Minutes:20110727

From EcoReality

Tuesday, 27 July 2011, Residents' Meeting

• Present:
  • Members: Jan Steinman, Carol Wagner, Rudy Siegers, investor Ron Pither, guests Azja Jones-Martin, Emmanuel Roy.
• Meeting starts 08:50
• Adenda approved.
• Minutes:20110621 approved.
  • Review governance, stewardship & decision making Quarterly
• Reviewed task list.
• Calendar not reviewed.
• Old Business:
• Project updates:
  • • yellow house skylights (Jan) No change.
    • emergency power (Jan) - No change, probably no action before fall.
    • commercial propagation greenhouse (Ron) - Priority
      • Cardboard & dirt are being moved in to raise floor above water.
    • yellow house suite (Jan) - No change.
    • Chicken tractors: Jan will procure stainless piano hinge for door. DONE!
• New business:
  • Meeting times:
    • Daily, at breakfast - What are we doing today?
    • Wednesday mornings, beginning next week, informal, regular meeting the following, switching off every other week with a formal, minuted meeting.
    • Meeting as needed of immediate needs.
  • AGREED to volunteer co-op support agreement as written.
  • Front field - mow area to prepare for tilling/rotovating for seeding fall crop.
  • East field - mow lower area to prep of tilling/rotovating.
  • Initial Permaculture plan for east field presented -- much more to do.
  • Water leak in pump house.
  • Discussion about next two markets while Ron is away.
  • Update on Ron's trip to Cuba.
  • White house hydro and telephone updates. Read pump and green building meters.
  • Hay and manure from Mayne.
• Farm Meeting
• Arrival/Departures:
  • Asja leaving because of family illness.
  • Ron to Cuba on Friday, 29 July and returning either the following Sunday.
  • Manu mother visiting in September.
• Plans for the week.
  • Ongoing farm prep and cleanup.
  • Figure out if Up-Pup is still available.
  • Look at siphon system from reservoir.
  • Work on floor of new greenhouse.
  • Gather forage - ongoing.
  • Chip forage remains.
  • Help Ron load boat, Friday afternoon.
• Check-out & discussion.
• Meeting adjourned, 10:15
  • Regular residents' meeting: Wednesday, 08:30.
• Respectfully submitted, Carol Wagner 27 July 2011, 11:36 (PST)