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This survey examines the amount of food that has been grown by Community Gardeners. Given the difficulties involved in using a weigh scale the Unit of Measurement for this table is 1 Grocery Bag Full. The vegetables counted are Tomatoes, Beets, Carrots, Cucumber and Salad Greens. Any additional vegetables grown can be found in the "Other" category.
Note: The results represent 80 responses from 2500 gardeners

Communtiy Garden Survey 2007
Survey Question: On average, how much of the following food do you harvest from you garden each week in the growing season?
Vegetable
Number of Grocery bags
Vegetable
Number of Grocery Bags
Vegetable
Number of Grocery Bags
Vegetable
Number of Grocery Bags
Vegetable
Number of Grocery Bags

Tomatoes

Beets

Carrots

Cucumber

Salad Greens

Other
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
0
1
0
1

 0
0
0
0
0
 
 0
0
0
0
0
 
1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
 
3
1
1
0
4 (plus more)

2
1
1
2
1

0.5
0
0
0.25
1

0
0
0
1
1

2
0
0
0
1
+ beans and zucchini (1 bag each)
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
+ Summer squash, beans, herbs
1
1
0
0
2

1
0
1
1
1

0.5
0
0
0
0.5

1
0
2
1
1

0
1
0
1
0
+ peas, beans, zucchini, dill
2.5
2
2
0
3
+ zucchini, peas, beans
0
0
0.2
0
0.5

1.125
0.125
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
1
+ beans (1 bag)
0
0.25
0.25
0
0
+ 0.25 bag potatoes
0
1
1
0
2

2
0
1
1
2
+ peas, potatoes, sunflowers, flowers, corn, swiss chard, string beans
0
2
1
0
0
+ Kolhrabi, potatoes
0
0
1
0
1
+ Potatoes (2 bags)
0
4
4
0
1
+ more than 4 of each vegetable
0
0
1
0
0

1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

2
0
0
0
0
+ 1 bag onions
4
5
4
0
9
+ 4 bags onions
1
2
1
0
1

1
1
1
0
2

2
3
4
0
5
+ 6 bags Swiss chard, 3 bags onions, 3 bags onions chives and garlic
1
1
1
0
1

1
1.5
1
1
2

1
1
1
1
0

1
2
1
0
2

4
0
0
0
0
+ 1 bag beans
0
1
0
0
1

2
0
0
0
0
+ Lots of herbs
1
1
0
0
0
+ 1 bag swiss chard
5
3
2
0
8

2
1
1
0
1
+ 7 bags swiss chard
0
0
0
 0
0
 
0
0
0
0
0
 
0
0
0
0
0
 
0
0
0
0
1

4
2
4
2
4

4
2
4
2
4

2
0.5
0
0
2
+ Onion
1
3
3
3
4
+ Peas
4
1.5
1.5
1.5
20
+ About 20 bags of mixed greens
1
0
1
0
0

2
0
0
0
20

1
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
1
1

1
0
1
1
2

2
2
1
1
0
+ peas, beans - 1 bag of each
1
0
2
0
3

1
1
1
0
4

0
1
1
0
2

0
1
1
0
0

4
0
0
0
0

0
4
4
3
0
+ 200kgs of potatoes
1
1
2
1
1
+ 60 plots in the garden and at least 1 bag of each veg per plot minimum.
3
3
3
0
3

0
0
0
0
0
+ I never had much produce last year as the soil was too rich (I think).  I got a few peas and some huge potatoes at the end of the season.  It was fun being part of this group with lots of youth and good energy
0
0
0
0
0

4
2
4
2
4

3
0
2
3
4

1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
1

 Total
86.625
62.875
70.95
32.75
140