EAT minutes March 2010
Eat Minutes 3/24 12:30
12:35 MooCow: Meeting starts: Joan Qazi, Sandi Bammer, Rich Colson, Mike Cochran, Nadine Lehrer, Michel Wiman, Kim Lohse present
Next meeting is April 28th at 6:30pm in the Wenatchee World Conference Room. Pea Pod Awards and Officer Elections will occur. Bring Friends, Bring Food, Have Fun, Make “not outrageous” Plans.
12:40 What’s Coming Up: April 8th: Pybus City Commisioners Meeting
March 29th-April 3rd: Community Garden Build Parties
April 12th: Community Garden Education Series: 7pm @ Community Center. Amy Hendershot will discuss soil moisture, fertility, and you.
November 15th: Local Seed Exchange We received Heirloom Tomato seeds from Tomato Fare
April 17th: Earth Day at Centennial Park from 11-2. “Getting the Green” Free, resourceful ways to conserve. EAT is an organizer and we need help to man the booth.
April 1st: Alpine Lakes Cheese Class with a magazine person. $75 cost, learn to make all the cheeses that they make.
April 26th: WSU Small Farms Farm Walk at Black Sheep Creamery. Monday 12:30-3:00pm
May: WSU Small Farms Farm Walk at Tonamaker’s
1:10 Help pass the healthy school initiative with Representative Hurst. Contact Joan for details.
1:14 Treasurer’s Report: We have $1241.12 with $55 in Accounts Recievable. 19 Calendars sold at Wenatchee Natural Foods alone. Thanks to Wenatchee Valley Health Center for sponsoring. Need calendars (or money) still from Café Mela, Red Bird, Hallmark, McGlins, Top Foods and maybe we should move the rest at Earth Day.
1:21 Take Photos NOW for next year’s calendar. Nik Wiman wants to do Honey work
1:22 Culinary Arts at Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center. Betty Palmer runs the whole show right now through Wenatchee Valley High School. Betty wants word to spread through Kitchen Community Chefs that she’s training kids for kitchen work. They have big plans and they cater too.
1:28 Farm to School – Went great. Speed Dating went great. Dowsides from reviews is speed dating could be bumped up the schedule.
1:30 School Gardens are up and running. Teacher Workshop on April 5th to institutionalize the gardens so that they don’t fall apart when key parents move on. Foothills was rototilling on the afternoon of March 24th, and Newberry was tilling on April 4th.
1:34 Kim Lohse is going to Chelan to meet with Scott Parsons and Wynne Weinreb at their respective places.
1:38 MooCow Meeting officially ends