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.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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!
- 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
---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
-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
-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.
- 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.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Foodlums Minutes 4/9/10 Meeting
Organic Dairy farm tour
-College Republicans have invited us to go on a tour of an organic valley member dairy farm with them this coming Saturday. The farm belongs to the family of a CR member and they have been very involved nationwide with organic farming and have given lots of tours of their farms before, so it should be pretty sweet.
- We will meet at Towers circle to caravan out there at 2pm, Saturday, April 17 so they can give a tour 2:30- 4:30
- If you can drive, please come! It seems like a number of people had a conflict since the sweatshop workers will be speaking on campus at 4 so some may be heading back early while others can stay later if we have more than one car.
Bike race/ cook-off/ picnic/ kickball game/ space race
- Our founding vice-president, Trevor "Hot-Todders" Peterson, had an idea to have a cook-off (similar to our squash-off in the fall), but start it out with a bike-race around town to pick-up ingredients from different check-points. Sound a bit like a messenger-style race? well, there may be some inspiration there.
- So Trevor wasn't at the meeting, so we all just went wild building off of the idea and it's going to happen!
-Chris, Briana, and Katelyn are doing the detail planning of this event.
- The event will take off from the campus clock tower at 2pm on Sunday, April 18th (this coming Sunday) and will be a sort of space race... to the extent that there is a costume requirement that everyone wear something space related.
- We will be racing in two teams, which will be the cook-off teams. Each team is responsible for providing their own spices, flour, and sugar if needed. Other ingredients can be gathered during the race.
-Don't worry about this event interfering with your afternoon tea, because the rules mandate that we must all break for 4:00 tea at Infinitea.
-Recipes will be created during the race, so no preperation necessary there. Cooking houses are Danielle's and Chris's.
-The culmination of this spectacular event will be a picnic during which food will be shared and kickball will be played.
-Bring $3- $4 (to contribute for the food) and your bike and have a blast (-off?) this Sunday.
- If you have any questions, e-mail Briana (odegarbn@uwec.edu) or come to Friday's meeting)
Earth Day Volunteering
-Eau Claire Earth Day celebration will be April 24 11-6 at Owen Park.
- The organizers are looking for volunteers to help with the following items:
*set up (most needed!)
*take down
*sell t-shirts
*helping direct people/answer questions
*Help with children activities
*Bike Valet
- If you can help out with any of these rockin' things, contact our founding president, Dylan Thomas (patrick137@gmail.com) ASAP!!!
Garden
- Jeff started planting some peppers, collards, and tomatoes in the cold frame
- Some spinach was planted in the not-so-sunny plot
- Some paths were dug out and filled in with wood chips in the big, sunny plot.
Gear up for some farm touring and space racing next weekend!
-Briana
-College Republicans have invited us to go on a tour of an organic valley member dairy farm with them this coming Saturday. The farm belongs to the family of a CR member and they have been very involved nationwide with organic farming and have given lots of tours of their farms before, so it should be pretty sweet.
- We will meet at Towers circle to caravan out there at 2pm, Saturday, April 17 so they can give a tour 2:30- 4:30
- If you can drive, please come! It seems like a number of people had a conflict since the sweatshop workers will be speaking on campus at 4 so some may be heading back early while others can stay later if we have more than one car.
Bike race/ cook-off/ picnic/ kickball game/ space race
- Our founding vice-president, Trevor "Hot-Todders" Peterson, had an idea to have a cook-off (similar to our squash-off in the fall), but start it out with a bike-race around town to pick-up ingredients from different check-points. Sound a bit like a messenger-style race? well, there may be some inspiration there.
- So Trevor wasn't at the meeting, so we all just went wild building off of the idea and it's going to happen!
-Chris, Briana, and Katelyn are doing the detail planning of this event.
- The event will take off from the campus clock tower at 2pm on Sunday, April 18th (this coming Sunday) and will be a sort of space race... to the extent that there is a costume requirement that everyone wear something space related.
- We will be racing in two teams, which will be the cook-off teams. Each team is responsible for providing their own spices, flour, and sugar if needed. Other ingredients can be gathered during the race.
-Don't worry about this event interfering with your afternoon tea, because the rules mandate that we must all break for 4:00 tea at Infinitea.
-Recipes will be created during the race, so no preperation necessary there. Cooking houses are Danielle's and Chris's.
-The culmination of this spectacular event will be a picnic during which food will be shared and kickball will be played.
-Bring $3- $4 (to contribute for the food) and your bike and have a blast (-off?) this Sunday.
- If you have any questions, e-mail Briana (odegarbn@uwec.edu) or come to Friday's meeting)
Earth Day Volunteering
-Eau Claire Earth Day celebration will be April 24 11-6 at Owen Park.
- The organizers are looking for volunteers to help with the following items:
*set up (most needed!)
*take down
*sell t-shirts
*helping direct people/answer questions
*Help with children activities
*Bike Valet
- If you can help out with any of these rockin' things, contact our founding president, Dylan Thomas (patrick137@gmail.com) ASAP!!!
Garden
- Jeff started planting some peppers, collards, and tomatoes in the cold frame
- Some spinach was planted in the not-so-sunny plot
- Some paths were dug out and filled in with wood chips in the big, sunny plot.
Gear up for some farm touring and space racing next weekend!
