It's 7:01. Uh, call the meeting of the Case Agriculture Commission to order. This meeting is being recorded by the local scene. Anyone intending to make an audio or video recording of this meeting should notify the chair at this time. We'll go around introduce
ourselves, I guess. John Wubble, chair. Christine Milford, Bruce Mo, John Matias, Debbie Muller, Jean Lan Snowman. Name yourself. Beth Corbett. Yes. Sayth. Beth Corbin.
Say Beth Corbett. Beth Corbett. Thank you. Okay. First item on the agenda, it's approve the minutes for April 10th, 2025. I need a motion. make a motion, but I wasn't here, so I'm abstaining from voting. I move to accept the the
uh the I'll take it from B. I'll second it. All in favor? I I I recruitment of new members. Well, Janice's daughter was here the last
time, right? Right. Yeah. She seemed to be interested. I I didn't know if she would be here tonight or No, whose daughter? Janet Morris downstairs in the police office. She was the young lady that was here the last time. Okay. Oh, I
didn't realize that until I saw them together and I said, "Wait a minute. I've seen you recently." And she goes, "Yeah, yeah, thanks." Yeah. I didn't didn't
Well, I think that's an uphill battle. We don't have bot for people, so it's just, you know. Well, we do. We have one spot. Oh, we do. Yeah, because Beth moved us. Oh, that's right. Yes. Okay.
So, there's one associate that is non voting, right? Oh, all right. But that's an easier seat to fill because you don't have to have a business. Right. Right. Right. You just be more interested. I have something to do with it, but I have
lived on a farm many years ago. Yeah. Like I grew up on a farm type thing. Maybe Kelsey would get involved. Yeah. We just have to Okay. Thursday nights are a hard night for her because she works late
those nights. But here he is. Hi. Hi. Hello. Hello. The word for the day from M Cuban on Shock Tank is stuck up on toilet because the wood come out again.
pass. Thank you. Good information, Larry. We are talking about recruiting new members. Um I've talked to John. He didn't seem to be he's trying to get his son. Well,
that would be good. We could use the young person. Yeah. All right. Um let's move on to the collaboration with the public seed. The public library, the seed library. Um we did make the donation. Jean picked out the seeds. Those great seeds. Those great seeds. I
thought they were It was a a wide variety and I kept it just a few cents under the $75. And they all good. Easy. Look like easy stuff to grow, too. You know, I think so. Yeah. I picked stuff that I would probably grow. Yeah. And it was all 40%
off. Excuse me. At Ocean State. All their seeds are 40% off. And I asked her about how current they are and she said he comes in every day and replaces them. So they're they're fresh. I talked to Gail at the library and um she said
there's a lot of interest in the seeds. Um she was thinking about breaking the packs down a little bit because I think that's a good idea. Good idea. That's a good idea. You know, because a lot of them have way more than a gardener would want to have in their yard. So, but she
said there's been a lot of interest in Were they happy with the donation? Oh, yeah. Oh, good. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And then John got a shout out too for his private donations. Oh, good. And the garden club did a donation of seeds, too. But I think breaking the packages
if they could, you know, I think that would be a real good idea. Maybe I'll talk to G, which is um one photo sharing program. I have a letter for you to sign to give
to the board of selectment. When do you expect that to start? Because I I will put it in um the next mailing thinking that it's usually early June. Are you okay with that? Yes, I'll
just read it. Yeah. Yeah. Now that I get my email again, it's great to get updated on all this stuff. I don't know how I'd function if I couldn't get my email, you know, that would be tough. I can't type anything in. Oh, you can. It's still not working. But you can read. Yeah, but I can read stuff. Yeah.
And if I can click on it, I can do it. So, this is just a letter to the selectment. You want to read it? You want me to read it? Sure. Yeah. The agricultural commission is seeking permission to utilize the gazebo once again for the pro sharing program.
Excuse. Entrance by the residents has increased each year each year of the program. The program runs from June through September. As always, signage will be provided to locate the site and explain the rules. Members of the agricultural commission will check on
the quality of produce weekly and compost off produce produce past its usefulness. The council on aging director recently commented that the seniors appreciate the availability of free fresh produce near the center and will contribute items
excuse me will contribute items remaining from their third state produce day. Last year, residents posted pictures of available items on Facebook so others could take advantage of what was available. We thank you for the opportunity to provide free, fresh,
local produce to the residents. Nice. And what meeting does that go to? Third. Well, you're going to drop it prior to that. I'm putting it in there tonight. Oh, so they'll have it. They can put it on whatever agenda they want. Well, it's going to be on the third.
