Notes March 15 Meeting

Tues. March 15, 2011, 7-9 pm at Around the Sound

NEXT GATHERING: Friday April 15, 7 pm. Location TBD

Activities to include:

-Coffee House!

-(possibly) Microlending

-(possibly) updates from working groups

ACTION ITEMS:

-Find place to host next meeting (coffee house) on April 15 (Ask Ryan and Jade?)

-Advertise the coffee house, organize supplies

-Put bulletin board in Anne's store for collecting ideas for reskilling workshops

Present: Pauli, Ron, Ang, Anne, Laurie, Chris, Allison

1) Garden Workshop / Reskilling Update:

-held March 12 at the Downtown Bookstore from 1-4  pm

-over 30 people participated

-next reskilling event: bike workshop, likely with Ryan Wiseman

-future events to include a garden tour

-How can we have an ongoing list of suggested workshops? Anne is offering to make space for a bulletin board at Around the Sound.

1.5) Community Garden / Food Discussion:

-Need for food sufficiency

-Laurie is interestred in helping to organize the community garden

-Someone has stepped forward as a potential garden coordinator

2) Chickens:

-Friend is coming Saturday March 26 to Ron & Ang's to speak about backyard chickens in another community

3) Communication:

-Allison and Shane discussed a potential communication strategy for local media regarding LocalMotive activities

-will aim to have something in media once/week including 1) Commentary on Local Issues, 2) Notice of Upcoming Events and 3) Press Releases following events

4) Microlending:

-will discuss next time

5) Fun Event:

-Next meeting can be a community potluck and coffee house on Friday April 15.

-find out if Ryan & Jade can host. Pauli's house is another option (maybe better for the summer)

6) News:

-Tara Kinettes are selling rain barrels for $60