[Garden] Fwd: Re: Garden meeting?

[gcmichal at envmail.uwaterloo.ca]

Thanks, Alicia.  Sounds like a good plan.  Have Candace take any lists  
of seeds and decisions home with her.  She lives near me and I can  
easily talk to her whn I get back.
- GregQuoting Madeline Rosamond <m.rosamond at gmail.com>:

> Hi, I'm there with bells on!
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:46 PM, Alicia Mah <alicia.mah at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Everybody,
>>
>> I wasn't suggesting that we exclude Greg. In fact, this gives us direction
>> as to what we should leave to discussion until the second meeting when he
>> can be there (i.e. details of seeds, fencing, financing).
>>
>> I think we can get started for the first meeting (on Feb. 23) on the member
>> recruitment and possibly planning a social event for this term (i.e.
>> marketing overall) as it doesn't sound like Greg would necessarily feel the
>> need to be there for that discussion? We can at least get the ball
>> rolling... some things such as making a poster would definitely take more
>> than one meeting, anyway.
>>
>> Greg, let us know if this is a suitable option in your opinion.
>>
>> Alicia
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:45 PM, <gcmichal at envmail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks like February 23 is set.  I'm disappointed that it couldn't be held
>>> when I could be there.  Please don't finalize seed decisions without giving
>>> me a chance to comment on it.  I have about 50 packet of seeds of various
>>> sorts, good catalogues, and will end up starting a lot of seedlings in my
>>> "growth chamber" in my basement.  I also would like to be part of the
>>> discussion of whether or not we need fencing and how much, financing,
>>> weeding, and some other items.  Can you provide those of us who  
>>> can't attend
>>> with a chance to contribute to these decisions?  If we were given a choice
>>> of possible dates and then picked the one most suitable to the greatest
>>> number of people, then I would not feel badly about the choice of  
>>> date, even
>>> if I was unable to attend.  But I don't think this was a fair way of
>>> deciding on a date - one date was suggested and that was that.
>>>
>>> - Greg Michalenko
>>>
>>> Quoting "J. Rochon" <jrochon at uwaterloo.ca>:
>>>
>>>> Candace,
>>>>             I have stayed out of this thread, until now, because things
>>>> go faster with fewer people, and I am at work. I'll be there on the 23rd,
>>>> but a bit late. The fence requires locates to be done with gas and hydro.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd actually like to get the ball rolling on this and have *gasp* more
>>>>> than one meeting this term. I just feel that if we delay on this  
>>>>> too long,
>>>>> things won't actually get done. There are some things especially (like a
>>>>> budget) that would likely benefit from having a bit of long-term  
>>>>> planning in
>>>>> place?
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's start with the first meeting of the term on Monday Feb. 23 at 7:00
>>>>> pm. Unless there are strong objections?
>>>>>
>>>>> Tentative agenda:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Introductions
>>>>>
>>>>> All of the following points will need two-ish people to take on the
>>>>> coordination of:
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How, where and when to recruit new members
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Budget: Where to get money for seeds and other purchases
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. What seeds we need to reorder (we should get on this)
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Do we want to get stuff for a fence?
>>>>>
>>>>> 6. When to hold the planting party (if we are having one).
>>>>>
>>>>> 7. Finding foster parents for the seedlings we grow. 8. Compost  from
>>>>> the city, compost runs from food services
>>>>>
>>>>> 9. Deciding when gardening times will be, having official volunteer
>>>>> greeters to ensure people feel welcome at the garden
>>>>>
>>>>> Given that this  looks like a long agenda, I say that we set the
>>>>> priorities at the first meeting as to what we most urgently need to talk
>>>>> about, and leave some of the less urgent/important points until the next
>>>>> meeting. If somebody wants to take on  advertising a social  
>>>>> garden meeting
>>>>> for our second meeting of the term, that would be a great way to bring in
>>>>> new members.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just my thoughts, do feel free to add!
>>>>>
>>>>> Alicia
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca
>>>>> <mailto:paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Given that Greg is a primary foster parent and that he wants to come
>>>>> to the meeting is there interest in rescheduling?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>
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