tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83564816678642315512024-02-18T18:38:00.517-08:00Marlborough Community GardenTo provide a sustainable environment for the development of smart gardens with a valued community asset for the people of the Marlborough region
For all people and groups, you will be a part of a vibrant community group sharing companionship, knowledge and experiences of gardening. There will be regular get-togethers, annual community events, newsletters and workshops including tips and recipes for preparation and cooking various herbs and vegetables.Tina Fortunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697546030440936911noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-82553394978912193392011-01-26T10:36:00.001-08:002011-01-26T10:36:35.831-08:00Open Garden ForumThe signed document is now in the hands of the Garden’s Trustees! Well done<br />
Neville White. Now it is time to discuss how the Stage 2 extension will be<br />
implemented.<br />
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5.30pm, Monday, 31st January 2011 @ the Riversdale Community House, 131<br />
Budge Street, Blenheim.<br />
<br />
An open forum will be held allowing attendees input into the strategic planning<br />
of the Stage 2 extension. Some items to be discussed; extension of composting<br />
system, a dedicated composting person, addition of a worm farm, small shelter<br />
area to work under, layout of Stage 2 land, etc. Anyone who has an interest in<br />
the Gardens is more than welcome to attend.<br />
There will be a BBQ, please bring a plate of goodies for the table, savoury or<br />
sweet. Wine and juice will be available. A big thank you to Phil Creswell for his<br />
kind donation of the wine for any Garden social occasions.<br />
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Reminders<br />
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Stage 2 extension Open Forum<br />
Monday, 31st January 2011<br />
5.30pm @ Riversdale Community<br />
House, 131 Budge Street, BlenheimUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-38342834502091719612010-09-05T18:09:00.001-07:002010-09-05T18:09:32.117-07:00Community Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBbr5CPnDABxj9smSUN-Cerb8M2rtevE-eV3MySrL2v2ipRdSymYhFtHkXTRy8m7BLaloG4tDyR2AW-4wjPVaXVNzB31dSIsqWS01DPyMzTsWRWhG6YQK0YTohj5DWfar59duN4YF0M8/s1600/Sun+newspaper+A&P+gardens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBbr5CPnDABxj9smSUN-Cerb8M2rtevE-eV3MySrL2v2ipRdSymYhFtHkXTRy8m7BLaloG4tDyR2AW-4wjPVaXVNzB31dSIsqWS01DPyMzTsWRWhG6YQK0YTohj5DWfar59duN4YF0M8/s640/Sun+newspaper+A&P+gardens.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-84849537611281141322010-05-28T11:38:00.000-07:002010-05-28T11:38:22.050-07:00Snail Mail May 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRArufPdD6kW0sawNGix3n4fUSrqQbHluyaXhST8VWVBEI18q-eFj52ovJCQeBiExNp5ESz_1FPZlUsfRMPeBOlK8PMdhDqYImRl6orPXJTYBoKhLRc7k572uBjHfyytg0Z-mgGUPvttM/s1600/Snail+Mail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRArufPdD6kW0sawNGix3n4fUSrqQbHluyaXhST8VWVBEI18q-eFj52ovJCQeBiExNp5ESz_1FPZlUsfRMPeBOlK8PMdhDqYImRl6orPXJTYBoKhLRc7k572uBjHfyytg0Z-mgGUPvttM/s640/Snail+Mail.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-88782013551407672192010-04-30T12:01:00.000-07:002010-04-30T12:05:21.424-07:00Snail Mail Newsletter April 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx1LRPqUANSgDct1DWoGTm8jwUZ0EO2QQ8IgYfdPTf5mLLIyiCrQzqXGN3F4_ZjhbB8a_b1oEKH4sy0mRtS0_zIyb8axDz3sUcBN2cZTmcPvtVtl5wJ_qgjsu-Tdw3Cm6sFCrcz2VuAg/s1600/MCG+Colour+final+compressed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx1LRPqUANSgDct1DWoGTm8jwUZ0EO2QQ8IgYfdPTf5mLLIyiCrQzqXGN3F4_ZjhbB8a_b1oEKH4sy0mRtS0_zIyb8axDz3sUcBN2cZTmcPvtVtl5wJ_qgjsu-Tdw3Cm6sFCrcz2VuAg/s200/MCG+Colour+final+compressed.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="position: relative; z-index: 251655168;"><span style="height: 79px; left: 230px; position: absolute; top: -35px; width: 177px;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><br />
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Autumn</span> <span style="font-size: 16pt;">APRIL </span> 30, 2010 <span style="font-size: 28pt;">SNAIL MAIL NEWSLETTER</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you to everyone</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">who participated in the 5-year Vision Presentation. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The harvest table looked magnificent, the home-made soups, sandwiches and scones made with produce from the Garden’s, was delicious and the Garden’s presented beautifully for the Garden tour with the attendees.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All the extra effort was well worth it, as NMIT CEO, Tony Gray was very impressed by the presentation and what has been achieved to date, indicating that Stage 2 may now progress forward. YAHOO!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was also a little snippet of information that the pathway has been signed off by NMIT, so Marlborough District Council will be able to go ahead with laying the path. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Trustees have asked to be involved in the plantings around the path as it winds its way through Stage 2.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neville White, Chairperson, summary notes of the Key Attendees meeting is on the reverse of this page.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please contact Tina 579 3599 if you require a copy of the 5-year Vision Presentation.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TREASURER POSITION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two applicants replied to the advertisement placed in the Marlborough Express. Both have been interviewed by Neville and Tina, and recommendations will be discussed at the next Trustee Meeting. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The position is a paid position, Financial Controller, and will be contracted until the next AGM in September 2010.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JOHNs KITCHEN</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the garden fence we heard 100kg of potatoes and 25 kg of beans made their way to John’s Kitchen. That is wonderful! Please let me know what is happening with your edible goodies so I can inform the newspapers when they ask me for comment. Bev & Hay’s lovely big pumpkins are now well travelled and we are looking at saving their seeds for the children to grow some of their own next season.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ALLOTMENT CHANGES</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">John Soper has relinquished his two allotments and the people on the waiting list will now take these over. The allotment which was originally Don Cross’s has also been let. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The pumpkins have been harvested on the Community Garden and will be replaced with six raised garden beds for Marlborough Youth to utilize. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Groups have shown an interest in becoming involved. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The picnic table on the Riversdale Community House allotment is a lovely addition. A large laminated copy of the allotment plan will be placed in the Tin Shed along with allotment holder’s names and contact details. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are not comfortable with your details being displayed, please let me know. Tina 579 3599.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GARDENING TIPS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jim Gilchrest had a great idea to include tips for gardeners on; what to plant, to harvest, where to get your seeds from, tips on gardening, etc. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like to develop this idea. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please give me a call if you are interested in contributing.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">e Marlborough Farmers ‘Market with support from local groups, Marlborough District Council, School Edible Programme, NPA – NMPHD, Marlborough Farmers’ Market, A&P Association and Horticulture Groups. It will be viewed as a public ‘flagship’ for the school gardens, the Marlborough Community Gardens and other Regional edible gardens.