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    The meeting discussed recruiting more participants for the community garden through distributing questionnaires over the next four weeks on Thursdays. Plans were made to screen a forest garden DVD on July 29th and arrange a forest garden visit on September 11th. The wildlife group shared their plans to conduct butterfly and bird surveys, build a pond with potential funding, and visit a wildlife garden in October. The next meeting was scheduled for August 20th at the community garden or Jolly Abbot if raining, and the next open day would be September 12th.

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    The meeting discussed recruiting more participants for the community garden through distributing questionnaires over the next four weeks on Thursdays. Plans were made to screen a forest garden DVD on July 29th and arrange a forest garden visit on September 11th. The wildlife group shared their plans to conduct butterfly and bird surveys, build a pond with potential funding, and visit a wildlife garden in October. The next meeting was scheduled for August 20th at the community garden or Jolly Abbot if raining, and the next open day would be September 12th.

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    16th July 2009

    Community Garden Steering 7:30 pm

    Meeting Jolly Abbot

    Meeting called by: TTNA Type of meeting: Steering Group


    Facilitator: Betina Winkler Note taker: Miriam Silva
    Timekeeper: NA
    Attendees:
    Miriam Silva, Jane Baker, Ines Margato, Anna, Betina Winkler
    Apologies: Jackie Brodie, Gemma Carlin, Mark Wallace

    Minutes
    Agenda item: Community Garden Questionnaires Presenter: NA
    Discussion:
    Recruit more participants for the garden is an immediate priority.
    The questionnaires are a useful tool to approach people, get to know their expectations and communicate our
    views.
    Other forms of publicity for the garden are being explored as well. (NA festival, Open Days, Teignbridge Newsletter)

    For the next 4 weeks every Thursday there will be a group of us responsible for performing the
    Conclusions:
    questionnaires.

    Action items Person/Group Deadline


    responsible

    Betina, Miriam and


     Every Thursday 18h45, for four weeks
    Maria and any others

    After that discuss the results. Is it worth while to continue? Are we


    Everyone
    achieving our goal?

    Agenda item: Tree Nursery Presenter: NA


    Discussion:
    Not a priority at the moment, because of school holidays.

    The forest garden DVD and the visit, will help provide us with a clearer idea.

    Agenda item: Forest Garden DVD and Visit Presenter: NA


    th
    Discussion: Screening scheduled for 29 July (Wednesday) at 7:45, The Jolly Abbot
    1. DVD : Publicity - Mark did a poster. Maria will make some small size leaflets to go with it. Poster will be put at
    N.A. library. Teignmouth Library, Market, Ogwell and few other places.
    Operational issues - have been previously addressed: Jane will bring projector, Jackie will bring white screen and
    laptop.

    2. Visit will be arranged for 11th September (Friday) 18-20h.


    Agenda item: Blog Presenter: NA

    Discussion:
    It looks really nice. We should all publicize it and contribute to it.

    Agenda item: Garden Film Presenter: NA


    Discussion:
    We need to know from Jackie if the money would be available for training a person (200£).
    The group agrees that this would be a good use of money. We must remember we also have committed to spend
    some money in buying tree seeds from Martin Crawford for our forest garden.

    Agenda item: Wildlife Group Presenter: NA


    Discussion:
    Betina shared with us some of their plans and activities for the next months:
    - Butterflies and Birds surveys;
    - Application for funding from Co-Op (for materials and tools) to build a pond already sent. Other possible
    institutions in view if Co-op turns down the proposal.
    - Visit to a Wild-Life garden in Exmouth in October.

    Agenda item: Future Dates Presenter: NA


    Discussion:
    NEXT MEETING – 20TH AUGUST 7:30 AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN (IF RAINING AT THE JOLLY ABBOT)
    NEXT OPEN DAY – 12th SEPTEMBER

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