Garden Meeting February 2008

Meeting Agenda for February 8th:

• 6:30 Welcome and introductions.

• 6:45 Announcements: Seed cleaning and packaging event, Seedy Saturday.

• Tennis court repairs and how it will affect our garden.

• 7:00 Why the garden needs money, Discussion of different types of fundraising

Why the garden needs money

The Perth Dupont Community Garden is totally run by volunteers. The City Councillor Adam Giambrone installed the garden in 2005. In 2006 I took the initiate to organize this random group of gardeners in a community garden. By default, I have become the coordinator...the job is always open if someone else would like to give it a try! I also recived a scholership for the Community Garden Leadership class that FoodShare and TCGN provided.

We have become a very sucessful community garden. The Toronto Community Garden Network is very pleased with the work we have done in providing food security to the neighbourhood. In 2006 the Stop gave us a letter of reconition for the food we donated to their food bank program. By the end of the season, we had donated almost 350 pounds of produce to them. Most of it can from the "charity plot" now renamed "The Sharing Garden", but through-out the summer some of you gardeners also donated things. In 2007 the combined amount of donated produce was over 475 pounds! In the Fall I was granted the Partner of the Year award for my support of the Stop's Food Security Work. But really...I was nothing with out the help of all of you. Back to why we need some money...

1. We need an extra garden shed. We recived a Barbque and a tent at our Fall Clean up Event. That is very useful...unfortunetly we can't get into the Shed any more!

2. We need a wheel barrow. We have the old green one, but as you might have noticed it is falling apart. I would like to get either a garden kart or a wheel barrow that has 2 wheel so it won't tip.

3. I have been paying for the seeds and certifed organic fertilizer for the Sharing Garden

This is just a sample of our needs for the community garden, There are a lot of things I keep paying for, out of my own pocket. But now, I would like to turn the floor over to you please share your thought with us.

Susan Berman