F2 - Community Garden monitoring form



Slow Food Monitoring and Evaluation System

for the Gardens Project in Africa

This form will be first filled in by the Community Garden Slow Food Coordinator at the establishment of the Community Garden. Once per year, possibly at the end of the main cropping season, it will be filled in again with the information relevant to the cropping season that just closed. For some questions, the responses will have to reflect the collective views of all Community Garden members. The information requested in Info 1 to Info 4 is the same requested in F1, Profiles of the Slow Food Community Garden Key Persons. Info 5 and 6 must provide information on who fills in this form and when.




GPS coordinates (Decimal degrees - DD)

This question asks for the number of members of the Community Garden aggregated by sub-group formed on the basis of gender, age and role in the household. The answer must be based on the complete list of all members; one copy of the list should be kept by the Community Garden Treasurer, one by the Slow Food Garden Coordinator and one sent to Slow Food headquarters. The list should be updated every time there is a change in membership. It will include the following information:

NameGenderBirthMember sinceContactFamily status Other Community Garden members are part of the same householdReason should a person stop being a member
First and family nameM / Fyearyearphone and/or emailhousehold head or memberYes / Noe.g., moving out of the village, death, personal reasons









The term ‘young’ includes any person in the age group 18-32 years (SFYN definition); adult is anyone from the age of 33 years; children anyone below the age of 18 years.

Please report the total area of the Garden during the reported cropping season. If a Garden managed by the same Community comprises plots located in different sites, please report here the sum of the area of all plots .


Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the location of the Garden during the reported cropping season .



Please provide the requested information on the distance between the Garden and the closest market during the reported cropping season




Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the security and visibility of the Garden during the reported cropping season


Timing of the reported cropping season in relation to the local rainy season pattern

Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the timing of the reported cropping season in relation to the local rainy season/s



Annual and biennial crops grown during the reported cropping season in the Garden.

Please list all the annual and biennial crops grown in the Garden in the reported cropping season; if they are included in the Ark of Taste or they are a Presidium; the approximate area they occupy; and their intended use. If there are more than 10 species, group all the minor ones under ‘Others’.

Annual and biennial cropsArk of Taste productPresidium productLocal species or varietySpecies or variety at risk of extinctionApproximate area occupied in %, from 1 to 100% Intended use




Perennial crops and trees grown during the reported cropping season in the Garden.

Please list all the perennial plants, including shrubs and trees, grown in the Garden in the reported cropping season; if they are included in the Ark of Taste or they are a Presidium; if they are a local species or varieties and are at risk of extinction; the approximate area they occupy; and their intended use. If there are more than 10 species, group all the minor ones under ‘Others’.

Perennial plants grown during the reported cropping seasonArk of Taste productPresidium productLocal species or varietySpeces or variety at risk of extinctionApproximate area occupied in %, from 1 to 100% Intended use



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate for all options about the sources of seeds and vegetative propagation materials used in the Garden during the reported cropping season



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate during the reported cropping season to all options about the sources of water used in the Garden; whether the water was/is paid and the water lifting method



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the irrigation and soil-moisture conservation used in the Garden during the reported cropping season



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the soil fertility and soil management practices used in the Garden during the reported cropping season



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the pest and disease management practices used in the Garden during the reported cropping season



Please answer Yes or No as appropriate during the reported cropping season, to both statements below



Please discuss and agree with all the members of the Community Garden and all other key stakeholders, as considered appropriate.


Please assess the importance of each objective of the Garden during the reported cropping season, by ticking for each option the appropriate level of importance


Please list the names, roles and functions of the Community Garden members responsible for its governance, during the reported cropping season, as well as the gender and age of each person


N.First and family nameRoleFunctionGenderAge
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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9



The personal data contained in the form are processed in compliance with the GDPR and in accordance with the privacy policy that the data controller has made available to the link http://privacy.slowfood.com/english, with specific regard to the chapter "Recipients of newsletters and commercial, promotional and sales-oriented communications".
By filling in and sending this form you declare that you have read and understood the privacy policy and that you do not object to the processing provided for therein.

 Read and accepted  *















Thanks  for your help. 

F2 - Community Garden monitoring form

Below you will find the version of the completed online form.



GPS coordinates (Decimal degrees - DD)


This question asks for the number of members of the Community Garden aggregated by sub-group formed on the basis of gender, age and role in the household. The answer must be based on the complete list of all members; one copy of the list should be kept by the Community Garden Treasurer, one by the Slow Food Garden Coordinator and one sent to Slow Food headquarters. The list should be updated every time there is a change in membership. It will include the following information:

NameGenderBirthMember sinceContactFamily status Other Community Garden members are part of the same householdEventual reason should a person stop being a member
First and family nameM / Fyearyearphone and/or emailhousehold head or memberYes / Noe.g., moving out of the village, death, personal reasons









The term ‘young’ includes any person in the age group 18-32 years (SFYN definition); adult is anyone from the age of 33 years; children anyone below the age of 18 years.

Total area of the Garden during the reported cropping season.


Information about the location of the Garden during the reported cropping season .



Information on the distance between the Garden and the closest market during the reported cropping season



Information about the security and visibility of the Garden during the reported cropping season


Timing of the reported cropping season in relation to the local rainy season pattern

Please answer Yes or No as appropriate to all options about the timing of the reported cropping season in relation to the local rainy season/s



Annual and biennial crops grown during the reported cropping season in the Garden.

Annual and biennial cropsArk of Taste productPresidium productLocal species or varietySpecies or variety at risk of extinctionApproximate area occupied in %, from 1 to 100% Intended use



Perennial crops and trees grown during the reported cropping season in the Garden.

Perennial plants grown during the reported cropping seasonArk of Taste productPresidium productLocal species or varietySpeces or variety at risk of extinctionApproximate area occupied in %, from 1 to 100% Intended use


The personal data contained in the form are processed in compliance with the GDPR and in accordance with the privacy policy that the data controller has made available to the link http://privacy.slowfood.com/english, with specific regard to the chapter "Recipients of newsletters and commercial, promotional and sales-oriented communications".
By filling in and sending this form you declare that you have read and understood the privacy policy and that you do not object to the processing provided for therein.

 Read and accepted  *




See you soon,
The Slow Food Food team