Project: Gardening for Community
Purpose: Assignment for Dr. Marty Siegel's Interaction Design Practice class
Team: Sarah Reeder | James Schmittler | Ben Serrette | Xuan Wang | Yuebo Wang
Duration: ~10 weeks
Completed: January 2009
Methods: Focus group, interview, contextual inquiry, ethnographic observation, prototype testing, group writting, presentation

Taking notes during a team brainstorming session.

My team wanted to capitalize on the vibrant food culture of Bloomington. We conducted observation and interviews at the Saturday farmers' market, a focus group with four individuals representing different aspects of local food production and distribution, visited a greenhouse, and volunteered at two community gardens.

A sketch of activity in a community garden.

JADE stands for "Jade: Ambient Design Experience."