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Working Edible Garden @ the A&P Showgrounds</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Tina F to co-ordinate the construction of an edible garden beside the Marlborough Farmers ‘Market with support from local groups, Marlborough District Council, School Edible Programme, NPA – NMPHD, Marlborough Farmers’ Market, A&P Association and Horticulture Groups. It will be viewed as a public ‘flagship’ for the school gardens, the Marlborough Community Gardens and other Regional edible gardens.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sheps Park, Severne Street</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have the opportunity, pop down and view this piece of land. The Trustees have registered an interest to the Marlborough District Council that a Community Garden area should be included in their planning for</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sheps Park.<b> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Reminders</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Next Trustee Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> May 2010, 5pm @ </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Riversdale Community House</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Next Working Bee<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Autumn Harvest Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">June – need to plan</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Next Allotment Meeting and BBQ<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Saturday, 22</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">nd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> May 2010</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8.30am start</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A ‘Think Tank’ meeting, input of ideas for Stage 2 of the Gardens, followed by a Garden walk-thru and a scrumptious BBQ</span>.</div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b></div></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-75798263179282438712010-04-13T17:31:00.000-07:002010-04-13T17:31:16.727-07:00Marlborough Biggest Pumpkin could not be stolen !<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
<div id="story_features" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 240px;"><img alt="Garden thefts" class="photoborder" src="http://static.stuff.co.nz/1271116360/607/3576607.jpg" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="238" /><div id="photocredit" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-size: 9px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 240px;"><span class="photocredittext" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: right; width: 190px;">DEREK FLYNN/Marlborough Express</span></div><div class="photocaption" style="float: left; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 240px;">BIG ISSUE: Donald Oakes, with an unusually large pumpkin, keeps watch at the community garden in Blenheim.</div><div class="hdividier" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.stuff.co.nz/images/hdivider.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; float: left; height: 2px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 240px;"></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thieves have been "helping themselves" to immature produce from Blenheim's community garden for the past few months, an allotment organiser says.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Donald Oakes, president of the Riversdale Community House and organiser of the Community Edible Gardens, said the recent thefts meant new security measures would be put in place.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"These people, whoever they are, have no idea about gardening and are taking things that are immature," he said.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">People were doing a good job growing food for themselves and the community and the thieves were wasting the gardeners' hard work, he said.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chris Fortune, a member of the community garden trust, said it would be "disappointing" for people who had invested their time growing their produce to find it had been taken.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Water timers had also been ripped off the taps, ruining them.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The community garden would be fenced more securely, and police and community patrols were being considered, Mr Oakes said.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"We don't really want to start wielding the big stick; we want to get these people on our side and get them to see the benefits of working with us and helping rather than stealing ... because it's their community."</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If the thieves needed the food, they could get in touch with the gardeners to arrange something, he said. "That's the general idea of the community gardens ... but we can't have people just coming in and helping themselves."</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mr Fortune said the trust welcomed anyone who wanted to use the gardens, but they had to respect what others were doing.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The allotment gardens are on land owned by the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology..</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">They are less than 12 months old and are rented by individuals and community groups who don't have the room to have vegetable gardens at their homes or premises.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The produce from the 12 allotments was eaten by those who held the allotments or given to the less fortunate by organisations such as John's Kitchen, Mr Oakes said. He urged anyone who saw people stealing from the allotment to get in touch with Riversdale Community House or the police.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-58355239390203402142010-03-21T15:59:00.000-07:002010-03-21T15:59:14.699-07:00Snail Mail March 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Tempus Sans ITC'; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction to the Learning Garden<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Tempus Sans ITC'; font-size: 12pt;">Stalls selling “All Things Garden”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Tempus Sans ITC'; font-size: 12pt;">Storytelling & Face painting<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Tempus Sans ITC'; font-size: 12pt;">Pony rides<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-43758605731100333892009-06-12T19:46:00.000-07:002009-06-12T19:52:39.550-07:00Marlborough Community Garden Tool Drive Great Sucess<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346638797320377042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 84px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqYr-8lC1jnKzXc-MRGhc880ab66oQbiuhgYXDmJBYsQXPqOeQ0IU3mQQCetDjkknYjU6DGPDXl-MKeD4_XUS1R6bLx-jQ4tu2J4yLMmtM7JS5Ssn1CeluxQIa5fZVmt8_c4Ca2KXctw/s320/DSCF2855.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kpFphXOXSeBRHj89k2WAQ3fIOocirh7fN2dW6gimDoUSUZGiEpPUAUrCRHeaj5RxQO2NI70iWnLFd52SjsoWpYi7xqJxCM0knT4EbBqRuFbDpSORRHhuyTkgaWervXILmbOGMNzHO1s/s1600-h/DSCF2862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346638799611815330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kpFphXOXSeBRHj89k2WAQ3fIOocirh7fN2dW6gimDoUSUZGiEpPUAUrCRHeaj5RxQO2NI70iWnLFd52SjsoWpYi7xqJxCM0knT4EbBqRuFbDpSORRHhuyTkgaWervXILmbOGMNzHO1s/s320/DSCF2862.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Annual tool drive was a great sucess and thank you to all who helped out on the day and donated tools. If you would to tools to be picked up please contact Tina Fortune 5793599 or Karen Walshe 579 5765. <br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Tina Fortunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697546030440936911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-46258885677311655142009-05-21T05:27:00.000-07:002009-05-21T05:30:05.915-07:00The Allotments MCD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl9C_y4CEv5PhZU-NBnxFIdaBcxck_BgLfHhb4kzvcDL9uH-6ynPJSEf2wKE9SUErumJurvicUJ0nzHPMgJirBf9E75rlwgWS8QxjbDrY2ecYWitfw9fV9nGbalTpc-q3LO2cxCvj1Yo/s1600-h/MCG+Plot+plan.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl9C_y4CEv5PhZU-NBnxFIdaBcxck_BgLfHhb4kzvcDL9uH-6ynPJSEf2wKE9SUErumJurvicUJ0nzHPMgJirBf9E75rlwgWS8QxjbDrY2ecYWitfw9fV9nGbalTpc-q3LO2cxCvj1Yo/s400/MCG+Plot+plan.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338253331825299874" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-31962337041730582172009-05-21T05:00:00.000-07:002009-05-21T05:02:32.673-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qU3LeW7diUrGkEh6cQchArTuTIn22qFygUAuTTqdGClvzwWP3Jwtiw3JgHjDPOH6YphTCu8SDuhfb8hnCwRFAy6MTJg8CgxStnPz2ByQOw2jRuM0Uo6jh1gOe0HkL1zM-pIU7Cx5fgw/s1600-h/tool+drive.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338246104008873538" style="DISPLAY: block; 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TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Marlborough Community Gardens </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Committee Meeting</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thursday, 19<sup>th</sup> March 2009 @ Riversdale Community House</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Present:</span></b><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Neville White, Donald Oakes, Richard Hunter, Peter Crosbie, Judith Crosbie, Tina Fortune, Patricia Clay, Karen Walshe & Tim Newsham</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Apologies: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chris Fortune, Tracey Williams, Richard Kundycki & Fliss</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Correspondence in: </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jane Horder – Nelson Media – full page advertisement in Nelson Leader and featured in Saturday Marlb. Express, radio interview</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rosie Bartlett – MDCouncil – water meter installed. Keeping tabs for 3 months to gauge water usage, considering whether to charge or not.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sharlene of Te Waiha - received funding for their garden and awaiting programme coordinator</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Waimarama – organizing visit to gardens in Nelson</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Alex Lloyd – sample logos for consideration</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Don Cross – proposal for allotment, propagation unit</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Correspondence out: </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Marlborough Horticulture Society & Slow Food – enquiring to their interest of becoming involved</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Matters Arising:</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Julie Williams comments:</span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Refer to Ralph Ballinger's Local Calendar book, an excellent reference tool</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Good funding start, still source tools, seeds, plants from the community – keep people involved</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Remember community pride. Involve Hunters Garden Marlborough.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">For future – become involved in Best Children's Garden by Garden Marlborough judges.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ask for help, HGM are keen to be involved, encouraging young gardeners.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Health Board and Lions supplied picnic tables, made up by Health Board at their workshops, also Lions for equipment tools, wheelbarrows.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Make sure paths are wide enough. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Thank you Julie)</i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tim New sham called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Minutes as true and correct</b>, Seconded by Neville White</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Treasurer's Report: (Patricia Clay)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Started with <span style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </span>$11,250 .00</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Paid IRD GST<span style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </span>$1125.00</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Paid Hessian<span style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </span>$104.00</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Reimbursed Tina Fortune <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>$734.32 </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">(Golden Bay research trip – travel expenses, accomm. 50% meals, disposable camera) plus working bee expenses and padlock for container</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Container $1,000 (9 month lease period) plus moving cost – account yet to be received – option to purchase in future</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Balance<span style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </span>$9161.62</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Neville White has presented reimbursements for working bee costs</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Patricia suggested all reimbursements be presented before the next meeting so they can be included in the accounts for payment at the meeting</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Patricia called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Treasurer's Report as true and correct</b>, moved by Richard Hunter</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Coordinator's Report: (Tina Fortune)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Special thank you to Neville White and Richard Hunter, for their effort and time given over the past month towards the various projects underway.</span><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Refer attached report.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Garden Team Leader Report: (Richard Hunter)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Don Cross – tutor of National Certificate of Horticulture written proposal to set up a propagation unit with shade house on an allotment. Course is free, funded by Skills Update Training. Would be a commercial enterprise. Presently has 30 students, would like to have 40 students, as this would cover costs to set up the unit. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Refer attached report.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Infrastructure Report: (Neville White)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Neville presented hard copies of:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Layout sketch of the gardens – available on blog site</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Task List – to be distributed to members</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Information brochure outline</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Application & guidelines</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Application forms</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Raised issue that probably need Constitution – other community gardens have one in place</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Draft budget started</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Charitable Trust Report: (Patricia Clay)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Draft presented.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">$10 each required from each Trustee.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Need to specify allotment rules within trust deed</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">5-8 trustees required and to be decided upon – name & DOB to be emailed to Patricia @ </span><a href="mailto:p.clay@xtra.co.nz"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000080;">p.clay@xtra.co.nz</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Patricia to have solicitor look over document for comment</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tim Newsham suggested change the numbers of people required to attend an AGM</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">AGENDA:</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Funding</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Tina F still seeking someone to coordinate funding.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Judith defined <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">funding</b> as sourcing income, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">fundraising</b> as holding an event to obtain an income.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Research other community gardens to provide ideas </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Richard H proposed that every group looks after themselves to minimize trust and funding input</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tim N enquired if any other gardens have used task force green?