[UrbanCropCircle] Fwd: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?

[Alison MacKenzie]

Susan,

Just thought I'd let you know that I plan on coming to the meeting this coming Monday, Dec 6. I feel a bit strange coming on a time when there are there are gifts.. I'm sure I can come up with something to regift or to make.

I was at the first meeting at the library and where the idea started at Ingela's in the way back time. I can finally make it on a Monday eve.

I'm not sure how the group ordering thing works.. if I have extra seed that I go this year that I think I over did for even this upcoming year, should I bring them? (Not 100% sure I'll get around to sorting through these.. but it could happen.)

See you there. 

Alison

--- On Tue, 11/23/10, Susan Helf <shelf30 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Susan Helf <shelf30 at gmail.com>
Subject: [UrbanCropCircle] Fwd: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?
To: "Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle" <urbancropcircle at lists.sustainableballard.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 10:24 AM

Dear fellow gardeners,
The next UCC meeting is at 6 p.m.  Monday, Dec. 6,  at the home of Sooz Appel
Her address is 2533 Westlake Ave. N. Park across the street from Sooz' house.
Bring a potluck dish to share as well as one exchange gift. 
 
The gift can be homemade, used, "regifted" or newly purchased. Each person 
will leave with a different gift than the one she brought.  
 
Our January meeting with focus on garden planning. At the February meeting,
we will put together our bulk seed order.
 
I'd like to add a discussion item to the agenda for December. Should
we continue to order seeds from Territorial? That company distributes some
seeds from Semanis, which is owned by Montsanto. Should we do continue
to do business with Territorial, which indirectly helps enrich Montsanto? Or should
we give our business to a company with no ties to Monsanto?
 
I ordered seed catelogs from Baker Creek, Seeds of Change and one other
company. If the catelogs arrive in time, I will bring them to the December meeting.
All three of these companies focus on open-pollinated heirloom seeds and none has any 
dealings with Monsanto. 

Depending on the group sentiment, we could either switch to another company, or
perhaps send in two separate orders - one to Territorial and one to a different company. 
I'm looking forward to discussing this issue in December 
 
 
Susan Helf 










Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:07:39 -0800
Subject: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?
From: shelf30 at gmail.com
To: pjjenson1 at hotmail.com






Hi Paula,
Forgive me if you've already sent me the information, but I need to know where the UCC group is meeting on Dec. 6. 
It's nearly time to send out a reminder. I have finished my grant-writing course that met on Monday evenings, so I can 
start coming to UCC meetings again.
 
The group generally puts together a group seed order in February to order seeds from Territorial.
I'd like to place an item for discussion on the agenda- whether to continue buying seeds from Territorial
or to buy seeds from another company. I'm very concerned  that some of the seeds Territorial distributes 
come from Seminis, which was acquired by Monsanto. I don't think we should be buying seeds from a 
company that helps Monsanto make money.

 

I just requested seed catalogs from Seeds of Change (N.M.) High Mowing (VT) and
Baker Seeds. They all carry open-pollinated, heirloom, organic seeds. I should have 
the catelegs in hand by the January meeting. I'll bring them so people can look
through the offerings.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Susan 


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