South Windsor Agriculture, Arts & Nature Center Committee

SOUTH WINDSOR AGRICULTURE, ARTS & NATURE CENTER

 

AGENDA

SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL                                                    WEDNESDAY, October 8, 2014

***MEETING LOCATION: BOARD ROOM--SOUTH WINDSOR LIBRARY***           TIME:  5:30pm

 

1.   Call Meeting to Order (Co-Chairs: Jeff Folger/Andy Paterna)

 

2.   Roll Call

 

3.   Approval of Minutes (July 18, 2014 and September 10, 2014)

 

4.   Public Input

 

5.   Discussion Items

 

A.   Review of Community Farm Visits

 

B.   Community Farms –Visits/Dates:

      1. Auer Farm-Bloomfield—Oct 9, 3pm

      2. Strong Family Farm-Vernon—Sept 27, 3pm

      3. Community Farm of Simsbury

      4. Massaro Community Farm-Woodbridge—Sept 9, 10am

      5. Terra Firma Farm-Stonington

      6. Wind Hill Community Farm-East Glastonbury

      7. Boulder Knoll Community Farm-Cheshire

      8. Northwest Park-Windsor—July 18, 10am

 

C.   Questions/Discussion: Farmhouse use; Water use; Barns; Silo; Land use;

 

6.   New Business/Discussion items: Adding new members to represent the Arts

 

7.   Next Meeting Date: November 12, 2014/ 5:30pm SW Library Board Room

 

8.   Adjournment (6:30pm)

Member List:

Saud Anwar, Mayor

Pat Botteron, Open Space Task Force

Tom Delnicki, Town Council

Stephanie Dexter, Planning & Zoning Commission

Ray Favreau, Director of Parks & Recreation

Jeff Folger, Senior Environmental Planner

Katie Graham, Park & Recreation Commission

Sandy Jeski, South Windsor Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Commission

Michele Lipe, Director of Planning

Ginny Macro, Historic District Commission

John Mitchell, Rotary Club

Andrew Paterna, South Windsor FOOD Alliance

Liz Pendleton, Town Council

Tim Shepard, South Windsor Land Trust

Jan Snyder, Town Council

Betty Warren, Inland Wetland Agency/Conservation Commission

Mary Etter, South Windsor Public Library