11/15/2023 MASHPEE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Kirsten said she has made multiple attempts to reach Catherine Laurent and has not heard back. The Committee would like to use some of the funds to purchase native plants and to replace a broken wheelbarrow. Kirsten will continue to reach out. OLD BUSINESS • Garden Cleanout. The garden cleanout on October 28th was successful. It was well attended, the weather was beautiful and a lot got done. The walkways were weeded, the shed was cleaned out and the native garden was weeded. It looks to be in good shape for the winter. A few plants had not died back yet. Such as Dahlias and a few pepper plants. They will be taken care of as they die back. There is one garden that still has perennials and Kirsten plans to reach out to the person that is responsible for those plants as perennials are not allowed at the Community Garden per the Rules and Regulations. Ginny suggested reaching out to Dan Kent in Conservation to inquire if he can come to the garden and make suggestions as to moving them to the perennial bed and to also speak to the individual gardeners about possibly becoming Land Stewards for the pollinator garden. There are a few tomato cages left and they will be brought to the transfer station. • DPW. Kirsten stated that the water has been shut off, wood chips have been requested for the spring season to be put on the walkways and the native garden and plant debris has been placed next to the shed for pickup. Kirsten has requested new garden bed numbers and is awaiting a reply Catherine Laurent. In the interim, she found some numbers in the shed and they will be used to replace any numbers that are not visible. The broken wheelbarrow. The price to replace it is $89.00 and the price for 2 new handles is $25.00. Brian Logan agreed to let Frank Gallello that he can either go ahead and replace it or repair it and then submit the receipt for reimbursement. NEW BUSINESS 0 Final Reminder to Clean Out Beds and Remove Tomato Cages from Shed — Kirsten Nordstrom. Kirsten will send out a final email to all gardeners this weekend and then will be removing the tomato cages. • Spring Event — Determine Topic and Possible Speaker(s). This item was tabled until a later date. It was stated that the Library worked very well for the last event and will be a good place to have the next one or two events. Polly asked if the Library has Zoom capabilities. Polly will inquire if Zoom is an option. OTHER The December 20, 2023 MCGAC meeting is cancelled.