EAT minutes from February 2010
EAT meeting
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meeting held in Conference Rm. at Wenatchee World News
6:30-7:30 p.m.
IN ATTENDANCE:
Mike Cochran, Tony Davis, Nadine Lehrer, Joan Qazi, Laurie Riegert, Kerry Steffan, Rich Colson, Michel Wiman and Mike Brogan.
Treasurer's Report:
Current total assets = $1,287
This takes into account:
~$150 spent on Farm-to-School Workshop, and $85 from calendar sales at Pretiola
UPCOMING:
Farm-to-School Workshop Tomorrow:
Thursday, February 25 from 11:30 - 5 at Wenatchee Valley College
Agenda will be:
1-Welcome by Joan
2-Keynote speaker: Ellen Gray, WA Sustainable Food & Farming Network
3-Panel: Tricia Kovacs, WSDA Farm to School and Local Farms, Healthy Kids Act
Georjean Kuntz, East Valley School District
Scott McManus, Yaksum Orchards
Jan Hanson, Wenatchee High School Kitchen Manager
Jim Baird, Baird Orchards/Cloudview EcoFarm
4-"Speed-dating" - scheduled time for growers and school personnel to talk one-on-one
Starting a Seed Exchange in Wenatchee Valley--Community Garden Education Meeting:
Monday, March 15th - 6:30 p.m. - at the Wenatchee Community Center
There will be a discussion about saving seeds and developing a seed exchange.
Work party for the Community Garden: Mid-March, probably the weekend of March 20th. EAT members are asked to volunteer to spread soil and build up the rest of the garden ready for planting.
Next EAT Meeting: Wed, March 24th at 12:30pm in Wenatchee Valley College (room tba)
We'll be looking for new people to fill these positions:
Coordinator (currently held by Joan)
Treasurer (currently held by Rich Colson)
Secretary (currently vacant)
*** As you all know, our group is fueled by energetic volunteers. Please consider taking on one of these positions. Meetings are interesting, and the food and company are always great! ***
Master Gardener Plant Sale: April 24 - Wenatchee
April EAT Meeting: will be our "annual review," including Pea Pod Awards! Don't miss it!
W.I.C. / EAT Partnership:
Laurie presented results of the survey W.I.C. staff took of clients in Wenatchee, Chelan, and E. Wenatchee to assess interest in ways to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption. They found most people wanted to have "a great garden." Secondly, recipes and learning about canning.
EAT will partner with WIC staff at the Chelan-Douglas Health Dist. and Columbia Valley Health to write the grant proposal. EAT will also provide help throughout the project, should it get funded.
It will need to be geared toward the Spanish-speaking community, as this makes up a large portion of WIC clients in this area. Master Gardeners and the City of Wenatchee Community Garden will be asked also to be community partners.
The rest of the meeting was devoted to assembling the hand-out materials for the Farm to School Conference. Meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm.