June 16 build a box and July 4th meeting

We are building our first planter box on Sat June 16th. Time to be announced.  It will be a landmark to show the community where the garden will be. All welcome to help build - watch fore more info.

Wed July 4th - 7 -9 pm.  Next Garden meeting and we have a home for our meetings right at the Acadia Rec Complex. Thank you to the Acadia Community Association for providing us with our home!

Please help get the word out!  Please talk to your neighbours and friends. If you know anyone in the apartments, please encourage them to come check it out!   It's a garden for our whole community!

Community Garden Agenda for June 6th

Acadia Community Garden

AGENDA

June 6^th, 2012

Welcome and Agenda Review 7:00pm

Review Minutes from May 3^rd meeting 7:10pm

Strong Neighborhood Initiative – Viviana and Tamara-City of Calgary 7:20pm

Sub-Committee Report 7:30pm

Design/Build Committee – Corinne, Geoff, Linda, Andy, Jeff, Janine

Guidelines/Expectations Committee – Sharon, Mindy, Patricia

Communications Committee – Corinne, Patricia

Financial Committee – Erin, Josh, Leah, Jeff

Community/Surveying Committee – Mindy, Sharon, Patricia, Erin

New Business 8:00pm

Announcements 8:10pm

Set next meeting date 8:15pm

Wrap up and evaluation of meeting 8:20pm

Confirmed Meeting Location June 6 7-9 pm C0-OP

Wed. June 6th 7 -9 pm at:

Acadia Calgary Co-op:

8818 Macleod Trail SE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2H 0M4

The Cafe is on the north west corner inside the store.  Please come prepared to support our community Co-Op with purchase of a coffee or....  Co-op confirmed its fine for us to use the cafe as long as we support the cafe while we are there.

http://www.letsfind.ca/ca/alberta/calgary/coop-macleod-centre/1655

Wednesday, June 6th 7 pm next meeting! Please Come

The Next Acadia Community Garden Committee Meeting is Wednesday, June 6th at 7 pm. Location is TBA. If you have a good idea of a place to meet in the community that is free - please let us know as Co-Op was booked. 


The following meeting will be Wednesday, July 4th 7 pm at CO-OP.  The will be the first Wed of the month from now on.


We have our proposed design and we are eager to fast track the Financing and start building the first garden boxes. If you are interested in supporting the garden by sponsoring a garden box or tree/shrub - please contact Corinne Sandhurst, Communications - at (403) 253-2577 or corinne.sandhurst@gmail.com

Rain Barrel System

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-3-drum-rain-collection-system-better/?&sort=ACTIVE&limit=40

Another cool find shared by Linda!

Interesting Link

http://permaculture.com.au/online/articles/why-gardening-makes-you-happy-and-cures-depression

Here is an interesting link from Linda!  Thank you Linda!

AGENDA

ACADIA COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT

THURSDAY, MAY 3^RD AT 7:00PM

ACADIA RECREATION COMPLEX

LARGE MEETING ROOM

Welcome and Agenda Review (5 minutes) 7:00pm

Review minutes from April 11^th meeting

Sub-Committee Report 7:10pm

Design/Build Committee – Corinne, Geoff, Linda, Andy, Jeff

Guidelines/Expectations Committee – Sharon, Mindy, Patricia

Communications Committee – Corinne, Patricia

Financial Committee – Erin, Josh, Ralph, Jeff

Community/Surveying Committee – Mindy, Erin

New Business 8:00pm

Future meeting locations – Mindy

Announcements 8:10pm

Acadia Spring Clean-up, May 12^th

ACA Memberships 

Set next meeting date 8:12pm

Wrap up and evaluation of meeting 8:15pm