[Garden] Garden meeting?

[Madeline Rosamond]

Paul, we're not taking your money!
Also, I will take it very personally if you're not gardening this
year. I don't care if you could garden closer to your home. So there.
Thanks for the discussion ideas - they look good.

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:
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> --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Madeline Rosamond <m.rosamond at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I seem to remember Monday was good, so how about Monday,
>> Feb 23?
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> I am iffy (and don't know the degree to which I will be gardening
> this year), but would encourage you to not reschedule on my behalf.
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>> (That's after reading week). Potential things to talk about (add
>> more if you think of them):
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>> - what seeds we need to reorder (we should get on this)
>> - Where to get money for seeds and other purchases
>> - Do we want to get stuff for a fence?
>> - How, where and when to recruit new members
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> I vote that we get stuff for a new fence.
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> I am willing to contribute $200 for supplies (including a fence,
> compost, rototiller rental, etc.) I hope this will reduce the amount
> of energy people spend agonizing over whether to buy stuff.
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> Here are a couple of other things to talk about (not that I should be
> opening my big yapper if I am not able to make the meeting):
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> - When to hold the planting party (if we are having one). If we
>  advertise (via facebook/mailing list/posters) then this might be a
>  good way to get fresh meat for the garden (or, if you are
>  vegetarian, fresh tofu).
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> - Choosing some victims to do administrative-y stuff. I propose that
>  selecting two such victims to organize each project (e.g. two people
>  to follow the fence, two people to organize compost runs) might work
>  better than any number fewer or greater than two.
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> - Deciding when gardening days/times are going to be, and picking
>  (two?) Wal-martesque greeters to open the garden punctually with their
>  presence. These greeters can help ensure that fresh meats do not
>  show up, find nobody there and leave again.
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> - Finding foster parents for the seedlings we grow. Unfortunately, I
>  do not have enough light to offer this service. I hope not everybody
>  lives in dank basement apartments. Maybe I can be a foster parent
>  for mushrooms.
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> Them's my thoughts.
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> - Paul
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