20 October 2011
Quinebaug Valley Greens Local
Meeting at the Joshua Hyde Library , Sturbridge, MA
Attendees: Maureen Doyle, Gus Steeves, Daphne Stevens
Time: 11:20p
State Redistricting: how with this affect our districts; Durant will still be Worcester 6th(Charlton, Southbridge, Dudley and a bit of Spencer), Smola will be 1st Hampden (including Warren, Brimfield, Sturbridge., Wales, Palmer, and Holland); Kuros is still Uxbridge (but he is farther away from us); we will come in contact with Frost more as he is Worcester 7th including Auburn, Millbury, and Oxford; Fattman will cover Webster, Douglas, and Sutton.
Letter promoting an agriculture program in a local high school (the new Southbridge High school would be perfect because they are still constructing it). We will send the letter to Eric Eli; Jeffry Zanghi (the curriculum specialist); Reps. Durant, Smola, and Kuros
What other ag programs are there: Killingly, CT high school, UMASS Extension
Ag curriculums: I searched for agro ecology programs. Most seem to be at the college level. The author of my agro ecology 101 book, Miguel Altieri, is behind most of them.
Occupy and Mark Miller: Discussed these recent events. We need to contact Grace Ross to see how we can get involved in Occupy Worcester
Next Meetings at 11am, at the JHL:
October 27 and November 17th
TO DO:
GUS: Pen letter to reps about chickens; to Durant say, “Following up on our discussion at you Sothbridge Twn Hall Office Hours”
ALL: Research agriculture Curriculum
MAUREEN: tell Eric Eli about the Vernal Pool at the new high school site
ALL: Ask the Zepps , who are neighbors to the new school, if they will help. Can they tell us what predators are up there?
ALL: visit the Deep Green website (http://deepgreenresistance.org) and on Facebook
MAUREEN: Ask Jack Kittredge if he will speak about chicken ownership
MAUREEN: Contact Dave Wilson, from UW, to ask about agroecolgy curriculum (DONE- I couldn’t find him!)
MAUREEN: write to Bob Datz regarding holding a ‘living room meeting’ regarding corporate personhood
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