The Claremont Community Gardens Program

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The Claremont Community Gardens Program

• Past, Present and Future

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Program Partners

• Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
• Penn State Cumberland County Cooperative
  Extension Master Gardeners
• Capital Resource Conservation and Development
  (RCD) Area Council
• Carlisle Lions Club Claremont Auxiliary
• County of Cumberland

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Program Mission

• Create self-sustaining garden therapy program
• Construct physical sites to conduct education
  sessions
• Promote connections with outdoors in a controlled
  manner
• Demonstrate health and wellness benefits of
  intergenerational programs
• Benefit community, residents, family, staff of
  CNRC.

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Program Objectives

• Educate/certify staff on benefits of
  horticultural therapy
• Training/networking opportunities for staff with
  Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Program
• Improve and maintain existing garden areas
• Three new gardens (Birds Butterflies, Sensory,
  and Intergenerational)
• Wheelchair-accessible walkways throughout
  gardens
• Provide tools to physically and
  mentally-challenged residents.

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Trial and Idea Garden

• Community-based garden has been in existence for
  nearly 10 years
• Tips and Tours educational programs take place
  every spring/summer
• Need to expand and provide ADA accessibility to
  residents and general public.

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Robert Coleman Garden

• Initial Garden areas created in 2002
• Improved access/pavilion added in 2005-2006

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Robert Coleman Garden

• Garden is tended by residents
• Local volunteers assist

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• New Garden Projects
• Birds and Butterflies Garden
• Intergenerational Garden
• Sensory Gardens

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Birds and Butterflies Project

• Monitoring, observation and education
• Goal to involve the residents and community

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Birds and Butterflies Project
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Intergenerational Garden Project
Bring children and seniors together for fun and
learning
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Intergenerational Garden Project

• Create an interactive garden experience for all!

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Sensory Garden Project

• Provide an area for sight, sound and touch
  therapy
• Focus on dementia unit residents

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Sensory Garden Project
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Overall Program Plan

• Finalize proposal/budget
• Formalize partnerships
• Seek appropriate funding sources- grants,
  foundations, private donors
• Develop timeline/schedule for projects
• Implement projects with a phased approach.

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PLEASE HELP OUR GARDENS GROW!

• If you are able to provide seed money toward
  any of the projects described, please visit one
  of our tables at the beginning or end of the
  tourOR contact one of the project partners.
• THANK YOU!

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For more information or to get involved

• Claremont Community Gardens Program
• 1000 Claremont Rd.
• Carlisle, PA
• [phone]
• www.ccpa.net
• www.capitalrcd.org