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Need to list what would need to be maintained, managed outside of plots to ascertain funds required.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Being aware of time, Tina asked if there were any other <span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow">comments in respect to the Agenda</span>, to please email them to her @ </span><a href="mailto:marlboroughcommunitygardens@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000080;">marlboroughcommunitygardens@gmail.com</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">General Business:</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Wednesday, 25<sup>th</sup> March, visit arranged to Waimarama Organic Community Gardens in Nelson.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tim N raised idea of having senior staff from NMIT, Nelson and Marlborough, on board with the garden – Tina suggested inviting them to the six-month report due in June/July that needs to be undertaken as part of the MOU.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tim N is to teach organic gardening at NMIT & possibly utilize the gardens.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Demo garden – Tim raised needing to be organized by June for spring demo gardens.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Discussion on logos presented by Tina F on behalf of Alex Lloyd. Richard raised he would like to see more representation of Maori and symbolism of rivers and mountains. Richard to email a brief to Tina, to go back to Alex with.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Tina to contact 6 garden team members to weed and turnover the soil on 3 allotments, asap.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Judith presented material relating to Lyttleton Community Gardens, Ellerslie Garden Show and Christchurch Community Garden map.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Questions to be considered by all:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">"What do you think is a community garden?"</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Who do you think will use the allotments in the community gardens?"</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Who do you think will visit the community gardens?"</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Email your answers to</span><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="mailto:marlboroughcommunitygardens@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000080;">marlboroughcommunitygardens@gmail.com</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style=" mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style=" mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style=" mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;">Meeting closed 9.15pm</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style=" mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Next Meeting:</span></b><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"> 9.30am, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Thursday, 16<sup>th</sup> March 2009 @ Riversdale Community House </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-highlight: yellowfont-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';">Will include a walk and visit to the Marlborough Community Gardens.</span><span style=" mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-73575460284243175312009-03-17T14:09:00.001-07:002009-03-24T11:19:18.357-07:00Working Bee March09<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9-qFULckCIOjkYCffzZIXBzQDubRifVJYfWAhogcpA34AdYJN4xnnrw1V9QKMcSiMa_uwpQmXVqBzM0TDrut7V22KlBw9T8xwkiT0pmJ2_tKncqnMMfpkussbS4NWeqAamSbstc6e_w/s1600-h/image-798227.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9-qFULckCIOjkYCffzZIXBzQDubRifVJYfWAhogcpA34AdYJN4xnnrw1V9QKMcSiMa_uwpQmXVqBzM0TDrut7V22KlBw9T8xwkiT0pmJ2_tKncqnMMfpkussbS4NWeqAamSbstc6e_w/s320/image-798227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314266966391224882" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Click on article to read</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-22935894591235619572009-03-13T21:40:00.000-07:002009-03-15T01:07:34.589-07:00The Leader, Nelson newspaper March 2009<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsGasONWeOdrPvSGIipdiSxfUkqHsmEu_vx-0sV3SKddurzgbncMqOjDGRRBMZrxFDI4WIZuvq7vAkwsnhWmfZrdqHrpTg863c26zrBAW5ZrAmt_hrUsbOvLh0WvkUn0LHWjJwKARwGc/s1600-h/image-761919.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312898859543526034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsGasONWeOdrPvSGIipdiSxfUkqHsmEu_vx-0sV3SKddurzgbncMqOjDGRRBMZrxFDI4WIZuvq7vAkwsnhWmfZrdqHrpTg863c26zrBAW5ZrAmt_hrUsbOvLh0WvkUn0LHWjJwKARwGc/s320/image-761919.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Double click on the article to read</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-9572186791767438032009-03-05T13:43:00.000-08:002009-03-15T01:08:32.627-07:00MOU signing article<p class="mobile-photo"> </p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHWlscV9L3pDl_HLE87yMsEJ4miASY9kN2LI2djYcmS_68qFt-Tpakq7avyrMnL8lc-jTrjEFj6ZDjjmGPDBbywKR5eG-AjqdYiWArG8GTvB0FOWNJJkYZea1csS-_TnGTwimtR86uho/s1600-h/image-784535.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309822902522713218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHWlscV9L3pDl_HLE87yMsEJ4miASY9kN2LI2djYcmS_68qFt-Tpakq7avyrMnL8lc-jTrjEFj6ZDjjmGPDBbywKR5eG-AjqdYiWArG8GTvB0FOWNJJkYZea1csS-_TnGTwimtR86uho/s320/image-784535.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Double cick on the article to read</p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span class="984153821-05032009">The Marlborough Express editorial dated March 4th 2009</span></span><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="mailto:manager@mfm.co.nz"></a></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-80858109947296357062009-03-04T01:15:00.001-08:002009-03-04T01:19:12.523-08:00Working Bee 11 th March and 14 th March<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm9Y0l0JJg_2fcGR-zzWPcFBJw8qcCfafP7ln9KqLogDszMJ8LofWcaZ5AmYqA7HW6AlpsEas9tJCYB6nWFkvwLJ4f6IihJWuROdpTI4Fp1zjvj30vN161S9r0XpnaFx-nSZkQFJyVcY/s1600-h/IMG_9503.jpg"><img style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm9Y0l0JJg_2fcGR-zzWPcFBJw8qcCfafP7ln9KqLogDszMJ8LofWcaZ5AmYqA7HW6AlpsEas9tJCYB6nWFkvwLJ4f6IihJWuROdpTI4Fp1zjvj30vN161S9r0XpnaFx-nSZkQFJyVcY/s320/IMG_9503.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309259296746343202" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; ">Hi everyone,</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>On <strong>Wednesday 11th March</strong> starting <strong>8am to 3pm</strong></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>and <strong>Saturday 14th March</strong> starting <strong>8am to 3pm</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>a working bee will be underway at the site of the Marlborough Community Gardens.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>come along when the time suits you on the Wednesday and Saturday.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>rally up some able bodies, keen gardeners, keen to learn gardeners, family, friends, workmates and anyone else who would like to participate.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>bring along tools, energy, drinks and a picnic lunch.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>we will keep you updated on any specialty equipment we may need to lend, borrow or hire.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span>thanx,</span></span></div> <div> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Tina Fortune</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Manager Marlborough Farmers Market</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">021 024 23496 Phone</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">(03) 579 3598 Fax</span></div><div align="left"><a href="mailto:manager@mfm.co.nz" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">manager@mfm.co.nz</span></a></div> <div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.mfm.co.nz/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); ">www.mfm.co.nz</a></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.farmersmarkets.org.nz/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); ">www.farmersmarkets.org.nz</a></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.marlboroughcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); ">www.marlboroughcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/</a></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-67823517906561795422009-02-26T03:28:00.001-08:002009-03-24T11:19:18.357-07:00Usufruct - A great way to share the MCG<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); "> We know that the needs of the natural world are more important than the economic system, but privatization sees it the other way around. Privatization of land implies the right of the "owner" to use the land in any way he/she/it sees fit including despoiling the land to "make a profit" at the expense of the local community and all other species. Native communities know this and do not voluntarily give up their common resources on which their communities depend until their communities have been destroyed.