Meeting attended by Alex Summerfield, Sheila Ford, Alma Newton, Joan Liland, and Maeve Bard (first part). Regrets Lorna McKenzie.
1. Calgary Attendance will be at the garden on May 28/09. Joan will be there at 9:00 AM to show them what to do. Sheila will relieve Joan at noon. Jobs for the volunteers include:
• Dig and transplant raspberries to replace dead plants at the back of the property.
• Transplant rhubarb to plot behind the dumpster.
• Move the dirt from the pile to fill in low spots on the path and spread it evenly in the old raspberry bed.
• Weeding between beds.
2. Alex will try a test strip of clover as ground cover by the raspberries.
3. Alex is attending the community garden sessions with the library.
4. Alex is working with the Drop-InIn centre to plant the beds by village square. Telus has been applied to for volunteers to come plant on Sat. May 30th.
5. Alma presented her idea for a blog. Agreed. The blog will accessible to all gardeners. The blog will provide general information for gardeners, a calendar of events and links to other sites such Calgary Horticulture Association and Community Garden Resource Network. The blog could also be used for Surveys. Alma has volunteered to manage the blog.
6. Volunteer hours need to be recorded as this is useful when applying for grants.
7. Alma will work on a logo design for the garden.
8. Joan and Alma have come up with a mission statement: Building fellowship through community gardening.
9. Alma knows someone who is willing to donate perennials if we can come dig them up.
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