Community Planting Day
This activity can be adapted to rural or urban settings and is suitable for people of all ages and backgrounds.
How to run it
- Welcome participants and briefly explain the purpose of the event.
- Assign roles or planting zones if necessary.
- Clear the area, loosen the soil if needed, and mark the planting spots.
- Each person or group plants one or more species.
- Encourage teamwork and care while handling the plants.
- Place signs showing the names of the species or environmental messages.
- Invite people to share how they felt during the experience.
- Propose a collective commitment to maintain and care for the planted area.
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Prompts to use +
Welcome participants and briefly explain the purpose of the event.
Each person or group plants one or more species.
Place signs showing the names of the species or environmental messages.
Invite people to share how they felt during the experience.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Community Planting Day. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Welcome participants and briefly explain the purpose of the event.; Each person or group plants one or more species.; Place signs showing the names of the species or environmental messages.; Invite people to share how they felt during the experience.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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