Okay. Because that's No, because um somebody set it up already. Oh, um Well, that was for the fair. Oh, okay. Oh, all right. We got to get out of here, John. You got to know what you're going there to talk
about. Glad we needed a replacement. Ages. All right. Discussion of agricultural programs for 2025 and budget. Beginning gardeners and permaculture early winter seeding bees Cape Cod Berry Association.
So the beginning gardeners was really good. Was wonderful. Yeah. Very good. Yeah. And I thought it was well attended considering you know. Anybody have any suggestions or I'm going to attend the D club meeting this
month. It's on the 28th. Okay. People have ignored me and that doesn't sit well with me, right? So, I'm going to go to the to the meeting to see if I can get somebody to commute. I talked to the guy across at Rocks across from I call a little bit about that. They got bees
there. He said they part of their Oh, are they thing is they want to do talks. Oh, great. Like 52 a year. 52. One a week. One a week. Yeah. I don't know where they're going, but it would be Well, one of those can be at a
place. Yeah, one or even two. I don't know if they have the set up yet, but they were willing to do something. Stay in touch, get some contact, please. John, do you know they took over Roger's house, too? Yes. They
bought that whole Yeah. Not the front house. Yeah. Very fast. Well, some of the other stuff we've already discussed, I'll talk to Kathy
before about the early winter seeding. Um, you in touch with Bill these days? I am. I just talk to him. Okay. Couple months later, I will. We'll keep piling it on. Don't worry.
It's on the B guy. Well, hey, thank you. Good luck. We got permaculture coming next month. Just for us people, the guy that was that did it before. Is he going to come down?
Um, one of the Well, we didn't have permaculture. Oh, he wasn't permaculture. What was that? No, you're talking about the farm up there. Um, no. No, he's I think he is part of the permaculture group, but he was telling
us about his old new operation. Oh, okay. Okay. So, this this woman, she had a stand at our fair. Um, so she's I told her just 15 or 20 minutes for us to get a an idea about culture. And when is she
coming? Next meeting, which is June. Yeah, you did. Uh the 19th. Maybe it's the third Thursday. 2nd. The 12th. Thursday. Whatever it is. We're home. 12th. The 12th. Oh, no.
Actually, we're not. You're right. We're going to Canada by the 11s. Okay. But when are you going to Saris? We're actually not this yet. They moved it. So, we're leaving Tuesday to go to Northampton. Well, I just was going to remind you about crow the candy place. I know. I'm
not going to get there. I think we're done out there. Not enough people like going out there. Oh, yeah. We won't be here for that meeting. So, sorry. June 12. Yeah, I already gave her the date. So,
okay. Sorry about that. They're going to be sitting my parents. We'll take it out of your check. Or fire me. Either way, can't be fired from this job.
Beg to leave. Seems to me it wasn't that long ago I was at your house begging you to um any other suggestions seriously. Did you do a p talk? Yeah, talk
to a bad night. Would you do a chicken talk? Sure. Okay. How was your class? I started off with about 12 people and wound up with about seven who came regular. So that's usually what happens.
Yeah. Interesting. I thought it was a one time thing. Yeah. So I went the first night and then I realized it was every week and I knew I couldn't go after that because I had written. Are these classes free? No, they have to be. They pay for and then they don't show up. It's very intensive.
It was a lot of information. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. We try to provide even does even does inspections. Does that mean you have chickens? Yeah.
Take it. Came prematurely. We're ready. Really? Wow. Jordan. Yeah, I bet if you just put a cooler out front with eggs in the neighbors. Yeah, the neighbors will take them.
Um, okay. Cap membership done. So the members members do they have our names and email addresses? Jean, how was that set? Individuals or No, just the organization. I think it's my email. That's the one that's on the TAM
website. Okay. If you want to change it to yours, I'd be happy. No. No. Because you know how frequently I look at a computer. I know. We're happy to share. Oh, okay. So they don't have a newer newsletter then? No. No. monthly vine.
