East Freo Farm Inc
Committee Meeting
Planning Day - 5th February 2012
Attendees - Rebecca James, David James, Nancy Tucker, Sophie Moller, Karen
Blair, Lyn McDonald
Apologies - Gabby Musk
Outcomes of the Planning Meeting:
Item
Stall
Chickens
Member Involvement
Clear Junk
Frog Pond
Move Banana Tree
Carpark
Council Update
‘Sister’ Community
Garden
Grow in Freo
Seed Trading
Front Verge
Comments
Fundraising stall to be had on Sunday April 21st at Palmyra Farmers
Market. Seedlings, jams etc Volunteers needed. Beck to request
borrow Hulbert St marquee
Door of chook house needs to be ventilated. Chicken sub group/coordinator required before we get chooks on site Post meeting note decided we will enclose roof of chook pen to keep out foxes so that
chooks don’t need to be put away each night.
Keep a list of volunteer tasks visible on site so people know what to
do. Conduct a phone survey of members to determine their needs in
line with membership renewals due in May (Lyn to draft up survey).
Remove rubbish, sell un-needed gate. Clear frog pond area. Work
out how to tidy up Kids Corner (with their involvement).
Clear rubbish and couch. Two ponds in shed. Lemongrass. Pete
can source tadpoles from zoo. Sophie and Pete to run separate
‘Frog Pond’ learning workshop. Tentatively 10th March. Gold coin
donation. Beck to borrow frog kit.
Neighbour unhappy with location. Sophie and Beck to move it
down back of site.
Key to sorting out garden boundaries is paving the carpark. Beck to
talk with Dean again.
Post meeting note - extra pavers sourced and on site. Paving
planned for Sat 25th February. Confirming bobcat (café to pay).
Provide update to Town of East Freo on past year achievements.
Request ongoing annual support to cover insurance costs etc.
Nancy to ask Wollongong
Collaboration of local community gardens. Using prize money to
run bus tour on April 29. Other potential joint projects.
Invite members to bring seeds to trade along to Busy Bees. Find out
what the Freo seedbank initiative is.
Needs attention ASAP. Beck to contact Simon at Sustainable
Outdoors. Post Meeting Note - verge doused with fertiliser,
easywet and other goodies, compost, newspaper and mulch in effort
to control couch grass. Will leave for 1 month before planting
(Sustainable Outdoors)
Bush Tucker Garden
Library
Grapes
Art
Manure
Rental Plots
Grant Report
Compost Bays
Request to support man
with special needs
(dementia)
Cuttings
Bee Fodder
Free Produce Basket
Tagasaste
Herbs
Newsletter
Open Day
Supplies
Café Involvement
Reticulation
Central Paving Area
Membership Fees
Fundraisers
Create garden adjacent to
café in driveway
Couch Management
A possibility to look at in the future
Set up a bookcase and ‘library’ for member in the shed (once ponds
removed), starting with donated books from Cr Alex Wilson.
Erect trellis and plant in winter. Talk to Geoff about cuttings.
Community art projects, murals, kids activities etc can be looked at
in the future.
Plan with Gabby collection from Murdoch in April (check no
vermicides used)
Plan garden expansion once paving completed.
Report back on WARRA waste grant money in order to claim other
half of funding. Circulate grant funds still available so that we can
make sure we spend the money.
Remind members they can drop greenwaste on site. Possibly
letterdrop local residents about composting their kitchen scraps on
site.
Invite him to attend Busy Bees (must be accompanied by his carer).
People can help out with cuttings at their own homes. Send out
expressions of interest to contact Nancy. Also cuttings for Busy
Bee days
Construct bee fodder structure out of chicken wire and rocks picked
from site - grow honeysuckle, native wisteria etc
Set up daily free produce basket at café to advertise our activities.
Wait until better harvesting months
Nancy caring for seedlings. Plant April/May
Plant more in April/May. Plant separate pots of mint for café near
tap now.
Call for articles. Request further sponsorship from Fremantle Ports.
Plan an Open Day for Spring (don’t clash with Hulbert St Fiesta and
other events).
Need lime, veggie mix, fertiliser, chelated iron, manure
Beck to continue to encourage café to become further involved.
Idea raised of having drip line from shed rainwater tank to stone
fruit trees (until chooks arrive). Post Meeting Note - Stan (20 years
orchard exp) advised these trees probably only need watering once a
week now. Possibly move drip line idea to newly planted tagasaste
trees along fenceline.
Pave a central area for gatherings etc - in the future
Renewals due in May. Reminders with the phone survey.
Consider other fundraisers such as sausage sizzles or pizza nights.
Improve soil or raised narrow bed? Possibly used steel trellis we
have on site for a climber.
Continue with manual removal. Try areas of black plastic.
Investigate council use of steam on couch.
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