Saturday, Aug 10, 10:30 at the garden.
Attendance: Susan, Barb S, Naomi, Irina, Gail, Suelaine
Financial Report: None
Royal Bay garden: Barb is waiting to hear from Ian Ward. She has a meeting with David Grove, Colwood Councillor and Ben Mycroft of Gablecraft to help get the plans underway for a community garden in Royal Bay. First step will be to approach Royal Bay’s planning department.
Annual General Meeting:
To be held September 16, 2023 at 10:30 at the garden. All Board members are asked to please submit a short report, up to August 21st, 2023, to Barb Sibbald by Sept 9.
Election of officers: Please let Susan or Gail know if you are interested in putting your name forward for election to any of the Board positions – President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership.
After the meeting, there will be a lunch provided as a thanks to gardeners. Susan will approach supermarkets about trays of sandwiches, a fruit tray, a veggie tray and an assortment of desserts.
Barb Sibbald will request Bob Sibbald’s help in picking up the lunch for approximately 11:30.
Barb will chair a Board meeting on September 9 to make final plans and set the agenda for the AGM. All reports by Board members should be sent to Barb by that time.
Other business:
Rabbits: Most people have fenced their plots. If you have, and still have rabbit damage, please report it to a Board member.
Work Party: August 26 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Susan and Barb have painted lovely rocks with the names of plants and herbs in the indigenous garden. Once we have trimmed and weeded the beds, they will add the rocks to identify the plants growing there.
Many thanks to Marg and Herb Hamlyn, Marie Pawluk and Scott McDonald and Gail Hook for tending their sections of the Indigenous and Herb Gardens. I hope you will be able to come to the work party August 26 to supervise efforts. Gail is unable to attend that day, but will try to get a friend to take her place.
Rocks: Susan and Barb will paint a Colwood Community Garden rock to add to the rock snake started by a little girl in Oak Bay on Bowker Street and near the entrance to Willows Beach.
Table: Irina will purchase a table (likely at Costco) for use by Living Edge and for other events. She also will provide produce boxes for Living Edge deliveries.
Important Reminder: Be sure to lock gates when you leave. Some vandalism has been reported, and if we are diligent, that should stop.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30.