CCGC Minutes 2/26/08

From Place Based Grass Roots Groups Political Action Web

Contents 1 Farm Tour (Natalie) 2 Water Agreement with OCPYC (Sammy) 3 General Meeting 4 Planting 5 Project Groups (Eric will get volunteers this Saturday

[edit] Farm Tour (Natalie)

• We will not be on the farm tour this year due to map limitations
• We are guaranteed a spot on next year's tour and can use the same form
• Consider having a farm tour committee for next year to plan details
  • Create handout/flier
  • Prepare to receive donations
  • Traffic director
  • Tour guides

[edit] Water Agreement with OCPYC (Sammy)

• Sammy met with Ellie Morris (OCPYC Garden Manager)
• Michele wanted to divide water 50/50 regardless of # of plantings, but extension agent is ok with making it proportional based on plantings
  • Sammy will contact Mark directly to work out details then approach Michele with proposed plan
  • Michele requested that we track our hours spent and present a receipt as an in kind donation. Instead, we feel that our sweat hours should be tracked, but they will far out weigh their money invested for materials.
• Michele requested that we keep receipts and track found/donated objects
• WE NEED TO TRACK WELL OUTPUT - to allow for capacity planning. Add clipboard to well house and write down output each time it's drained.
• We need to develop a system with OCPYC for using rain and well water. Will be dependent on many variables - rain, well volume, storage capacity for both gardens, number of plantings
• Solar pump
  • Also need a common agreement for when it will be used
  • Pump used to water from well or cistern to main cistern, and to move water to plants
• Next step is to sha proposed agreement with Ellie/Mark

[edit] General Meeting

• Natalie said her friend Carol could host the meeting anytime in March
• We will decide on a date next week

[edit] Planting

• Need to track soil tests, amendments, plant rotation
• Sammy created a color coded map based on last year's crops and what type of nutrients those plants used
• Sammy also documented what Jay has in mind for plantings this year.
• Chris will add Sammy's crop rotation document to the website
• NEED A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A CROP ROTATION - maybe a 4 year rotation?

[edit] Project Groups (Eric will get volunteers this Saturday

• Secure shed door
• Kiosk
• Install gate for garden entrance (Jay has parts)
• Water catchment (Sammy heading this up)
• Well roof replacement
• Trench for pipe between the well and the garden
• Setup plant rotation schedule (4 years?)
• Worm bin bench?
• Shade area in garden space