Internship Information Booklet - Ecology Action

2-YEAR PLANNING TEMPLATE for 6-MONTH INTERNSSample Template. Interns will receive an updated planner upon completion of the internship.Two Year Planning Template for 6‐month InternsAt Ecology Action, we are dedicated to your future success. After you return home,there are so many things to catch up on, including family and friends, professionalrelationships, and a multitude of community activities. In order to assist you in yourGROW BIOINTENSIVE work, we are providing this Planning Template to help youthink through and lay out your first two years. Please have this completed andreturned to John by September 24 th . Let us know if you have questions on thisprocess.Sample GB Garden, Funding and Training PlanJanuaryConnect with 3 or 4 NGOs and set up informational meetings to inform themof what we are doing in regard to GB training, and explore any potentialpartnerships or funding source opportunities.Search for GB demo site, secure location, tools, seeds, other resources.FebruaryContact community garden managers and meet with them to explain GBmethod, and determine level of interest in adopting GB or providing venuefor training.Double dig 10 bedsFlat lettuce, kale other cool weather 10% crops + 60% grain(compost/carbon) cropsStart compost pile, source initial feedstockGive two introductory presentations on GB to community or serviceorganizations, schools, youth groups, churchesMarchContact two potential donors per week, send information or arrange GBintroductory presentationSolicit volunteers, enroll them in GB demo garden visionDouble Dig 10 beds, order 30% root cropsEcology Action’s GROW BIOINTENSIVE Internship Information Booklet23