Sunday, October 17, 2010

Foodlums Minutes 10/15/2010

Reflections on the Progressive Dinner
-It was a blast!
-Thanks to everyone who came (a lot of people) and everyone who helped to make the dinner happen
- SPECIAL thanks to Tehya, Erin, Paul, Justin, and Katrina who welcomed us into their warm, friendly homes

Drafting a proposal for the Green Fund
-A group will be meeting in the library on Sunday October 17th at 1pm to write a proposal for getting the grand available through student senate.
- The proposal will seek funding to get proper storage for the garden, hire a foodlums garden manager, get bees on the Phillips roof, and get materials for raised beds and landscaping materials, among other things.
- If you would like to get in on writing project or are good at it, please grace us with your presence this fabulous Sunday.

Putting a stop to single-use plastic bottles on campus
- A group of driven individuals on campus is combining powers to put a stop to the availability of single- use plastic bottles-- this includes bottled water and soda in plastic bottles.
- A few proposals are being submitted to the green fund for quick-fill water spouts around campus and providing reusable water bottles for incoming freshmen.
- Look for petitions around campus to end the days of single-use plastic bottles on campus-- they will be circulating starting now.
- An event on campus mall is being planned for the week before Halloween complete with a demonstration of the masses of plastic bottles disposed of every week and signs that illustrate the reasons why it's important to use re-usable bottles instead.
- If you're pumped up, come join the next meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 7pm in the Clearwater Room.

Potato Sale
- The potato sale will be Thursday Oct. 28th from 10-2.
- Hopefully those who said they would be able to help if the sale happened last week are available the 28th also. Please attend the next meeting or e-mail Briana (odegarbn@uwec.edu) to pledge your time for the event.
- We will need people to make chili at 9pm the night before at Tehya and Erin's house, people to bake potatoes the night before in their ovens, and people to help sell from 10-2 on thursday.

Bike Race/ Cook-off
- Set aside the afternoon of Saturday October 30th for a fantastic bike race/ cook-off remenicent of last spring's space race. The event will start at 1pm.
- This year, we will come in full halloween costume, split into two teams, and race to different check-points to pick up predetermined ingredients.
- Then, the two teams will set to work concocting meals with the given ingredients.
-The event will culminate in a picnic located in our very own foodlums garden.

And now, something to look forward to our next meeting for
-A lovely, foody e-mail was received from our former VP and garden manager, Danielle Gannon, sending her love from her Peace Corp. post in Sierra Leon.

Foodlums Minutes 10/8/2010

Progressive Dinner
- Tomorrow, October 9th beginning at 5:00 @ 720 Broadway
- Don't forget to bring your own dinnerware (bowl, spoon, plate, cup, fork, etc.) and $5.

Apple Picking
-Foodlums will be going to Schaefer's Orchard Run tomorrow, Sunday Oct. 10 leaving the Phillips/ Schnieder turn-around at 1:00 pm.
- People will be picking apples for Feed My People food bank and bringing some home for themselves as well.

Baked Potato Sale
- To happen either this week or next week Thursday from 10-2 in the Phillips entryway (depending upon when we get the potatoes.)
- Dr. Kaldjian has used his connection magic once again to find a fantastic potato donor. Last year Chaput Produce was kind enough to donate a significant quantity of rarely organic potatoes from Rice Lake, WI and will do the same for us again this year.
- There will be a chili production gathering at Tehya and Erin's, 720 Broadway, Wed. evening at 9:30 pm. Bring ingredients to add to the chili!
- This is the sign-up for potato selling
9:15 (set-up) Carlie
10-11 Carlie
11-12 Briana and Isaac
12-1 Briana and Chris
1-2 Briana, Lauren, Ellen
Takedown ______ (no one yet)
- As you can tell we still need help, so if you can help here, please e-mail Briana (odegarbn@uwec.edu)
- Chili making sign-up for Wed. night is K. MACE, KATELYN, Nate, Carlie (if needed), and Ellen yo.