It's not monthly. It looks like it might be quarterly. Oh, okay. Because the last one was what? March. Yeah. Yeah. So, maybe in June because I did sign up for it, but I I didn't get it. Okay. So, I signed up for it again. Okay. Then I thought, well, you're going to get it because I like to forward that in my
Right. to Yeah. I think it's a really interesting. It is. Um they've had staff changes down there. Um the woman who was the executive director is now with the Farm Bureau. So yeah, I think Karen,
so I think you know the person who was doing it on a regular basis may not be there or maybe in another role. So you know there for a while there was no newsletters. I think it's just staff changing. It
happens. Well, that article, it was just a little blurb and um I I I actually pulled it out of there and put it on the front of my letter that if everybody spent five or 10 Yeah. Yeah. I thought I found that
just really amazing that you a little bit would make such a big difference if you if you spend $5 a week, spring, summer, and fall locally. I forget how many thousands. And that's the
Oh, I It was a lot. It was a lot. Yeah. $5 a week or $20 a month in local food purchases, reducing the same amount spent on in the big supermarkets, the net effect would generate 200 million in
local income. Wow. Wow. That was a vine. Yeah. This is a little exciting. I don't know if anybody saw it in the newspaper, but I guess Scott bought the merry goround.
I saw that. I saw the auction. They sell the trains as well. No, no, I I think it said that they were keeping the trains. They wanted to do the holiday thing, but then there was
something else about maybe some train cars being sent off or I I sorry, I forget the exact word, but I think they would want to keep the trains and know that that's a big holiday. Yeah, because there's still going to be some of the
holiday the holiday rides like that on the B. [Music] Yeah. Yeah. That was great. You know the suck stand over in Clinton. Where do you get your fresh vegetables?
$5. $5. Well, saws have, you know, they're late 106 on the left. It's off of 58. Yeah, it's off 58. Past the go down the hill from the town hall. on the right. It's a town.
Yeah, left. I'm on the right. But they're opening late this year. They're not opening till June. Yes. June 1st. Yeah. I don't know what that's all about, but I think they are going to have you pick strawberries. They didn't last year, but I also wanted to mention if you like
key lime ponds, Hornstra Farms key. It's real. That's what it said. That's what it said. Because you know they have two locations. One in Norwell, one in Whitman. Whitman. Yeah. Peaceful meadow.
The old piece. Yeah. The old piece. Yeah. And that's a nice setup for them. They're right on the main road to get a lot of people to stop in and stuff, you know. And you see the cows and, you know, you see everything right there. It's nice. Um, she has agricultural fair in the
library. Are they doing it the same day? No, no, they're not. Um, I think they're doing it the week before. 14th. That was why ours was too late to do it at the Yeah. Did you set a date? 21st.
We don't have a rainy. No, we never have. It's really hard to get vendors to to um you know agree to two dates. Yeah. So, as soon as you get um permission from the selectman, then I'll start
sending in. And again, I'd really like to have somebody partner with me so somebody can do it next year. We need to go last year doing this fair. It's a
It's a bit of work. Well, we need to recruit some non-computer savvy person and need to I mean beginning isn't that bad. You just send out letters and but then like the
week or two before the fair and the day of the fair is there's a lot of computer organization. There's a lot of stuff a lot that goes out and a lot that comes in. I get the spreadsheet and just, you know, send the
stuff out. It's it's that day of and, you know, a couple days before as they decide whether or not they're not coming or they are coming. Do you want me to put that in that you're looking that the committee is looking for someone or do
you think that's too broad? Yeah, we we definitely could use more volunteers the day of the event. Okay. because everybody here is busy getting their own stuff set up. Yeah. You know, and so to
have enough volunteers to help direct people where they need to go and help them if they need help getting set up and you know, you can't expect the people at this table to do all that when they're setting up their own stuff. Can we get high school
kids? Why don't you ask them about service? Maybe we could go right to the They didn't have a table last year though. They did. They did. Did they miss one year? Thought they missed one year. I think they did. Last year we had the
silver. They were right next to me. Yeah. The year before we had um the farm farm um future farmers thing. Yeah. They c they didn't come last year, but it was a
group from that that group. [Music] Um, so yeah, I mean it's so important and and of course we'll need to find out if if Carrie is doing her. She is actually she just said something to me today about it. Okay. So give her the
date. I did. Okay. Okay. And is that a Sunday? Yes. Yeah. Because that brings a lot of people too. It does. Yeah. She just talked about it today actually. Great. Great. What's that? Like yesterday she said it. It might have been yesterday for you.
