you, and is easy to do within one community and the model can be transferred to other communities. I love that the idea could be a way to introduce new students to each other at the school level but also in the community that people actually live as well. If people don't realize they live close together they might not have the opportunity to spend times with their neighbors but if they are aware that would be their local community and the school community too. I like the idea of a survey or questionnaire to help people connect and find rides. Social media might also be a good place to do so. I wonder if upper division students would be able to drive others, I know there are regulations regarding who students are able to drive an when they are able to drive them, so that would be something you would have to look into.
My commented on University Gardens