The Go Green Project aims to raise awareness of the feasibility and the growing need for home gardening. We plan to do this by selling plants to every willing individual, especially those who have no experience in gardening before. Information on the plant, the project, and a community tracking page will be given supplementary to the plant itself. By doing this we hope to spread awareness about the problem of climate change and how the growth of plants can help our community.
- Timeline: July 2021 – present
- Key Members: Aashee Balani, Leo Lue
- Goal: Spread awareness of climate change through an educational and hands-on experience. One thing people could connect to easily was growing plants and developing a connection with nature. Our goal was to establish this connection naturally, by making the whole process of gathering plants, materials, and need-to-know information free and accessible. With this, we hope the simple act of starting a home garden will get more plants off the shelves and into people’s homes.
- How: Creating fun, hands-on activities to educate people about gardening and encouraging them to grow plants on their own, Currently, the team is organizing the “Plate Your Plant” Competition, in which participants are required to make a dish using one of the main ingredients from the plant they grow.
- Result-To-Date: So far, the team has successfully organized 2 events that attracted more than 60 people to participate in gardening and growing their first plant!
- Resources:
- Updates on Plate Your Plant Competition
- Event Date & Time: Sunday, September 18, 2022, 11 AM – 2 PM
- Location: AASucces Office, 6521 Arlington Blvd., Ste 502, Falls Church, VA 22042
- Requirements for participants:
- Bring a dish with at least 3 servings (Everyone is welcome to bring extra)
- An ingredient list including main dish ingredients
- A short 1-2 sentence description of the finished dish
- Grand prize: $100 & an AASuccess T-shirt