Today it was when I was getting Megan on the horse. She asked me about it. Um, so you want me to just Well, it's still early, but even now I could just mention that, right?
And and we could always volunteers the day of the event. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that'd be great. Yeah. Get some of them involved. I did send a um I did mention that we were meeting tonight and invited folks to
come banging down the door. I guess I have to jazz it up a little. You never know who might decide to come. I think the invite is important. We have a 18-year-old girl that just started riding at the bar. She lives over either
on Gro Street or right off Gro Street. And she wasn't writing me. She was writing Kelsey. And Kelsey said that they make they have a business making soaps and they just planted 20 blueberry bushes and they're going to they want to have a little farm stand at their house selling the soaps and the blueberries
and stuff. So I said to Kelsey, "She needs to get involved with the egg." So next time she comes, I'll have Kelsey. Yeah. Yeah. If I can get her name and address because at the very least we would invite them to have a table. Yes. At the fair. I'll I'll find out. I think
her name was Clarissa Thompson or I took the message off the machine and gave it to Kelsey to call, but I think it was something like that. Okay. And I didn't realize she was only 18 when she left the message. But that's great because young people want
they are they don't have as much stuff going on, right? you know, right? So, I'll try to follow up on that. Okay. Who would we uh contact at the school to uh see if that's what I was? Usually,
it's the guidance office, I think. Don't they post at the guidance office when there's stuff like this opportunity for like community service? Yeah. Yeah. I wonder if we could go directly to the two cuz he just gave his numbers.
Oh, he's moving. Which might not be up yet. Oh, that's all right. Sorry. That's all right. Sorry. What's the other guy's name? This thing. Dan. Yes. Dan.
Kelly. Is it Kelly? Nice. Okay. Thank you. He might be a hethe or something. Well, doesn't school must end soon.
Middle of June. Yeah. But these kids aren't thinking about the fall. Yeah, for the horiculture. Yes. Maybe you can ask the other for teacher if you want him to join to bring kids or
whatever. Pearson Dan Pearson. No. No. Well, even if you say fleck, but it's not. When when does school start again? End of August or September? Right around. So Wednesday before Labor
Day normally. Yeah. So, they would be back in school, but if Well, they would be. I had found at the shelter that a lot of these kids need community service and it's hard to sometimes it's hard to find the egg would be. You know, there's
a million organizations that are always looking for volunteers and when we posted at the school, we get nothing. So, um yeah. So, um so I don't know what the disconnect is. Yeah. I wonder whether that you know the word gets out.
That's what I would like to do. I can try to draft some of those kids and drag them over. Well, it's tough. It gets down at crunch time. The guy who says, "Look, you go in five hours 40 so
many." So, the inside scoop. That's a Yeah, that's a great way to encourage kids. Dan Richards, Dan Richards. Yeah. Wish I could
when usually work for me. They were Yeah, usually up to Yeah. No, and they're they're plent. Oh, but they would volunteer to help. Would that be okay? Oh, it' be okay. But but they work at Sacha, so they probably work there. Yeah, there probably will be
on a Sunday. I have to tell you this story of the youths of America and I have this young man who works for me. I think a good work good worker and all that. And
u he when he was working he always had one of those headset things on so he can listen to his music. One day he was there and he put it on the trunk of his car and he took off out the farm driveway and took a left
towards the fire station and I got a call. Five minutes later he realized he lost his whatever you call those things. So I said you can tell me find it. Can I come down and look? Sure. So we walked about and find it. So the next time Oh no it might have been that day. I said
to him, I said, "Uh, Ryan," I said, "You probably lost it when you pulled out of the driveway and took that left. You know, there's a couple two or three houses there and the one going up." I said, "Why don't you just take a walk towards Dunkin Donuts and see if you can
see it on the road?" His response, "Walk?" That was it. Really? Yeah. And then I found out afterwards, he said I said, "Is it expensive?" He said, "Yeah, it's about $200." Yeah. The beats you call beats. Is that what they are? Yeah. But I You would have
thought I was asking him to jump out in the traffic below 40. That's a half a mile tops. My parents buy me another I think he's got chickens. Who does class? Yeah, he has. He's got a few.
