June 11, 2012 Minutes

 

Sunnyside Shared Community Garden

Advisory Committee Meeting June 11

Membership Expectations

·       Respect each other

·       Will not tolerate any verbal or physical harassment of others

·       Regular participation in ongoing activities: watering and weeding; communicate and find replacement when you’ll miss your turn

·       Willing to participate in consensus decision-making process and abide by it

·       Harvest is divided according to the group’s process* (process explained below)

·       General members are expected to play a role on the advisory committee over time

*Division of the Harvest: 50% shared among participating members, 50% donated back to the community.

In this initial year we expect a low harvest and will put all of the harvest into a community potluck in the fall. In future years the group will decide on an organization or group to donate to and will more formally log members’ participation hours to determine division within the group.

Note: We will have a meeting in the fall to discuss next year’s process more fully.

Compost

·       Composters are waiting for hardware, then will be ready to build.

·       Work party June 24 at the garden to build.

·       A composting workshop could happen that day. Lisa is going to look into it. Cate might be available to lead.

Communication and Blog

·       All advisory group needs access to the blog to help keep it fresh.

·       Kye and Lisa offered to help keep the blog updated

·       Cate will get links to the blog on HSCA sites.

·       Cate will connect with Calgary Horticultural Society about getting the garden onto their network.

·       Request Julia to be point person for all group communication (ie. if people need to email the group, can they email Julia to send it out?); does that work for you Julia?

Signage

·       Lisa and Maddie to lead this project. Might bring materials to June 24 work day to get group participation.

·       Kerri is in communication with the city to find out what size and location are doable.

Events

·       June 24  12pm - Work day at the garden and potluck! (compost build & workshop, weeding, contract signing)

·       Early July – Garden group social, potentially at Kerri and Gerald’s

·       Fall Community Potluck – Details TBA (partnered with other gardens, egg co-op and HSCA Food Strategy stuff)

·       Fall meeting – debrief the season and discuss process for 2013 (other meetings will be scheduled as needed)

·       Potential cycling tours to come by the garden; Cate and Gerald to chat about Cyclepalooza; Kye’s partner might have be organizing one also through Cycle Femme.

·       Spring Yard Sale happing this weekend in New Edinborough 10-2