</p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); ">Privatization has led to land use "for profit" and not "for community." Our suburban system is at the heart of our economic problems and is the single greatest waste of resources in the history of the world. Privatization has led to a living arrangement with no future.</p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); "></p><div class="mosimage" align="center" style="float: right; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; "> <img src="http://culturechange.org/cms/images/stories/Aprovecho.jpg" width="320" height="231" hspace="6" alt="Image" title="Image" border="0"><div class="mosimage_caption" align="center" style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); "> Aprovecho Institute, Cottage Grove, Ore-Gone [photo by C. Burr]</div></div><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); "><b>Usufruct</b></p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); ">Usufruct is an old Roman term for the legal right to enjoying the replenishable fruits or profits from property owned by another. This includes the ability sell or let the enjoyment of the usufruct. But what if the owner was your local community? This would end private property.</p> <p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); ">In tribal communities usufruct means the land is owned in common by the tribe or community, but families and individuals have the right to use plots of land. Most native tribes owned land as a tribal group and not as individuals. The family never owned the land; they just farmed it. In a usufruct system, absentee ownership is not permitted. Modern usufruct examples include Cuba's successful agricultural system, the traditional Mexico ejido system, and the right of native Canadian people to hunt and fish on Crown lands.</p> </span><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-32199980610308808842009-02-24T14:11:00.001-08:002009-03-24T11:19:18.357-07:00Marlborough Community Gardens<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:90.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-90.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:90.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black">Marlborough Community Gardens</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:90.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-90.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:90.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:90.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-90.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:90.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:black">19Feb09</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:90.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-90.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:90.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Coordinator Report -Tina Fortune</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:90.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-90.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:90.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Apologies:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Tim Newsham, Karen Walshe</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Correspondence In:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Te Rapuora Health Services - confirmed interest in garden plot</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Jennie Gane - advice of school education coordinator in Nelson<b></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Correspondence Out:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rosie Bartlett</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> of MDCouncil - water connection invoice to be sent to Trish</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Ross Cooke of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Vintage Farm Machinery</b> – brief of Marlborough Annual Tool Drive idea, to be presented at next meeting 1<sup>st</sup> Monday of the month.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">David of Marlborough Express re <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">advertisement for storage container </b>– no replies</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Communicating with members</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Roz Davenport, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Marlborough Express</i> - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">date of MOU signing article</b> (to be finalized)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Nelly of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Slow Food</b>, Shari of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Te Rapuora Health Services</b> - discussing option to have an allotment</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Pete Smith</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> - childhood education coordinator for edible gardens, Public Health Nelson-Marlborough</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Lily Belabun</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> of NMIT - is there more land available?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Tasks:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Met with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Alex Lloyd, Graphic Designer</b> - briefed and will present ideas for logo and 'identity'. Would like to support gardens - budget $250?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Interested in diary concept and any other ideas that come along.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Met with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rosie Bartlett & Kathy MDCouncil</b> in respect to plans, layout and funding. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Rosie to forward plans defining land ownership for future prospects. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Plus information relating to funding for capital expenditure on gardens, ie. fencing, etc.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Kath to draft a layout plan as outlined by Tina F at meeting for MCGardens to consider. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Suggested approaching HortResearch re grapevine 'hedging' around garden.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Kath also mentioned some of the challenges and systems of the Golden Bay Community Garden. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Total of water connection looks to be $2200 - invoice to come after resealing completed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Spoke with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Jane Horder</b>, Nelson Media Agency – fortnightly article on MCGardens. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Meeting with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Richard Hunter</b> today at 12noon, 18Feb09 to discuss garden layout.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Will report at meeting.