Tuesday meeting - May 25

A big thanks for everyone who came out today to the meeting!

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, June 2nd in Anderson Park at 4pm.

Although we have not yet determined the cost for the plots, we have established a criteria for selecting candidates for the garden plots, the following will be considered:

1. Esquimalt resident

2. radius (closest to the park)

3. apartment buildings and/ or condos without adequate yard

4. willing to volunteer (this will be further defined in the next week or so as to what 'volunteering' entails

Also, the Esquimalt Community Gardens will have 5 executives, the following are the people on the list:

1. Mark salter

2. Olga Liberchuk

3. Jana Heins-Kaemmer

4. Fawn Beckwith

5. representative from the high school (not yet confirmed)

Depending on when the fences will be established either in the first weekend of June or in the second weekend of June the garden will be constructed and we will need lots of volunteers (no construction experience is necessary)!!. You will be updated once we get any news.

Thanks!

Thank you so much for all the ones that took time to come down today to Anderson Park and share their support, ideas and suggestions.
So far we have been focusing on the approval of the garden and its design.
We have now come to a point that we have enough interest and support from the community and we are planning to construct the garden in the first week of June. No construction experience is necessary!

For all of you interested helping out, please express your interest!!!


Our next public meeting which will be held on Tuesday (May 25th) at Serious Coffee (upstairs) on Esquimalt Rd.



Also, below is information about composting workshops that are offered in the Esquimalt recreation center in the next two weeks that may be of interest to you:



COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS & BIN SALE

Be the change you want to see in the world - learn how to compost!
Did you miss Esquimalt’s Composting Bin Sale on April 17th? We have good news—there are still bins available! Sign-up for one of the below workshops and receive a voucher towards a subsidized composting bin from the Compost Education Centre. Spaces are limited, prices apply to Esquimalt residents ONLY.
Composting Basics
May 26, 2010
6:30 PM — 8:30 PM
FREE, Recreation Centre
This workshop covers the basics of composting, including vermicomposting, hot composting, and speeding up your backyard bin. Esquimalt residents who attend this workshop will receive a voucher towards the purchase of a subsidized composting bin! (Composter $50, Digester $85)

Composting for Small Spaces
June 2, 2010
6:30 PM — 8:30 PM
$15, Recreation Centre
Want to begin composting but don’t have a backyard? Learn how to vermi-compost and start turning your kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich supplement for plants. Esquimalt residents who attend this workshop will receive a voucher towards a FREE worm bin! (Value: $42.95)

Registration: Recreation Centre front desk or Call 250-412-8500
www.esquimalt.ca/compost

Also here are some useful links of workshop & compost information:

www.esquimalt.ca/compost

Composting Basics Workshop - May 26, 2010 - http://www.esquimalt.ca/events/events05261001.aspx

Composting for Small Spaces - June 2, 2010 - http://www.esquimalt.ca/events/events06021001.aspx

see you soon!!

location change- public meeting

Please note!!!
The upcoming meeting on Moday will remain at 5pm, but will now be in Anderson park instead of the coffee shop. See you there!

public meeting

don't forget the pubic meeting at serious coffee this upcoming monday at 5pm!!

Open House

meeting reminder

Dont forget!! This monday at 5pm we have a public meeting at serious coffee again, and after, at 7pm we are heading to the council and we will be in the council chambers! Please come on out and show your support!!

A quick update

Thanks for everyone who was able to come out today! We had a great discussion, interest is growing by the week! We have a public meeting again, same place same time:
May 10th Esq. serious coffee (upstairs) @5pm, also after the meeting, at 7pm we are going to the council meeting once again.

We have decided, as a Task Force, with some public insight, that the best thing to do is go back to the council to approve one of the two top sites. The choice is now down to Fraser st. and Andersen Park (right beside esq. high school). Last council meeting that we went to, council approved all the sites but referred the issue back to Esq. staff. We can't start working on a site because staff did not come back to us yet with their recommendations of a site, and it's been 2 weeks since we asked for a meeting with them.

Since the horticultural deadline is approaching, we are pressed for time, and we have no other option but to go back to council and request a decision on the matter, without referring the issue back to staff.

If you can, please come out- at least to the council meeting- to show the council your support, and to show that there is demand in the community for public gardens!

Have a great week and see you there!

Public Meeting reminder!

We are meeting again this Monday!

Please come on out, we'd love to hear your feedback!

Same place same time:

Esquimalt Serious Coffee (upstairs) @ 5pm