Spring 2022 - Building a Community Garden Network for Alternative Food Provision and Hunger Relief

Affiliations:	Everybody Eats: Ethnographic Research on Food Security in Brazos Valley, Sociology collaborative ethnography lab
Project Leader:	Andrew McNeely amcneely@tamu.edu Sociology
Faculty Mentor:	Dr. Sarah N. Gatson, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:	Mondays, Wedensdays, or Fridays during the day, with additional weekends free for service-learning tasks
Team Size:	2 (Team Full)
Open Spots:	0
Special Opportunities:	SOCI 291/491 research credit hours, real-world research experience, qualitative and ethnogrpahic methods training, professional presenation opportunities
Team Needs:	Any major is free to apply. All potential applicants to this team will need good observational and interpersonal skills (you do not have to be an extrovert, only able to converse well and handle social situations), timeliness and follow through with assigned tasks, and at least some room in a weekly schedule for team meetings and garden installations. Good scheduling and organizational skills for keeping track of timeline and tasks are needed from at least one team member. Information graphic designer also needed – Personal vehicles are a plus, but not required.
Description:	This team will conduct service-learning and participant-observation research on local religious congregations. The service of the research project will be the scheduling and construction of raised garden beds intended to be used for food production. Field notes of the installation and interactions will be collected by the team to document the process, challenges, and particulars of each site.