August 15, 2016 – Meeting Minutes
Members In Attendance:
Donna Willard
Rebecca Patterson
Karsten Baumann
Evelyn Baumann
Sophie Bolick
Susan Howe
Barbara Blackwell
Jack Johnson
Sangeetha Thankamani
Call to Order
Approval of agenda
Review of minutes – July 2016 minutes approval tabled
Tree trimming
· Karsten to schedule meeting with Steve from Town of Morrisville to see when work can be completed
· Action: haul bamboo in pathway behind garden to front for Steve to haul away
Wood chips, soil
· Davey Tree Service to deliver the next batch of wood chips—Rebecca has emailed to Davey to determine timing of next delivery
· Susan said Bartlett would be happy to also provide MCG with wood chips
· Homemade compost ready for use
· Action: Wheat straw to be ordered from Page Road Nursery in September 2016
· Action: Order 1 truckload of soil (order approved in July 2016)
Garden chores
· Members present at meeting agreed that no animal-based fertilizers to be used in MCG (ie, blood meal, fish emulsion, bone meal)
‒ Fertilizers that can be used include homemade compost, cover crops, coffee grounds, and planting of nitrogen fixers encouraged (eg, peas, beans, clover)
· Action: Rebecca to remove sodium nitrate from shed; not to be used in MCG
· Action: Eventual purchase of clover seed (anytime beds are between crops)
Calendar/Outreach
· Next group workday is Sunday, August 28, 2016
· Children’s Garden has been weeded, squash plants have been left; Donna to provide wildflower seed “bombs” for children to plant
· Fall plants include mums, carrots, radishes
· First frost date is around Halloween
Communications
· Fall garden survey include any leafy greens and fennel
Treasury report
· July 2016 balance: $3,928.11
Other business
· Summer beds to be released by August 28
‒ Bed 8: unassigned strawberry bed
‒ Bed 17: open now
‒ Bed 21: unassigned and ready
‒ Bed 26: open now
‒ Bed 37: Surya back on August 25; contact upon return
‒ Bed 38: cantaloupe to be removed
‒ Bed 40: Jack to maintain tomatoes until Labor Day, then plant turnips and kale at end September
· Summer beds that require member response regarding next steps (no response since August 8)
‒ Bed 24: Ming
‒ Bed 25: Xu
· Beds in flood prone areas of garden to be potentially raised and ditches to be added in Oct/Nov
· Raising water barrels on concrete cinder blocks for access: 4 cinder blocks to be purchased
· Bed 6 to be sole bed maintained for strawberries
· Beds 1, 2, and 39 to be resized and subdivided in Oct/Nov after first freeze
· Update on Food Hub (Donna and Susan): meeting this past week with Chef’s Academy
Next meeting time & location:
Monday, September 19, 2016, at 7 pm at Morrisville Aquatic and Fitness Center
Adjournment of meeting: 8:15 pm
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