Banning the Sale of Bottled Water on Campus
- There is a class who is motivated to put an end to bottled water sales on campus
- The group of passionate students will be meeting Thursday evening to discuss a plan of action.
- E-mail Aaron Brewster (brewstaj@uwec.edu) for more info. and check the Foodlums website later in the week for more specific time and date.

Green Fund Proposal
-Deadline for plans for use of the green fund is coming up on October 23rd (?)
- Foodlums would like to come up with a proposal that deals with landscaping of the campus, including edible landscaping and greenery that requires less pesticide use and watering.
- Get your thinking caps on and watch for notices on times and dates of meetings

Halloween themed bike cook
- Foodlums will be having another biking-meets-cooking scavenger hunt (similar to our space race last spring) on Saturday Oct. 30th.
- Come bet your costume ready and get excited!

Foodlums Minutes 9/24/2010

Garden Party
-This coming weekend spend Saturday evening partying for homecoming foodlums style!
- There is promise of holiday lights and food with the possibility of a keg of Point Root Beer, Apple cider, and SOUP! YUM!

Progressive Dinner
- Still coming up Saturday Oct. 9th
- Tell all your foodie friends.
- Our motto this year is "the more stops the better" so get ready for several courses to this meal.

Garden
- A garden steering committee is being put together to plan the lay-out of the garden for next year and into the future. We're looking at raised beds, hanging garden, etc.
- Isaac got some new compost bins. WHOOt WHOOT! you go dude.
- The word is that we got a sizable donation from the biology department to clean up the shopping cart area-- maybe purchase large, nice, tubs for storing stuff.

New regional health care system
- We've received news that a new community-designed hospital and regional health care system is being planned
- They want to incorperate local foods into their vision and are inviting foodlums to attend the meetings for brainstorming/ planning.
- Dr. Pamela Wible will be in town Oct. 24-27 for the meetings. Stay posted for more specific times/ dates/ locations of meetings

Open House and Potluck at the Center for Healing Arts
-Friday, October 8 2-8pm at The Center for Healing Arts (2722 London Road)
-Pre-registration required for the potluck. Email Patricia: patricia.wickman@gmail.com
-Schedule of events:
---Roxie Fransway-Greening and Joyce Sobotta: 2:30-3pm Thermography and Healthy Girls presentation
---Deb Farmer: 3-3:30pm Maya Abdominal Therapy and Wise Earth Ayurveda
---Veena Chadha: 4-5pm Indian Cooking Demo
---Potluck: 5-6pm (RSVP required)
---Roxie and Joyce: 6:15pm Thermography and Healthy Girls
---Connie Reynolds: 6:30pm Intro to Community Acupuncture
---Patricia Wickman: 6:45pm Radiant Living Yoga and Ayurveda

Other things we want to do soon
- can apple sauce
- have a baked potato sale
- have a bike race/ cook-off

Foodlums Minutes 9/17/2010

Potluck this weekend!!
- everyone should come, no matter how involved you've been with foodlums as of recent
-Come for a fantastic potluck to celebrate the bursting farmers market
- Sunday 4pm 720 Broadway St. -- Tehya and Erin's house
-Bring somthing to share... or don't, but at least come
- bring your own cup (they might not have enough cups for everyone)

Foodlums/ Conservationists Progressive Dinner
-We are planning a progressive dinner for October 9th
- Justin/ Paul's house and Tehya/Erin's house are already squared away as two of the stops
- Thoughts we had about food to have include: fall themes, sweet potatoes, squash, veggie chili, green beans, and chips and salsa

Fundraiser
- The possibility of having another baked potato sale was discussed. Keep posted for details.
- Potato source yet to be decided (last year we got the hook-up with organic potatos from near Rice Lake from Chaput Produce

Pizza Farm
-We want to take a trip out to a near-by pizza farm.
-One of the new pizza farms is open on thursdays and that seems to be a better day for people.
-Date yet to be decided

Bike Race
-Another bike race is on the radar
-Another event to stay posted for details about

And then we all took a moment to drool over Saveur.com
check it out and it will be your new facebook. Thanks isaac.