News from the meet

Hi everybody! We had a great meeting last night. The garden is thriving! Josh, Courtney, Tricia, Molly, Olga, Meredith and I were present. We hoed the garden with are hands (as recommended by Dave) to help out the roots, and we harvested some of the sweet fruits of our labour (delicious dill, zuchini, peas, and cucumbers). The peas were unwieldy so we staked them with some sticks. We thinned out the carrots a bit to ensure they have their neccessary space to flourish and the ones we did pull, although small, were scrumptious! It is so amazing what some seeds, water, sunshine, dirt and love can produce. yumm. We thoroughly enjoyed getting our hands dirty!

In other news, Courtney Mills, our newest member, has provided us with some exciting opportinities. She became interested in agricultural issues after taking Rusty's course, and Rusty pointed her in the direction of our group. She has been researching ways to take action on the issue of sustainable agriculture and has become involved with USC Canada. USC is an organization that promotes sustainable and democratic agricultural practices. Courtney is currently preparing for a sustainable agriculture awareness event she plans to hold the second weekend in September at STU. This is where we come in. Because I know we'd all love to help and to be involved! The movie "Future of Food" will be shown at the event and there will be a speaker from USC as well as a speaker from Falls Brook. I was thinking that we should get up and say a few words about our group and our initiatives as well. I think that this event would also be a great opportunity to get rid of some of our delicious greens. We could offer some sort of garden snack and take donations for the group. In the meantime, Courtney's waiting to hear back on getting the auditorium booked. Once that is done, we can start spreading the word to get as many people as possible out to the event. A lovely kick start to what I expect to be a kick ass season of sustainability!!
i'm beaming about it,
sg

Ah yes, the watering sched:
Tues-me
Wed-Court
Thurs-Josh
Fri-Tricia
Sat-Molly
Sun-Molly

see you all next week---its a holiday, shall we meet Tuesday instead?