Sunshine Weekly Weeder

08.25.10
 www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org

ALL GARDENERS MEETING THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 - 10:00 AM

Agenda items will include:
  • New service hour requirement for TSBVI gardening activities
  • 10x10 pilots available starting Aug 31
  • Hose holders to be installed over next few months
  • Volunteer opportunities at the garden
  • New committees: Audit and TSBVI Liaison


Report from the Liaison Committee to Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The first meeting of the Liaison Committee to TSBVI was held August 21, 2010.

The following members attended: Linda Booker, Janet Adams, Sue Brownlee, Kathleen Cobb, Craig Headley, Wayne Koestler, Michael Meyer, Nancy Siebert, and Jay Willmann.

Also in attendance was Michael Mobley who is a T.A. at the TSBVI. He will be working with students at Sunshine this year. He will be taking over Mark Parades’ horticulture duties as well as working with students at the TSBVI green house when it is completed. We will be working closely with Michael as our TSBVI volunteer service program gets underway.

We began by identifying service jobs that can be done right now to get in that mandatory one hour of TSBVI service. The first job is to get the TSBVI plots ready for planting in September. Also, mowing, weeding and trimming outside our fences on the northern and eastern sides around the garden perimeter (between the fence and the street) can be counted as TSBVI service hours. To sign up to work on these plots or the perimeter, please contact me (Linda Booker), and I will put you in touch with the committee member who is monitoring those tasks.

To avoid overlaps on these projects, please check in with me, when you want to sign up for an hour of work, and let me know when you have completed that hour of work. The recording of this one hour of service will be kept separate from other service hours.

This is the plan for now, but as we go forward, it may change. I will keep you posted.

Contact any of the committee members or myself if you have any questions concerning volunteer service at the garden for TSBVI.

Linda Booker, TSBVI Liaison Committee Chair
lindaruthbooker@gmail.com
cell 512-300-3682

Five Reasons Sunshine Community Gardens is like a Business

  1. We have bills to pay for water, electricity and gas for lawnmowers (to name a few).
  2. We look for cost savings where possible and are very conservative in money management.
  3. We cannot carry non-paying customers (gardeners) and still remain viable.
  4. We file tax returns for informational purposes, even though we don’t pay taxes.
  5. We value and protect our “brand” as one of the most well-known and successful community gardens in Austin.


Five Reasons Sunshine Community Gardens in not like a Business

  1. We are a community and want all gardeners to succeed. We provide support and backup as much as possible. We know that our gardening practices affect everyone else in the garden, and therefore are considerate of our neighbors.
  2. The garden is everyone’s responsibility. We have no paid staff so we all must contribute by service hours and active participation.
  3. We provide incentives for gardeners to clean up their plots before they leave. We want the plots to be in good condition for the next gardeners.
  4. We receive donations and make donations for purposes related to our mission.
  5. Our tax returns and other reports are public information.


Carol Limaye, Treasurer

PURSLANE - part 2, for pictures of purslane, see:

UC IMP Weed Photo Gallery

Purslane, Weed or Feed?

WORKDAY - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

8:00 to 10:00 AM, and after the All Gardeners Meeting until noon

Cheryl Hazeltine and Mary Gifford will be directing the work.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS


DECEMBER 31 - LAST DAY TO LOG WORK HOURS

Contact Information

Janet Adams, President - president@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Mary Gifford, Vice President - vice-pres@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Carol Limaye, Treasurer - caroline.limaye@sbcglobal.net
Sue Brownlee, Secretary - scgsecretary@gmail.com
Linda Booker, Director - lindaruthbooker@gmail.com
Ila Falvey, Director - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Nancy Seibert, Director - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com

Coordinators & Chairs

Zone 1, Patsy Painter - patsy_painter@yahoo.com
Zone 2, Katy Davis - katydavis@austin.rr.com
Zone 3, Jennifer Posner - jennifer.posner@gmail.com
Zone 4, Alan Marburger - alanmarburger@gmail.com
Zone 5, Mary Gifford - mgifford@austin.rr.com

Zone 6, Sharon Flournoy - saflournoy@att.net
Zone 7, Diana Dworaczyk - dianadworaczyk@aol.com
Zone 8, Nancy Seibert - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com
Zone 9, Cheryl Hazeltine - cph@austin.rr.com
Zone 10, Sue Mennicke - sue_scg@fastmail.fm

Plant Sale - Nancy Seibert - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com
Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry - r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
Compost - Steve Uecker - steven_uecker@hotmail.com
Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter - beaster1@austin.rr.com
Maintenance Coordinator - Ila Falvey - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Website Coordinators - Kathleen Neville and Larry Olsen - lolsen@suddenlink.net

Record Service Hours Online - the Virtual Green Binder

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