Group+Focus

PS: I'm new at wikis, have only attempted one other. Is someone able to set this up to track discussions?
Ben: If you click on the Notify Me tab on the upper right hand side of this page, you can sign yourself up to track changes on this page in particular, or the entire wiki. WOW! I'm psyched that you've set up this wiki, thank you!

Pursue the upcoming Feb 28 Composting Session?

Can our students receive credits for working gardens? K: YES, I would be happy to work with the teachers and administration to enable students to receive credit for __every__ thing they do. I'm a certified and licensed teacher in Wisconsin, also, and taught at the Apostle Islands Academy, an alternative school located in Bayfield and whose students were primarily from Red Cliff. Integral to students' experience was Service Learning and curriculum developed around their passions and, they received credit for everything they did, from walking to the ferries to transport over to the island to work on a garden project to...well, you get the picture. What I mean to say is, very doable and very appropriate; they way to go!

Dr. Van Lopik, composting class? K: Who/where is this? At the college? What do you suggest; are you taking it? Ben: He is a teacher at CMN in the Sustainable Development Institute. He helped to certify a group of us in Permaculture Design this past summer.

Bringing excess food from our schools to the community? K: Yes, high interest. This meets many underpinning interests/needs.

Community Center Gardening?

K: YES Reducing Waste? K: YES

Challenging the garbage picking ordinance? K: Would like to learn more.

Grant Money through Jonesy (Heifer Intl.) K: Follow Heifer Intl. and is excellent place to seek funding

Beau Mitchell for next weeks meeting? K: Who is Beau? You mean the Monday meeting? PLEASE invite whomever you'd like! Ben: Actually, these were the focus topics from our Permaculture Club meeting on Wednesday. Beau Mitchell is the Sustainability Coordinator at CMN. He coordinated a "waste measurement" system for the college.

What can we do with excess from MTE? K: Bioenergy? Mix composte waste with saw dust for raising worms to capture their biproduct as a saleable OM product!

How do we access the interest of the youth? K: Let's talk about this soon; gonna put thoughts together. Have a major deadline of Tuesday that I'm working on right now.

Sovereign Farmers Market!!

K: ABSOLUTELY! Let's start talking about it. While in NY, one project I began was an organic 3-Acre veggie/flower farm and brining produce to market, selling to cooperatives, 2700 sq ft greenhouse...So, I've a little bit of experience and would love nothing more than to, taking one step at a time, begin this dream.

Outreach from Joonhenkqua? K: Thank you for telling me who this is.

Finding materials for rain catchment systems.
 * Hillshire Farms, New London? K: Yes! Water is one issue/need I've been wondering how we'd meet...

Companion planting, insect control, etc. K: Yes. I'm an organic freak, so to speak, and feel passionate about "natural controls."

Seed Bombs, Seed Card! K: What are these?! Ben: A little bit of Guerilla Gardening. Seed bombs are used mostly in urban areas. People make mud balls with beneficial seeds in them and throw them into vacant lots. The cards are made with homemade paper and seeds. Send the card to someone and they can plant it.