HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-6-13Nantucket's Agricultural Commission
Minutes from Wednesday, June 13" 2012 at 6pm
In attendance:
Amy Zielinski
Dylan Wallace
Dane DeCarlo
Campbell Sutton
Not in attendance:
Steve Slosek
Danny Baird
Move to approve minutes from 4/26/12 — Campbell
Seconded —Amy
Approved —All
Topic: Community Garden Location visits
- Hinsdale Park
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Garden would be too far from parking area
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Lots of work to develop
- Across from Cumby's
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Could add wood lockers to barn
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Would need raised beds /flood zone
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Location could encourage vandalism
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Visible — positive
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Must look nice because of.visibility
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Parking could be over knptweed next to house
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Has water
- Behind the muse
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Protected
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Level
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Parking
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Water
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Would need work to be cleared
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Lots of space to expand
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Proximity to school and mid - island market (SN)
Garden specifics
- start with a dozen plots
- 15'x20'
- Plan for Fall 2013 start
- Possible Sustainable Nantucket involvement
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- *Dylan will present at next SN board meeting. Let Amy know if you want
promotional materials.
Funding
- We could write grants
- Ask for help form Land Bank
- Sustainable Nantucket could write grants
Management
- SN
- Us
- Hire and individual
- Charge fee to indivuals
- Create rules /regulations for gardeners
Other possible location — Sherburne Commons
- Parking, pond, residents to work plots
- *Amy will contact Meris Keating
Topic: Fair
- *Campbell will contact Nantucket Grange members
- Management is moving from town to ? ??
- Looking for healthy food vendors
- Pumpkin pie contest
- All ag entries by 12noon on 9/15
Topic: Communication with Town
- *Dylan will submit Ag Survey Press Release as is
- *Dylan will ask about an email address for us
- *Dylan will ask about $ /supply help with flyer for the Fair
- *Dylan will ask about new members
Topic: Newsletter /Flyer to pass out at Fair (9115 & 9/16)
- *Amy will design
- Bring articles to next meeting (or email to Amy)
- *Amy will write about community garden
- *Dylan will write about Mass Farm Bureau info
- *Campbell will write about Wass Extension
- *Dane will write about a fall family get together (at Hummock Pond Farm ?)
- Other topics: Creative ways to grow — through Land Bank/SN program
Other info:
Holyoke, MA org - http: / /www.nuestras- raices.org/
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