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> </span></p><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-35857195578232625462009-02-24T14:08:00.001-08:002009-03-24T11:19:18.357-07:00Marlborough Community Gardens<div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt">Marlborough Community Gardens</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Committee Meeting</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thursday, 19<sup>th</sup> February, 2009 @ Riversdale Community House </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Present:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Mark Lower, Neville White, Donald Oakes, Richard Hunter, Peter Crosbie, Judith Crosbie, Tina Fortune, Patricia Clay</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Apologies: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chris Fortune, Tracey Williams, Karen Walshe, Sharon White, Tim Newsham</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Correspondence in: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jennie Gane informed Tina F of a School education coordinator for edible gardens both for the school and community</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Correspondence out: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Refer coordinator's report</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Matters Arising:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Reviewed key points of last meeting</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Judith has found a few snippets from the past to begin the History Calendar of the MCGardens</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F will organize a diary/book for the notes to go in to and then notes will be added as the MCGardens progress</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Mark L suggested the word "endeavour" – the MCGardens endeavours to be organic</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Donald called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Minutes as true and correct</b>, Seconded by Peter</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Coordinator's Report:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Refer attached – comments that arose were:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Clouston Gardens, Springlands mentioned as a place to visit that has an edible orchard, etc – view for inspiration</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F checked on placement of container, it was decided in front of the Kohunga Reo fence.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Garden Team Leader Report:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Meeting with Tina F raised the importance of contacting the interested parties for allotments and having them start work on their allotments.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Donald stated that he will meet with Richard H to select an allotment.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Donald talked about the need for forward thinking – planning and planting for winter.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F suggested a growing calendar, one page document that could provide planting suggestions. Something to guide gardeners on the time to plant.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Richard mentioned what is growing, is growing prolifically – especially the silverbeet and there is watermelon – proves the richness of the soil</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Treasurers Report: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">$11,250 being held in Marlborough Farmers' Market bank account – no withdrawals, as yet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">AGENDA:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Strategy Team</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">MOU signing article will feature in the Marlborough Express, Tina F.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F requested the possibility of more land from Lily Belabun, NMIT, not yet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F requested a Schedule/Time Plan be created by suggestions from the members, looking towards the Sept/Oct launch</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Funding</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F still seeking someone to coordinate funding</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2/…Community Groups</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Lynn Johnson of MDC is the Community Liaison Officer – excellent contact for community organizations</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Charitable Trust</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Trish noted the word 'Edible' had been quietly dropped from the original name, for the Deed what will be the official name? Discussion followed and it was decided the legal name will be The Marlborough Community Gardens with a subtitle with the word 'edible' included. Along the lines of The Marlborough Farmers' Market, Fresh from the gate to the dinner plate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Trish outlined and discussed the wording under the heading of Aims. Members will receive the Deed draft by email to review and comment.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Establish Strategy Plan</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F asked each member at the meeting to suggest their view on the priority of tasks they would like to see on the Time Schedule Plan, looking towards the launch Sept/Oct</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Marlborough District Council</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Plans for layout of garden have been finalized at a meeting Tina F had with Rosie Bartlett and Kath. Plans will be drawn up and forwarded to Tina F when completed</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Funding applications for MDC are due; an application will be forwarded for completion </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Sheps Park (Severne Street) and Henderson Park (off Gardiner Street) were suggested by Rosie Bartlett as other excellent sites for MCGarden</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Tenancy Agreement of allotments</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F and Neville W working on a business model for the MCGardens, points such as "do we have a tenancy agreement?" for allotments</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F referred to some of the agreement that Golden Bay Gardens has with their tenants</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">A time and day will be arranged to visit the Golden Bay Gardens and possibly two established gardens in Nelson</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">General Business</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F posted the question: "How does a small area, which is made up of 12 allotments become sustainable?" Discussion followed, prefer not to rely on funding but more on Community buy-in and educational projects </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Neville W and Tina F will draft proposal of "business model" to attempt sustainable</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Layout of allotments was discussed, Richard to map and peg out paths around each allotment for definition and access. Also a 'reflective' area will be incorporated for gardeners and visitors to sit and "share a flask of tea and chat". </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Is wheelchair access needed – Yes</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Meeting closed 8.25pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Next Meeting:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> 7pm, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Thursday, 19<sup>th</sup> March 2009 @ Riversdale Community House</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-6880329390813979602009-02-10T15:17:00.000-08:002009-03-24T11:19:18.358-07:00Minutes of MCF Meeting 5 th FEB 09<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt">Marlborough Community Gardens <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Committee Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thursday, 5<sup>th</sup> February, 2009 @ Riversdale Community House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Present:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Karen Walshe, Neville White, Sharon White, Donald Oakes, Richard Hunter, Peter Crosbie, Judith Crosbie, Tim Newsham, Tina Fortune, Patricia Clay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Apologies: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chris Fortune, Tracey Williams, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Correspondence in: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Notification of $10,000 funding received.