Weekly Update 2

This week, our team conducted our second data collection session with our community partner, Joanne, and the community members. In preparation for this, our group split up into the assets map and data base team and the presentation planning team. The assets map and data base team constructed a preliminary assets map using Google Map and the assets that were on the sheets that Joanne gave us at our first meeting. Google map was the platform for our assets map because Team 24 decided that they would be using Google Map and Joanne asked for our maps to have a consistent format; we ended up having the decision made for us. We plotted the assets that had a physical base of operations (such as restaurants, community gardens and grocery stores) on the map and created a data base for assets that did not have a set location (such as gardening clubs and special events). These were presented to Joanne and the community members at our potluck dinner on the 14th. The presentation team created an agenda for the presentation, a food assets worksheet (asked questions such as where do members get their groceries) and presentation format. The presentation was a round table discussion where members would review the map and data base and give us feedback on what we missed or should change. We have begun to make changes to our map and data base based on the feedback that select team members collected during the presentation.

We've also begun to make changes to our project proposal based on the feedback we received from Kieran. We plan to work on the revisions, and also meet with Team 24 to discuss the format for the assets map, during next week's breakout session.