Minutes:20110817

From EcoReality

Tuesday, 17 August 2011, Residents' Meeting

• Present:
  • Members: Jan Steinman, Carol Wagner, Rudy Siegers, investor Ron Pither, guests Emmanuel Roy.
• Meeting starts 09:13
• Adenda approved.
• Minutes:20110727 approved.
  • Review governance, stewardship & decision making Quarterly
• Reviewed task list.
  • Start greenhouse soon.
  • Workshop cleanup- ongoing.
• Calendar not reviewed.
  • Add permaculture course for the Spring.
• 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:
  • Firewood collection - weekly.
  • Water systems:
    • Ron looking into water tanks - $800 - $1000
    • Set up siphon irrigation for reservoir
  • Need to get electricity to the east field
  • Pressurize water line from stream
• Arrival/Departures:
  • Kim leaving to continue her travels.
  • Phil arriving.
  • Manu mother visiting September 17th.
  • Manu has friends arriving Sep 2nd.
  • Ron to Cuba Nov 19-28.
• Plans for the week.
  • Ongoing farm prep and cleanup.
  • Finish up skylight project.
  • Goat fencing.
  • Work on floor of new greenhouse.
  • Gather forage - ongoing.
  • Tractor work on east field.
• Check-out & discussion.
• Meeting adjourned, 10:09
  • Regular residents' meeting: Wednesday, 08:30.
• Respectfully submitted, Carol Wagner 22 August 2011, 13:06 (PST)