- Next meeting: April 1, Weds, 10am outside on patio--the meeting will be devoted entirely to Earth Day planning
- Erin S. will send out newsletter
- Mark G. will contact DC and ask if they want to be involved in task force
- Mark G. will create a list of projects that require funding
Earth Day
- Natale will Contact Greg B. and Val about funding, room use for Earth Day
- Erin S. will mention it in our newsletter
- We need to think about what to do with with the money
- List of stuff that we can grow in community garden—solicit suggestions
- Elba: bike to work day booth
- David: awareness booth—explain why we are doing this
- Food providers: Erin S.—cookies, carrot cake, Mark—lasagna, pasta; Natale—to be determined; Erin B.—to be determined
- We discussed charging for food: we will either charge for all food or just for desserts
- Music: boom box, computer
- Awareness Garden: Sponsor a plant
Awareness Garden (i.e., Victory Garden, Recession Garden, etc)
- Three purposes: (1) to produce food for staff and charity (2) to provide psychological benefits to employees (3) to provide a use for our compost
- Our goal for what to do with food: should be consumed by staff, donate the rest of it to charities
- Our plan: we will use as much possibly can and donate rest to Calabasas food bank
- We will use containerized plants
- People on staff could sponsor a plant
- We could use donated supplies
- Erin B: we should write out a process and come up with list of supplies needed
- Elba mentioned vermiculture—but where to keep the container?
- Mark G. mentioned a possible procedure: smaller containers by the garbage upstairs and downstairs, which are emptied out nightly into the composter, which is kept in the Awareness Garden
Bike to work day
- Elba will post poster; Erin B. will print
- Sponsor a rider: have this at Earth Day
- Mark G. has a bike somebody can borrow
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