HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-3-14Nantucket's Agricultural Commission
Minutes from Wednesday, March 14th at 6:45pm
In attendance:
Amy Zielinski
Dylan Wallace
Daine DeCarlo
Campbell Sutton
Not in attendance:
Steve Slosek
Danny Baird
Morgan Beryl (resigned)
Move to approve minutes from 12/14/11— Campbell
Seconded — Daine
Approved — All
Topic: Making information available (using a blog, Facebook, etc)
- Dylan has asked Erica
- Other Ag Comms have very simple websites: minutes, agendas, links
- Many other towns link to Falmouth's site:
htp:// www. faImouthmass. us /depart.php ?der)key= agricuItur
- A blog is more accessible than Facebook
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We could provide info on the compost and mulch available at dump
Ask people to comment the quality of the compost/mulch and we could share
with DPW/Waste Options
Talk to DPW/Waste Options about collecting food scraps (compost), cooking oil
(bio- diesel)
Topic: Community Garden
- Need suitable locations
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- BOS suggested town- or land bank -owned land
- *Amy will contact Landmark House
- *Amy will contact Erik Savetsky at the Land Bank
- Ideas: Landmark House, land near the hospital, historical association, land near
Something Natural
- We could write grants, fundraise to pay for costs associated with a garden
- Costs would play into site selection
- At the cisco garden everyone has their own fence