South Windsor Agriculture, Arts & Nature Center Committee

SOUTH WINDSOR AGRICULTURE, ARTS & NATURE CENTER

 

AGENDA

SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL                                                             WEDNESDAY, Sept 10, 2014

***MEETING LOCATION: BOARD ROOM--SOUTH WINDSOR LIBRARY***           TIME:  5:30 p.m.

 

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

 

2.   Roll Call

 

3.   Approval of Minutes (August 13, 2014)

 

4.   Public Input

 

5.   Discussion Items

A.   Review of Completed Community Farm Visits

B.   Volunteer Bank—Update

C.   Clearing brush at Farmhouse-question

D.   Community Farms –Visits/Future Dates:

      1. Auer Farm-Bloomfield—Sept 25, 3pm

      2. Strong Family Farm-Vernon—August 27, 11am

      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. Starr Street-Big Farm-New Haven

E. Review of Farm Questions submitted to SWAAN committee

 

6.   New Business/Discussion items

 

7.   Next Meeting Date: October 8, 2014/ 5:30pm SW Library Board Room

 

8.   Adjournment

 

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 & Grounds

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