plots
- site location
- individual vs. shared?
- tools - cultivation: hand vs. machine?
- soil tests
- mulch
- compost / fertilizer / manure
- organic or not?

irrigation
- water cisterns/barrels
- drip line
- well, solar powered pump
- bicycle pump -> stream, pond

plants
- survey of perennial vegetables that folks have or have access to
- flowers (to attract insects and birds -> defense)
- mushrooms - David Wichland
- town pumpkin patch - John Lee

shed
- tool storage
- rain runoff -> water barrels

defense
- deer/woodchuck/rabbit fence -> trellis - permaculture
- pruning trees against deer
- wrap tree trunks against deer and mice
- deer/woodchuck repellant - "shake-away"
- insects - organic methods?

permaculture
- trees
- shrubs
- vegetables
- trellis with bench - grow climbing plants for shade, place to relax

pond
- size - portable wading pool or in-ground with liner?
- what kinds of water plants?
- how does it interact with wildlife - birds, frogs, etc?

community service
- grow to give away, or give extra away
- high school projects

funding
- cultivation
- seeds, stock
- tools, shed
- fencing
- water: cisterns/barrels, pump, well

agreements
- conservation commission, permission
- bylaws