Resource Sharing- Unity Mission
PTC Unity Mission is creating a network of resource sharing between individuals, organizations, non-profits, local businesses, politicians, and public figures. Community over separation.
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Austin ISD School Garden to Café Program
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Original Source: Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD)
Location: Austin, Texas
Useful Nationwide as a Reference Model
Education • School Gardens • Nutrition • Food Systems
What is it?
Austin ISD developed a Garden to Café process that allows qualifying school gardens to be approved as food sources for school cafeterias.
The model connects school gardening, student learning, nutrition services, and school meals while establishing food-safety requirements for produce grown on campus.
What's Included?
The document establishes requirements covering:
Water quality • contamination prevention • garden materials • pesticides and herbicides • compost • sanitation • harvesting • produce storage • washing • food handling • approval responsibilities
For example, it addresses approved irrigation water, garden placement, animal exclusion, compost standards, dedicated garden equipment, harvesting procedures, food-grade containers, produce washing, and handwashing.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
Communities interested in connecting school gardens with school cafeterias don't necessarily need to design an operating model from scratch.
Austin ISD provides a real-world example that other communities can study when developing their own locally compliant programs.
Important: This Austin ISD document itself does not authorize another school district to serve garden-grown produce. Other districts would need to develop procedures appropriate to their own food-service operations and applicable state/local requirements.
Who Could Use This?
School Districts • Nutrition Services • Principals • Teachers • Garden Coordinators • Parent Groups • Farm-to-School Programs • Community Organizations
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Ohio State University Extension — School Garden Support Model
Original Source: The Ohio State University Extension
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Location: Ohio
Resource Type: Existing Program / Replicable Model
Education • School Gardens • Youth • Community Partnerships
What Is It?
Ohio State University Extension's Master Gardener Volunteer program provides examples of trained community gardening volunteers working directly with schools.
Master Gardener Volunteers have supported school gardens by providing technical guidance to teachers and staff, helping maintain and develop gardens, and teaching students about subjects such as soil, composting, vegetables, garden planning, and other science-based gardening topics.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
A school does not necessarily need to build a garden program alone.
This model demonstrates how a university Extension system, trained community volunteers, educators, and schools can work together to provide both garden expertise and student learning opportunities.
Communities interested in starting or strengthening school gardens can use this as a model when exploring partnerships with their own local Extension offices, Master Gardener programs, universities, and schools.
Who Could Use This?
School Districts • Teachers • Garden Coordinators • Parent Groups • Community Organizations • Extension Offices • Universities • Youth Programs
Original Resource
Ohio State University Extension — Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteer school and community garden programs:
Find a Local OSU Extension Office
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Seed to Bloom Botanical & Community Garden
Original Source: Central State University Extension
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Location: Wilberforce, Ohio
Resource Type: Existing Program / Replicable Model
Community Gardens • Education • Agriculture • Youth • University Partnerships
What Is It?
The Seed to Bloom Botanical and Community Garden is an educational and community garden operated through Central State University Extension.
The garden provides hands-on opportunities for university students, local schools, families, and community members to learn about gardening, agriculture, natural resources, food growing, and environmental stewardship.
Programming has included workshops, youth activities, community gardening, agricultural education, soil health, composting, crop planning, and other hands-on learning opportunities.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
Seed to Bloom demonstrates how a university can use its land, educators, research, and Extension resources to create a space that benefits the surrounding community.
Communities interested in creating gardens could use this model when approaching:
Universities • Extension Programs • Schools • Parks Departments • Agricultural Organizations • Community Groups
Rather than every community creating educational infrastructure independently, existing institutions can help provide land, knowledge, programming, and expertise.
Who Could Use This?
Schools • Universities • Teachers • Garden Coordinators • Community Organizations • Families • Youth Programs • Extension Offices • Parks Departments
Original Resource
Central State University — Seed to Bloom Botanical & Community Garden:
Central State University Extension
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University of Dayton — Flyer Farm
Original Source: University of Dayton
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Resource Type: Existing Program / Replicable Model
Urban Agriculture • Food Access • Composting • Education • University Partnerships
What Is It?
Flyer Farm is the University of Dayton's urban agriculture and composting site.
The farm grows fruits, vegetables, and herbs while providing hands-on learning, research, volunteering, and community partnership opportunities.
Produce from the farm supports food-access efforts on campus and in the Dayton community, while food waste collected from the university is composted and returned to the growing system.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
Flyer Farm demonstrates how an existing institution can combine:
Unused or underused land • Student involvement • Food production • Food-waste recovery • Education • Community partnerships • Food donation
into one shared community resource.
The model can help universities, schools, municipalities, and community organizations explore ways to turn available land and institutional resources into productive community infrastructure.
Who Could Use This?
Universities • Schools • Municipalities • Community Gardens • Food Pantries • Sustainability Programs • Student Organizations • Community Organizations • Urban Agriculture Programs
Original Resource
University of Dayton — Flyer Farm & Campus Garden:
https://udayton.edu/about/sustainability/green-growing.php
See the Community Impact
University of Dayton — Flyer Farm Helps Feed Community:
https://udayton.edu/news/articles/2026/06/flyer-farm-sinclair-esl-students.php
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Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN)
Original Source: Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Location: Georgia
Resource Type: Free Legal & Community Support
Immigration • Legal Services • Human Trafficking • Domestic Violence • Asylum • Community Support
What Is It?
The Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN) is a nonprofit providing free immigration legal services and additional support to immigrant survivors of crime and persecution throughout Georgia.
GAIN assists asylum seekers and immigrant survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and other crimes.
Services include direct legal representation, connections to pro bono attorneys, client support, referrals, and educational or community-response programs.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
Critical resources already exist in many communities—but people often don't know where to find them.
GAIN is an example of an established organization providing specialized assistance that residents, community organizations, schools, service providers, and other Community Connectors may need to know about.
Sharing existing services helps communities connect people to help that already exists instead of rebuilding it somewhere else.
Who Could Use This?
Immigrants & Asylum Seekers • Survivors of Human Trafficking • Survivors of Domestic or Sexual Violence • Families • Community Organizations • Social-Service Providers • Schools • Attorneys & Volunteers
Get Help / Learn About Services
https://georgiaasylum.org/our-work/
Legal Representation Information
https://georgiaasylum.org/legal-representation/
Main Website
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Atlanta Regional Commission — Data & Mapping Tools
Original Source: Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
Shared by: Protect the Collective
Location: Metro Atlanta, Georgia
Resource Type: Free Public Data / Planning Tools
Transportation • Community Planning • Population • Transit • Development • Research
What Is It?
The Atlanta Regional Commission provides free interactive data, maps, dashboards, and planning tools covering communities throughout the Atlanta region.
Available resources include transportation projects, transit planning, population and employment forecasts, trails, community agriculture, congestion, freight, development, and other regional information.
Many datasets can also be downloaded for additional research and planning.
Why PTC Is Sharing It
Good community projects start with understanding what already exists.
ARC's public tools can help residents, students, researchers, nonprofits, local governments, and community organizations better understand their communities before proposing projects or solutions.
These resources can support work involving:
Transportation • Walkability • Community Development • Transit • Population Growth • Land Use • Trails • Research
Who Could Use This?
Residents • Community Organizations • Students • Researchers • Universities • Local Governments • Transportation Projects • Nonprofits • Community Planners
Explore ARC Data & Mapping Tools
https://atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/research-and-innovation/interactive-data-mapping-tools/
Transportation Dashboard
https://atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/transportation-planning/transportation-dashboard/
Regional Transportation Resources
https://atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/transportation-planning/
