Meeting Minutes 02.24.08

Campus Garden:

• Compile proposal mission statement:
• Raise awareness about sustainable gardening/ agriculture.
• Forge community among students.
• Outdoor interactive space.
• Producing our own food, reconnecting students to the source of our food.
• Joining larger movement of sustainable/local food among university students nationwide.
• What are we planting? How? When? Consult handbook on community gardens.
• Contacting student groups
• Contacting professors/ faculty
• Survey of support among students and faculty
• Becky writing letter for faculty

Margaret Hoffman meeting:

• Once a month brunch
• Farmer’s market is insured up to a million.
• Menu suggestions
• Market delivers on Thursday
• We have a list of farmers
• Waiting till brunch might be possible

Eric emailed Jo and asked about all the stuff we talked about last week. Waiting to hear back.Next step with brunch: getting in touch with chef – Liz in on that.

Milk: Andrew emailed the company.

• They don’t use hormones or antibiotics.
• Still to find out:
• Names of specific dairies?
• Can we go on a tour of one of them?

Outreach:

• Earth week:
• Lecture/panel
• food – need funding
• table on Earth Day
• Global Solutions might want to partner on speaker panel (talk to Ugo)
• Rickie will research and contact potential speakers.

Real Food Meeting: at Vasser 12-5pm, April 6.