Country Gardening
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$102
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Waseca
Project Overview
Garden blogger Stacy Weichert will discuss how her rural Waseca garden landed the cover of "Country Gardens" magazine. She will give a PowerPoint presentation on the process of creating this garden from scratch, how the magazine altered the color of her fence in the magazine, how long the publishing process took, what articles she's working with "Country Gardens" on now and other gardening stories.
Project Details
10 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$102
Other Funds Leveraged
$222
Direct expenses
$324
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will learn more about the magazine publishing process, will learn gardening techniques and will enjoy direct access to a talented gardener.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Comments from post-program written survey: "[I appreciated the inside details, working with magazine staff & process." "[I enjoyed learning how] her gardens and greenhouse came to be." "All of it was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it all."
Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507)625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
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