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Health Board, letter of engagement. Rosie Bartlett of MDC, water connected<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Correspondence out: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Communication with members, Tina <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Matters Arising:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Reviewed key points of last meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Coordinator’s Report:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">As attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Garden Team Leader Report:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Water working well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Issues identified - Lucerne, twitch and daytura. Mowed but returned. Spraying not an option because of nearby growing veges. PD been in but not effective. Tim Newsham suggested planting dense green crop.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Vandalism has occurred; try to encourage them to become involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Treasurers Report: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">$10,000 received.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">AGENDA:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Appoint Secretary:</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:yellow"> Tracey Williams</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> volunteered verbally to Tina F to undertake the role of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Secretary.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Infrastructure of strategy and garden teams:</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; background:yellow"> Karen Walshe</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""> offered to take the role of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Marketing.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Events for the garden, <span style="background:yellow">Tina F</span> offered to oversee.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";background:yellow">Tim Newsham</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> offered to help with promoting gardens to schools and placed forward ideas, which will be referenced as the gardens progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Education/Mentoring – possibly Julie Williams to advise and <span style="background:yellow">Tim Newsham</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Before next meeting, infrastructure will be finalized, ie. persons dedicated to sourcing funding, garden layout/landscaping, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Incorporation:</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:yellow"> Patricia</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> suggested the MCGardens register as a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Charitable Trust</b> and will look into what is required. Tim suggested using other garden constitutions as a guideline for MCGardens.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Allocation of funds as per MOU:</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> agreed to pay for water connection, organize lease of container, begin work on “Annual” tool drive aiming to do after Easter, Richard H to purchase tools that are needed now and will be reimbursed, or a cheque written, for the cost of same, Marlborough Farmers’ Market to continue support until MCGardens independent – Patricia (Treasurer) to receive a token donation at completion of pilot project and Tina F (coordinator) payment to be discussed at a later date, **promotion of gardens to begin with designing logo, branding, ‘business model’, signage and newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">History record/timeline</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> will be collated by <span style="background:yellow">Judith Crosbie</span> and added to as the garden progresses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">2/…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Page 2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">General Business</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Signing of MOU in paper, <span style="background:yellow">Tina F</span> to find out date inserted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Allotment sites have been pegged, groups to see Richard Hunter for allocation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Riversdale Community House, Te Rapaoura, Tracey Williams expressed interest in past for a site.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Decided to leave organic until later date and increase sites from 6 to 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Allotments 10m x 30m each<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Donald advised time to plant brassicas, autumn/winter crop now.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F would like to link all other edible gardens in Marlborough and sees the MCGardens as the “mother” or centre point of these gardens – seed bank, tools, education, etc<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tim N suggested one person be appointed responsibility for the maintenance of the MCG tools, individual allotments will have their own tools and be responsible for their maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tim N suggested a school competition for the name of the gardens, Tina felt the energy, time and outcome may not be where we would like it placed at this point of the pilot – but use the concept at a later date. Excellent marketing tool.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Richard H mentioned the idea of painting a mural on the fence that runs alongside the gardens to brighten the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Don C suggested an AA road sign.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F mentioned the Marlborough Farmers’ Market would move beside the gardens on its launch day in Sept/Oct to offer support.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F suggested a sign by the garden showing the sketch of the final layout of the gardens. To help people visualize the intention.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F to approach Radio and newspaper, once ** is completed and in place.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F suggested an Information Pack for those interested in having an allotment at the gardens.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F said there is a Community Stall at the farmers’ market for gardeners from the MCGardens to sell their fresh produce plus have a stall or outlet at the gardens for selling.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Tina F keen to visit a successful community garden in the Nelson region to identify issues that may arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Judith and Peter C are visiting the Canterbury Community Gardens in March.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"">Riversdale Community House received their funding for their garden project.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Meeting closed 8.35pm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Next Meeting:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> 7pm, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Thursday, 19<sup>th</sup> February 2009 @ Riversdale Community House<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-51398485123811926912009-01-18T16:56:00.000-08:002009-01-19T14:32:52.326-08:00Ralph Ballinger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi-lP4-pD6cod3QeGNkaWwQSAxQuVCXoM-CjR0yjmFSsOLL8P1fxFhlpN9v1YPzdx4PxVo2GTWrurI1RDyTICKhKvoNNqAtBTk4vMSn15bgNtDixFsL4HI-0aNcubBrU5vEun1ZAgAzo/s1600-h/003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292810691665328242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi-lP4-pD6cod3QeGNkaWwQSAxQuVCXoM-CjR0yjmFSsOLL8P1fxFhlpN9v1YPzdx4PxVo2GTWrurI1RDyTICKhKvoNNqAtBTk4vMSn15bgNtDixFsL4HI-0aNcubBrU5vEun1ZAgAzo/s320/003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Few Lincoln alumni can claim to be still writing and publishing books in their nineties, as 1940 B Ag Science graduate Ralph Ballinger can. Ballinger has a long personal and professional association with the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, serving for many years on the executive then as Chairman and President. Among other awards, he received an OBE in 1978 for his services to horticulture and was made an Associate of Honour of the RNZIH in 1987.