meeting minutes 1/25/09

Meeting minutes 1/25/09

 

• merit weekend?
• Helen- 2/14/09 8:00 McGriff house go over there and then bring them by the greenhouse afterwards informal

 

• garden?
• private plots in backyard
• brakefield: finish mulching, aesthetics then in feb sewing things in cold frames. We need to get more wood to finish compost bins- classifieds ELSPETH
• agribond used to make cold frames Dan Pate contact info ELSPETH
• alternate backyard and brakefield compost weekly. Jmood talked to Haskell about bike trailer
• summer intern? If we want that we have to advertise that soon and get that to the environmental studies dept. Full time 8-10 weeks. PAUL and ELSPETH going to work on that

creek clean-up

• HELEN and CHELSEA refreshments for after: popcorn, cookies, sweet bread, cider, hot chocolate
• lxa and beta want to help sponsor and eric Benjamin unofficially
• PAUL pre-walk
• LAURA grocery store run
• Gloves optional

 

Events with other groups

§     Block party when it gets warmer

§     Consult emery about whether feb 5^th works for them

§     Poet slam/open mic night

 

Sewanee idol?

• YES- will decide song later

 

Application process

• ELSPETH- going to send us concise version of her notes
• Due march 1^st then people will know right before spring break
• Selection committee: this year’s house manager, next year’s house manager, and professors. Have meeting with whole house then go to selection committee. Need to write out process for house manager
• Information session on the feb 12^th (after Darwin’s b-day bash) 8:00 pm

 

Scrabble night? LAURA and ELSPETH figure out a date

 

Stella environmental network talk man from MTSU to give a talk in our common room

 

Peace coalition meeting on Tuesday

IC meetings on Thursdays at 7:30 throughout the semester unless we have conflicts

 

Projects

• Chickens- good job becca
• Oreo Olympics- Emily and Elspeth
• Video for organic food- EMILY
• Bicycle power- JONATHAN money from house and jon benson, welder needed
• Honey- CHELSEA, talk to potter, sarah vance, joseph bordley and write a proposal to Hartman
• Website- BENTLEY