Potluck notes

Posted by Simon Tegg on July 16, 2010 at 4:42am

Kai o Te Aro Potluck             -8th July, 2010

 

Things we covered

 

Fruit Tree Order

 

The order will arrive by the end of July. An impromptu working bee may have to be arranged when this comes in. Some of the trees have come in and should be ready to plant this Sunday. See the discussion elsewhere on OOOOBY. We will also see how much money we have left. Lillian has a station wagon for transporting trees from mitre-10 Mega (Petone?)

 

Working Bee                          -Sunday, 17th July

 

            Orchard Site

 

                        -Move Compost

                        -Plant seedlings in new bed

                        -Plant peas, garlic

 

            Steps

 

                        -Weeding

-Moving bricks and leaves

 

            Secret Garden

 

                        -Mini Glasshouse

                        -Set up seedling trays

 

Spring Planting

 

            We agreed that rows and labelling are the order of the day.

            Seedling trays need to be gotten ready for spring planting. There are seeds              available in the fridge.

            Ideas for things we’d like to plant early are: native spinach, pumpkins, kamo          kamo, peas, lettuce, tomatoes (perhaps these need to be started earlier?)

 

WITS

 

            WITS stands for Wellington Independent Trading System

            We are registered with WITS. We can trade surpluses for materials we might          need, just like in Age of Empires™.

 

Communications

 

Do we need a most frequently contacted list?

What about Google Wave? (My current computer can't get on Google Wave)

 

 

 

School

 

Elizabeth will do a 1 hour gardening elective per week with Aro Valley School. She may need someone to cover her in August. Vic+ people may be able to assist here.

 

Aro Valley Community Council (AVCC)

 

Charles raised the point that the AVCC could hold the groups archive, phone list, and descriptions of roles etc. as a backstop. This would help make Kai o Te Aro more resilient. The relationship between Kai o Te Aro and AVCC will continue to evolve.

 

 

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  • Charles Barrie August 4, 2010 at 2:56am
    Sounds like a great idea Lynsey. Is that something you would like to organise? Or would you like me to make contact?
  • Charles Barrie July 24, 2010 at 8:09am
    Thanks for putting this up simon. Can anyone remember who was going to host the august meeting? If it is on a tuesday or thursday I can facilitate

    C
    • Simon Tegg > Charles Barrie July 24, 2010 at 9:47am
      Louisa was

      I recall she's right infornt of the Secrt Garden
    • Lynsey Ferrari > Simon Tegg August 1, 2010 at 1:02pm
      Hi Guys,

      Apology for this Thursday's potluck & meeting. I'm minding my grandchildren but expect to be at the working bee.

      I noticed you've discovered the Wild Picnic blog lately Charles. So did I, via WITS. I'm keen to make contact and see if she will come to the valley some time later this year for a weedy walk so we can learn more about our own little wild treasures. What do you reckon?
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