Collingwood Children’s Farm (CCF), located in Melbourne, Australia, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide an environment for children to experience nature and help people experiencing adversity. They currently rely heavily on external funding but want to become more financially self-sufficient. The goal of our project was to develop a farm-made wooden product line to increase CCF’s revenue and grow their mission. Based on visitor surveys, consultation with farm staff, and visits to local markets, we designed and prototyped a line of five viable products for the farm to manufacture and sell. These five products of varying complexity provide the basis for a training program we developed that allows volunteers with disabilities to learn woodworking.

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Last modified

• 2023-01-13

Creator

• Pins, Noah
• Iberger, Michael
• Zembruski, Michael
• Kleiman, Joshua

Subject

• Community
• Sustainability
• Innovation
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Inclusion
• Learning
• Industry
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121322-010607
• 82596

Keyword

• Community Development
• Woodworking
• Product Design
• Non-Profit Organization
• Training Program
• Economic Sustainability

Advisor

• Dominko, Tanja
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2022

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Collingwood Children's Farm (CCF)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Date created

• 2022-12-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121322-010607

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved