Meeting 5- November 28, 2007

Gillian and Oliver went to test the soil at the reservoir.
-Waiting for results
-The soil is not deep enough, issue with structural integrity if we terrace it
-We should add soil and not use the pre-existing soil, terracing
-Potential water supply problem.

Meeting Friday, 9 AM in the MUGS lounge:
-Professor Bhatt, Professor Luka
-Grounds keeping staff (Eric Champagne)
-Shannon
-Radu (planning)
Questions that we want to ask at the meeting:
-How would groundskeeping like to be involved and what kind of help can they offer us?
Eric: What kind of assistance can he give us?
Radu: What does he know about this site and what advice can he give us?
Shannon: Can we do coldframes no matter what the proposals for the summer are, and what are the other proposals like? Can we use the MUCS office?

What do we want?
-Using the MSE garden for coldframes
-Reservoir as square foot garden (build terraces and retaining walls)
-Have students doing research projects with this, but mostly be a student initiative
-Have administration’s help whenever we need it, but have this project be student maintained and supervised
-Possible need for a work study in the summer
-Distribution: keeping the food on campus
-Involve architecture students, engineering students, management students, open to anyone who wants to participate
-Document our process

Research for Environment 401 or 490:
-environment students need to be informed
-email Pete
-Environment Students Society lstrv?

Landscaping Architecture Professor?
- to help with the structure of the retaining walls

Monday: Professor Bhatt’s students are doing a presentation on urban agriculture.

*Alexandra has a truck that we can use

TD Canada Trust contest- Go Green Challenge www.tdcanadatrust.com/gogreen/
-we need 4 students and a staff member, we could win $25,000

Budget:
-need to develop a tentative budget
Coldframes:
-we need materials
-Professor Bhatt wants to know if people are doing coldframe research, wants plans
Delegation:
-develop a list of positions and duties
Friday: Going to eco-centres and buying materials for coldframes