-Briana
Monday, March 22, 2010
Foodlums Minutes 3/19/10 Meeting
Dane has the sign! (This note was written on the minutes note sheet, although I'm not sure what said sign is...)
We have allies
-Lynn, Randy, Ruth
-The Biology department, who has traditionally laid some claim to the courtyard, gave the okay for foodlums to take over the garden
-Momma Carlson reminds us to avoid going inside after working in the garden since our shoes are usually super dirty and we have a history of tracking dirt inside. Bad news for people working in Phillips.
Cowsmo Compost
-Dr. Kaldjian will take care of the order
- Last year we ordered 7 cubic yards, 2 of which were for Dr. Hupy, 5 for Foodlums selling
- Maybe we will not order potting soil to sell this year since compost seems to be a good enough seller and we still have bags of potting soil left over from last year
David Hon
-Your name was written on the board in David-Hon-style letters in hopes that it would bring you back.
Garden
-We will be getting compost from the city this season, but they aren't ready to deliver it yet.
-Garden was cleaned up a bit to be ready for turning up the earth. So good to see the garden crawling with people getting their hands dirty.
-Spinach can be planted soon since it's good between 25 degrees and 75 degrees.
Happy Spring Equinox!!-Briana
We have allies
-Lynn, Randy, Ruth
-The Biology department, who has traditionally laid some claim to the courtyard, gave the okay for foodlums to take over the garden
-Momma Carlson reminds us to avoid going inside after working in the garden since our shoes are usually super dirty and we have a history of tracking dirt inside. Bad news for people working in Phillips.
Cowsmo Compost
-Dr. Kaldjian will take care of the order
- Last year we ordered 7 cubic yards, 2 of which were for Dr. Hupy, 5 for Foodlums selling
- Maybe we will not order potting soil to sell this year since compost seems to be a good enough seller and we still have bags of potting soil left over from last year
David Hon
-Your name was written on the board in David-Hon-style letters in hopes that it would bring you back.
Garden
-We will be getting compost from the city this season, but they aren't ready to deliver it yet.
-Garden was cleaned up a bit to be ready for turning up the earth. So good to see the garden crawling with people getting their hands dirty.
-Spinach can be planted soon since it's good between 25 degrees and 75 degrees.
Happy Spring Equinox!!-Briana
Monday, March 15, 2010
Foodlums Minutes 3/12/10
Phil's big exciting news
- A student senator is pushing to bring compost receptacles to the res. halls.
- There is a grant being written for a machine to make aereated compost tea and foodlums are being written in as beneficiaries!
- There was a stellar garden meeting which Lynn Peterson attended and gave a lot of great advice
Klinger's
- A garden/farm supply store in Chippewa
- Chris and Jeff went last Saturday for a garden planning workshop that Chris described as a "freshman level power point presentation"
- Sounds like a pretty sweet place otherwise! With a green house, cheap 50 lb. bags of potatoes, and SEEDS GALORE
- They have an open house coming up
Loitering Games
-Dr. Kaldjian suggests that we have a nice social event around a "loitering game" such as horse shoes, kubb, or bocci ball
Garden
- Chris has an intricate grid pattern planned for the corner plot (where the hot box /cold frame is) small plots with walkways through and around so it is all easily acessible to everyone.
- People for sure want squash, dry beans (which we might want to try growing both up?), tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and zucchini.
- Plans are coming along supurbly
Spring equinox river clean-up
-Saturday at 4 there are a group of people picking up trash along the river to honor the coming of spring in dress apparel
-Visit Trashmobec.blogspot.com for the low down.
Maple Syrup Update
-So Meghan went to the maple tapping workshop and found out that it can damage trees in the city to tap them since they are already weaker having to deal with streets and less nutrients etc. so that puts a stop to our plans to tap in the 3rd ward.
- Any other ideas? Think fast before the sap stops running! There was talk of a tapping set-up at Beaver Creek. Anyone have more info on that?
-Briana
- A student senator is pushing to bring compost receptacles to the res. halls.
- There is a grant being written for a machine to make aereated compost tea and foodlums are being written in as beneficiaries!
- There was a stellar garden meeting which Lynn Peterson attended and gave a lot of great advice
Klinger's
- A garden/farm supply store in Chippewa
- Chris and Jeff went last Saturday for a garden planning workshop that Chris described as a "freshman level power point presentation"
- Sounds like a pretty sweet place otherwise! With a green house, cheap 50 lb. bags of potatoes, and SEEDS GALORE
- They have an open house coming up
Loitering Games
-Dr. Kaldjian suggests that we have a nice social event around a "loitering game" such as horse shoes, kubb, or bocci ball
Garden
- Chris has an intricate grid pattern planned for the corner plot (where the hot box /cold frame is) small plots with walkways through and around so it is all easily acessible to everyone.
- People for sure want squash, dry beans (which we might want to try growing both up?), tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and zucchini.
- Plans are coming along supurbly
Spring equinox river clean-up
-Saturday at 4 there are a group of people picking up trash along the river to honor the coming of spring in dress apparel
-Visit Trashmobec.blogspot.com for the low down.
Maple Syrup Update
-So Meghan went to the maple tapping workshop and found out that it can damage trees in the city to tap them since they are already weaker having to deal with streets and less nutrients etc. so that puts a stop to our plans to tap in the 3rd ward.
- Any other ideas? Think fast before the sap stops running! There was talk of a tapping set-up at Beaver Creek. Anyone have more info on that?
-Briana
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