A local hardware store contributes topsoil, seeds, tools and fencing. Existing gardening groups in the community provide technical assistance. The first step is to think about the goals of the community garden and determine who will benefit from it. Then, talk to potential gardening partners about the garden's benefits and how you can work together. Reach out to other local community gardening projects for ideas or advice.
Winners receive scholarships and their centers receive cash awards.
The first Neighborhood Networks - ThinkQuest projects are at Packer Community Learning Center in Madison, WI, where one team is developing a website on asthma in teenagers and another is preparing a website linking contemporary music themes with the work of poets for whom their neighborhood streets are named. Also, students at the Crescent Park Multi-Cultural Family Resource Center in Richmond, CA, are planning a website on fashion design and modeling. Gwen McEvay is among a number of people at St. Marks Garden Neighborhood Networks Center using the internet. Recently, Jacksch turned to the Internet when he was faced with a health problem. So, he located the Mayo Clinic's website.