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, it is not just the inspirational feat of publishing his memoirs at aged 91 that makes Ballinger’s book such an interesting read. In this autobiographical journey the author also parallels New Zealand’s horticultural development in the second half of the 20th century. After graduating from Lincoln, he served in World War 2 and was seconded to participate in seed production research in England. This pivotal move was the instigation for his subsequent work when he returned to New Zealand after the war and pioneered several horticultural industries including asparagus production and even New Zealand’s only ever commercial poppy (and opium) production.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While a noted figure in horticultural circles throughout New Zealand, Ballinger’s biggest presence has been in Marlborough where his contribution to horticulture and life-story unfolds as a not-so-typical but quintessential New Zealand, story. It is a story of family fun, holidays in the Marlborough Sounds and the challenges of horticultural endeavours.</span></p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-27274614020337960832009-01-18T16:16:00.000-08:002009-03-24T11:19:18.358-07:00MCG Objectives for the next 12 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaojDRlKOW1hmb4PFu9K_kIlOkD9MSJSEDC8YDn5XZOVxRQ2yJ7tjctkkphLWFQBPjsoAPjPu2U6Yl-yr6WT_QGaXemOhhnGcaqpGwGXePG5LWFrYJsl2L-8JW3Sab-t1epZopzWnBu9g/s1600-h/IMG_0292.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaojDRlKOW1hmb4PFu9K_kIlOkD9MSJSEDC8YDn5XZOVxRQ2yJ7tjctkkphLWFQBPjsoAPjPu2U6Yl-yr6WT_QGaXemOhhnGcaqpGwGXePG5LWFrYJsl2L-8JW3Sab-t1epZopzWnBu9g/s400/IMG_0292.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292792581525430706" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif"; mso-bidi-Century Schoolbook";mso-font-kerning:12.0ptfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Objectives</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">next 12 months</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:17.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning: 12.0ptfont-family:Wingdings;font-size:24.0pt;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Coordination of a steering group or management structure</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tool drive and seed bank/collection </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Identify mentors from the community</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Establish partners in business and community</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Secure ongoing funding or establish self sufficiency</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">¢</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Actively promote the gardens to the wider community</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook';font-size:18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-80914269038122323222009-01-18T15:56:00.000-08:002009-01-18T16:42:59.973-08:00Structure of MCG<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTu-ZkKIl8MrM6tY5XFFMvPqCkxOoLig8dKN1bGoYidQaYXtYmFttkXcWrDaYtSgmBIgNX5y-C1_1-ThqhXBvnP4QxZlMastkjK7o4eOdKopHe-ptu6WU_tHifjk8fdFcya2-R73Jg5E/s400/NPA.JPG" style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 82px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292788370695612850" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MCG is seed funded by NPA (Nutrition and Physical Activity) in conjunction with the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdmbqUlx6wAsWP621r989zd745UUPNAyiC7aN54Gu_DXANQuFgmiz8xHUMiFrs91JX29Iu_VBkoidt7oTkzGpcYoNOI6USLadTCr_i9QNNWgRHqgMRZj5RLohkc-81XZwdTmVPPBz1N0/s320/nmdhblogo.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 49px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292791142674732578" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Co-signed by Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology -</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Richard Hunter – Riversdale Promotions Inc and the Marlborough Farmers Market</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTepyRMXKeP61QJUI0B_qd-b5meTAcD9C7Y0UCUaCeDRVMjrNQlegWGcpE6hE4WmRnCD_QN9yRFLj-rTkmLdJOZbXpxASzT60emDcP3_h3UhiEaLkZTpDKRSW93bSf7PjpsCW94JhXPg/s320/63-logo_NMIT+logo+(left).JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 100px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292798258313241762" /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSIcu_Y0T3b4rsULtuz2KAR5xHDO6tBGJqW8vCTinKw0dWHoaTDeZdm91HHSDgXavhN83CEgcGLX1gc4UyoHD9S1L9YHu4Nrd4cBnjd3jOS8PctkrlKRCTyw6mYKIGbEClxYO8dfVD_0/s320/FarmersMarket+EMAIL.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 122px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292798634233027154" /><span><span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxS39n5PAtr9sh6COGVFbjye8H5xxmVBD3RuguTgXQGJyRkjhrrKyr4wiTPXchZ42nwWXAWXotKt7FzinqMb21pT6fQYUw9FCOqgOYnzG1gNueZnwKpgbl5JjoGJG4XUU1WG7zAf1e-yk/s1600-h/nmdhblogo.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Supported by Marlborough District Countil – Te Rapaura – Maataa Waka and numerous</span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxS39n5PAtr9sh6COGVFbjye8H5xxmVBD3RuguTgXQGJyRkjhrrKyr4wiTPXchZ42nwWXAWXotKt7FzinqMb21pT6fQYUw9FCOqgOYnzG1gNueZnwKpgbl5JjoGJG4XUU1WG7zAf1e-yk/s1600-h/nmdhblogo.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> other Marlborough Groups</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-90Uhrx2Lv5ZEfrdGkkNmfVxrZXdY_7ePQwc4k35uzvCfOFEIKHw7ftLvSZLGREA0ve6V2J3IoQIqjDNz7uvZ2p9gj-FMcDsDGULvIK3tJhDHhsis7G2nQjUIgYpZXtDkyopki1JGxA/s320/logo.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 100px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292791638951130098" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook';"><br /></span></div></span><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356481667864231551.post-46318961679405807182009-01-18T15:35:00.000-08:002009-01-18T15:55:43.004-08:00Marlborough Community Garden 2008<div><div style="text-align: center;text-indent: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">Marlborough Community Gardens</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ballinger Drive<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;">Riversdale</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Marlborough</span></span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0S5sJYXO-ajW3_sc1tMjGEw_zfZx6S_RHNK9lJRY9chl_PliHAzwUq4T8S4aMm30Sff-hOTDft93_2AJQ9O5a0JF2fgPzQxjdymYDfTzWo27Vm-S20l_jBTYk_qcl9GDTsLfl5B6vWQ/s1600-h/Community+Gardens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0S5sJYXO-ajW3_sc1tMjGEw_zfZx6S_RHNK9lJRY9chl_PliHAzwUq4T8S4aMm30Sff-hOTDft93_2AJQ9O5a0JF2fgPzQxjdymYDfTzWo27Vm-S20l_jBTYk_qcl9GDTsLfl5B6vWQ/s400/Community+Gardens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292783908945447650" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The community gardens will help the Marlborough Communtiy to</span></span></span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> A</span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">cess to quality fresh fruit and vegetables</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Create social and recreational opportunities for whanau/families</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Increase physical activity and reduce stress</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Learn or refresh skills – eg horticulture and cooking</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Develop sustainable gardens</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">- learn how to recycle organic waste and reuse water</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Teach whanau/families about where food comes from and how it is produced</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Get to know neighbours, make new friends and enjoy the neighbourhood</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Vision for MCG</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 21.6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -21.6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">For Marlborough to have a vibrant Community Garden that caters to all,</span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">educates and encourages self sufficiency</span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Century Schoolbook';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=" ;font-family:'Century Schoolbook', serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Wingdings;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:21.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.6pt;line-height:normal; 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