This experiential lesson involves building the garden and inviting people to enjoy and participate.

This lesson is a reflection on the beach clean-up experience. 

With guidance from a local environmental agency, prepare the youth in advance of volunteering their time to clean up a lake or river for the common good. Arrange a field trip that includes picking up trash and recording the data. 

When the site is selected, they make a final plan for what plants to put into the garden based on soil, location, and availability. They make a plan to seek donations of plants or funds for their garden.

Participants define what they want to accomplish for the community garden and identify a place that is available and has the right conditions. This requires research and permissions. 

Introduce the concept of philanthropy and guide the learners to be philanthropists who take volunteer action for the common good.

The book, The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart gently illustrates how sharing growing things can be a gift to others and the community.