Community Garden Committee, August 11, 2015

Meeting date: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Community Garden Committee

August 11, 2015

Mission Statement: To educate and empower people of all ages and diverse backgrounds by creating a central place of wellness where anyone or everyone has an opporutnity to develop or enhance their awareness of the nutritional value of local organic food, the importance of environmental stewardship, and reconnecting with nature all while recapturing a sense of community.

Attendance: Jessica Bader; Stephanie Goodwin; Eileen Charbonneau; Kate Connor; Selectman Anthony Renzoni; Tanya Lewis (remotely)

Not in attendance: Todd Miller

July 29, 2015: Minutes voted on and approved

Discussed: The different companies that received and are displaying the Committee flyers, Sandwich Co., Watercolors, Pet Barn and Blushing Bee is placing flyers in customer's bags at checkout.

Holden Days: The confirmation of a table and location, chairs and tent. Items on table to gain interest from community: coloring pages, seeds for kids

Information about changing the junky forest to a beautiful usable garden

  • graphics about site
  • plot diagram of garden
  • expressed we are in need of plant seeds

Adjournment