Timberland Victory Garden
Stratham, United States · Operator: Timberland
Overview
A headquarters-lawn garden run by employee volunteers in New Hampshire, donating produce proceeds to a food bank — a flagship employee-engagement CSR case.
Citizen participation
Employees build and tend the garden using the paid 'Path of Service' volunteer program (40 hrs/yr); staff buy the produce by donation and all proceeds go to the New Hampshire Food Bank.
Operating model
Employee-engagement + community-contribution CSR; a donation model rather than retail.
Impact
Running 9+ years, supporting a regional food bank while building an employee service culture.
Land tenure
Uses the front lawn of the company's own headquarters site.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
93 m² — 本社前庭の約1,000平方フィート（約93㎡）の菜園。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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