Minutes of first Allotment Club Meeting 15 Jul 07

Allotment Meeting 15 July 07
Swan in Rushes

Agreed we will try initially to cultivate allotment using organic methods.

Preferred crops:

• Potatoes
• Asparagus
• Beetroot
• Broad beans
• Peas
• Agreed we may also grow flowers.

Richard has kindly offered his garage as storage space for tools etc.

Mike to be treasurer for first year.
Action: Each family to donate to Mike £75 initially for allotment fund. Mike to use this to reimburse team for any outgoings

Action: Mike to confirm allotment, decline offer of rotovating and request neighbouring plot.Plot 41 confirmed. Council this morning have refused to give us neighbouring plot because of long waiting list.

Action: Geoff agreed to produce a work book of work to be undertaken throughout the year.

Action: Jonathan agreed to set up a blog, accessible by all so we can report action, progress. Done!http://allotmentadventures.blogspot.com/

Action: Polytunnnel to be tidiedNew plot to be dug, where black tarpaulin currently lies.Patch behind polytunnel to be strimmed (Action: Mike)

Action: All to consider what first crops might be so we get early results, ideally with Xmas in mind.