Katharinas Garden & Compost Program Partners

Homer J's Senior Dog Sanctuary

Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality
Faith Lutheran Church Reno

Katharinas Garden & Compost Program

Contacts
Ted Levatter Garden Director SeniorDogSanctuary@gmail.com
Katie Colling Volunteer Coordinator Katie@RenoInitiative.org

Overview
1) Community Engagement
2) Katharinas Garden
3) Community Composting Program

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Mission
Our mission is to contribute to strong, healthy, and vibrant community by
facilitating neighborhood engagement, increasing access to nutritious food, and
demonstrating sustainable practices. We will accomplish this mission by
cultivating a modest garden, distributing food to neighbors, developing a revenue
generating community composting program, and by creating opportunities for
community participation and education at every phase of the project.

Partner Organizations
Highly productive urban garden sites require land, commitment, and volunteer engagement. Three
501c3 partner organizations are joining together to accomplish this mission.

Homer Js Senior Dog Sanctuary

Vision a sustainable and equitable world where basic needs such as nutritious food,
comfortable shelter, and a loving community are guaranteed for all regardless of age, species, or
circumstance. (Est. in 2012)
2016 Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (N.A.P.S.)
o Collected more than 1.5 tons of locally grown produce (1700 lbs of gleaned fruit)
o Delivered food to four nonprofits & Reno Housing Authority Low Income Senior Program
o Partnered on the cultivation of Flint Street Farm (1/4 Acre)
Reno Initiative for Shelter & Equality
Vision Our initiative is to cultivate a greater sense of dignity and humility by providing equal
access to shelter, knowledge, and opportunity. We seek to create a stronger community through
the use of shared resources and mutual aid. (RISE, Est. in 2012)
2016 Program Highlights
o Collectively served over 12,000 meals
o Distributed more than 1,300 bins of hygiene items and clothing
o Provided 9 months of housing vouchers for 5 people and 6 animals
Faith Lutheran Church Reno
Mission Stmt: Come to Worship, Go to Serve, Embrace the Community
Sits on approximately 3 acres of land in Northwest Reno

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Why Katharinas Garden?

The garden is named for Katharina von Bora, the wife of Martin Luther. While
Martin was busy nailing treatises on doors, Katharina grew much of what they ate in
her own private garden, managed many of the affairs of the monastery and
perhaps most famously brewed her own beer.
She was given many responsibilities consider taboo for women of the time and
breaking with the tradition of the times, Martin made her is sole heir. Despite the
somewhat arrange nature of their marriage, by all accounts the two loved each other
dearly.
We felt that naming the garden for her was an appropriate tribute to her vital
contribution to the founding of the Lutheran Church.

Goals

Community Engagement
o Recruit and train a consistent pool of volunteers (10-15 per season)
o Engage Innovations High School
Interns & Workshops
o Connect Congregation & Neighborhood to the project
o Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living
Food Cultivation & Distribution
o Cultivate a garden using permaculture best practices
o Plant Fruit Trees
o Distribute garden produce through our network of recipients
Compost Program
o Developed as a sustainable revenue source
o Simple and meaningful way for people to participate and support the project

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Volunteer Management
Katie Colling
o Volunteer Coordinator
o Katie@RenoIntiative

Volunteer Training

Guidelines
o Respect for property & neighbors
o Appropriate Attire & What to Bring
o Parking Rules
Visitor Policy
Shared Volunteer Calendar
o Volunteer Schedules & Group Work Days
o Contact Info
Project Advocacy Training

Program Benefactors
Main Focus

Elders and Youth

o Reno Housing Authority low income senior program
o N4, RISE, and other community potlucks
Volunteers / Interns
o Garden education
o Community building skills
Innovations High School
o Food Recipient
o Internships
o Compost Participant
o Workshops
Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living
o Provide nutritious food for community cooking classes
The Land
o Improved Soil Conditions
o Stewardship & Maintenance
o New Trees
o Limits waste sent to landfill

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Faith Lutheran Church

o 2075 W Seventh St, Reno, NV 89503
o Approximately 3 acres overall
o Small fenced garden area with 6 raised beds
o Potential for 1 acre or more of growing space
Water
o City Water
Potential
o Fruit Trees
o Hoop House
o Chicken Coop
o Our Imagination
o Significant Composting Program

Community Engagement
Innovations High School

Internship Program
o 2 Interns: Wednesdays 9am 2pm
In-School Composting Program
Workshops
o In-School & On-site
o Gardening & Composting

