*Simple, appropriate technologies for great garden outcomes* Meeting your environmental goals is easier when you track your progress and use what you learn to improve your practices--and results--over time. The basic cycle of "adaptive co-management" (pardon the jargon) is goal setting, action, monitoring, reflection, and adaptation. This toolkit comes in two parts: * *Part 1: event guides for Doing It Together* * *Part 2: how-to guides for tracking environmental resources* ##Part 1: event guides (6) ####Start Here event Start here to collaboratively create a picture of your place. [event guide](link!!!) ####Goal setting event Choose which of your goals you want to measure progress towards. [event guide](link!!!) ####Choosing how to track your progress event Chooses how to do the measuring, then design the measuring methodology as an activity (or activities) for many people in the garden to participate in. [event guide](link!!!) ####Scheduling the season event Schedule daily and occasional events so that people know exactly how to participate. Depending on your goals and methods, these events may include: * "Every day in the garden" practices * Field Day: pole aerial mapping (pre-season & height-of-season) * Field Day: pole aerial infrared mapping over experimental bed (1, 2 & 3) * End-of-season reflection day * Planning for next season day [event guide](link!!!) ####End-of-season reflection event [event guide](link!!!) ####Planning for next season event [event guide](link!!!) ##Part 2: how-to guides (3) ####1. Pole aerial mapping guide Change your perspective! Map your garden plot to plan the season and track changes through the years. [how-to guide](link!!!) ####2. Infrared imagery guide See plants photosynthesizing. Experiment with cultivation methods and see which types of plants thrive. [how-to guide](link!!!) ####3. Program tracking guide Growing tons of food? Diverting compost from the waste stream? Coordinating work among lots of volunteers? If you're tackling these or other programs in your garden, barn.farmingconcrete.org has simple methods that you can use. [how-to guide](link!!!)