Volunteers

Recruited & Trained by RISE

On-site management by Homer Js

Congregation & Surrounding Neighborhood

Volunteer Opportunities
Compost Program Participation
Garden oriented get-togethers and fundraisers
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On-site Management / Distribution

Team Roles

Ted Levatter
o Garden Director
o Homer J's Senior Dog Sanctuary
o seniordogsanctuary@gmail.com
Garden Supervisor
o Paid position through Homer J or
o Volunteer with additional & approved by all partners
o Provides leadership on-site
Volunteer
o Takes direction from Director & Supervisor
o Able to develop side projects that interest them

Garden Work Shifts

7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m Monday & Friday

Internship Wednesdays 9-2
Weekend Work Groups
Director or Supervisor(s) present for all shifts

Distribution

Lutheran Faith Food Bank

Reno Housing Authority
Reno Initiative for Shelter & Equality
Innovations High School

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Overview

Hundreds of Potential Participants

o Residents
o Church Members
o Businesses
o Schools
Connects Neighborhood; Easy Way to Participate
Foundation of our Revenue Stream
Educational Component
Sustainability
Reduces costs associated with garden maintenance and expansion.

Katharinas Garden Shares

Details

We will be offering Katharinas Garden Shares, to individuals and families, as a way of creating stakeholder buy-
in and off-setting the capital investment and on-going costs associated with the program. We will be offering
three types of shares (Bronze, Silver, Gold), and shareholders will receive certain benefits depending on the type
of share purchased.

All shareholders will benefit from knowing that their tax deductible donation will go towards a sustainable
program that seeks to ensure food security for low-income seniors and other at-risk populations within our
community, develop local food systems, and provide for Secondary School Garden Education. All shareholders
will also have the ability to reduce their carbon footprint by composting their organic waste and they will have
access to finished compost for their home garden needs.

Shareholders who want to demonstrate greater support for the program can purchase a Silver Share which
entitles them to an end of season dinner, hosted at Faith Lutheran, where a local chef will use items from the
garden to prepare a meal with all locally sourced ingredients. Gold shareholders will also be invited to the dinner
party, and will receive a twice per month garden share that will include vegetables from the garden as well as
locally grown fruit.

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Shareholder Benefits
Cost / Support 1x/ Wk 2x/Mon.
Support Tax Support Finished End of
Type Local 5 gal. Garden
Month Food Deductible Garden Compost Year
Food Compost Share w/
Security Donation Education Shares Dinner
Systems Drop Fruit
Bronze $10 X X X X X x
Silver $20 X X X X X X x
Gold $25+ x x X X X X x x

Number of Shares Available for 2017

10 Bronze

10 Silver

6 Gold

Revenue Potential

($10 x 10) + ($20 x 10) + ($25 x 6) = $450/Month or $5400 / Year

Bronze | Silver | Gold

Revenue Sharing

Faith Lutheran Church is responsible for selling half of all available shares and they will keep the revenue from
those sales. The revenue will be first used to off-set the cost of utilities associated with the project. Any
additional funds would be fed back into the garden project to pay for infrastructure and future expansion of the
program.

Homer Js and RISE is responsible for selling half of the shares and they will keep the revenue from those sales.
The revenue will first be used to off-set the initial capital ($1,777.77) given to the project by the organizations.
Additional revenue will go towards off-setting on-going costs associated with the program.

What We Need
o 3 Bin Compost System
Can be built from pallets or other recycled materials
o Confirm bin location on-site
o 35 5-Gallon Buckets w/ lids
o Composting Dos & Donts Stickers
o Brown Material
Saw dust, wood chips, ect.
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Estimated Budget Year 1
Cash Expenses
Equipment & Soil $700.00
Fruit Trees 100.00
Volunteer Expenses 255.55
Transportation 200.00
Utilities 300.00
TOTAL 1,555.55

Funding Sources
Homer Js Senior Dog Sanctuary $1,000.00
Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality 777.77
Composting Program Revenue 5,4000.00

Total $7,177.77

Operating Surplus
Cash Remaining $5622.22

MOU
Year 1

Roles & Responsibilities

Compost Program Revenue Acceptable Uses
Food Distribution Priorities
Facilities Access
Creation of Executive Committee
Garden Upgrades
o Hoop house

On-Going

Preparing a vision for future growth

Executive Committee
Grant Writing
Off-season operation
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