Yeah. And like always, he got them for the kids and now they're Elliots, right? Yeah. John employ one of the kids in college now. Oh god. Yeah. I think he's junior.
Yeah, I was going to say a junior. So, John, yes, we still have some funds available this year. They will disappear July 1st. You said that we need some new signs. Yeah, let's
So, we really should get those inventory. See what we got. Yeah. Very good. Yeah, because it sounds like we may have some programs that we have to pay for next year. I have two signs that you stick in the
ground, but they have last year. But I think the banner you said we needed banner, right? We can change the I'm not sure. I said we needed a banner, but yeah, we talked about a banner if we moved it to the farm, but Yeah, but I thought we
needed a new banner that, you know, had had opportunity to say this week or, you know, an actual date or something because it says today. I think it does say too. Yeah, I think. Yeah. What about
when it's convenient, we'll take a look at that stuff. Okay. And if there's any do we need some more designs to put around? Let's get a cup. Okay. Does I wonder Barry still does
Barry have any? I think so. I think that toy to we may need a couple couple watches. Oh, we did last time. Just change the dates on them. Well, we can do that, but I mean we may need some replacements cuz some did get some of them got damaged
and some picked up. Yeah. And did you have some for um food and drink or bathrooms? Yes. Yeah. Not even not all those were even used. Okay. So, okay. So, we have those. We have parking. Yeah.
Yes. So, we should probably have at least a dozen signs to put around town. Yes. You know, various intersections. We may Yeah, I think we have I think we probably use more than that. We
may Oh, okay. We'll check if I can get into Ruby's. Come on. Expanded into a story. No, not at all. Oh. Um, well, I uh applied for
reappoint board of selectment and um I got it. So, I was reappointed and so my position is through April 30th, 2026. Yay. Good. Oh, great. Congratulations.
Very good. Did you get without a signing bonus? Yes. Oh, yes. I sent out the barnbook letter. This one I included um the invitation for
tonight. Uh the cap vine I attached I also attached the um the plant sale. Oh, you had the brochures out for gardening there. Um, and I also mentioned again uh that
if folks are visiting soccer or baseball fields and servicing their chicken coop that they should be changing their shoes. I think that was not to put that at the end because that's the last thing people see. You think so? Yes. So if they go down I think the last thing on your mind
is the last thing you saw instead of being in the middle somewhere. Oh, and I bolded it. Yeah. And um and change the type size a little just uh I was thinking I had contacted um Don Alambright but that hasn't gone anywhere
about he does some type of monthly Facebook letter from the letter. It does. It is. I can't find it. I asked on it's it's not on the website. It's not on the website. You have to
look on Facebook. I'm not good on that. There's five Facebooks, right? Well, when I play them, there's only one. But you're saying with town one, there's town local.
So, which one is the official? I don't I really don't know. I don't think any of them are official. Oh, there none of them are town sponsored. Oh, I thought Kingston had one, but Well, they are Kingston people and it's Kingston news.
Yeahriv started it. I don't think it's government. No, no, none of I think I think all things Kingston is the more common one. Oh, no. How local Kingston? Sorry. I don't know. Confused now. Because I was going
to I asked him if he would include just, you know, a couple of sentences like that about baseball and soccer fields. I don't know how many people make that connection with either they or their kids are out on these fields. I'm sure they don't. Yeah. Yeah. Did you
send it to his email? No, I can. Yeah. Just send because I've sent him stuff to his email asking if he could include it in the next newsletter. Okay. And he's done that. All right. That's what I'll That's what I'll do with that. His town email.
Okay. Very good. And um lastly, I am going on vacation for my sisters in Virginia May 13th the 26th. And I an email that you don't see, but you got
it. I did. Okay. True. Oh, I always do. It's beautiful. 13 to the 26. Is that what you said? 13 to 26. Yes. It's uh the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway. [Music]
Front Royal. It's a lovely town. She lives beautiful home. Yeah. Yeah. So, our membership Ruie, you're the only one that expires this year.
No, you can't. So, hopefully it doesn't happen. Right. Right. They I would check with the select men's office, be sure that they've got you for reappoint because they do those in June. Okay. So, it's
effective with July 1 because Beth went through that last year. Everybody, you see, um 2027 Yeah, Christine is 2026. So Barry was 2026. So when you
were re when you were appointed, what did they put in their letter to when you standing here? Yes, that's it. Um, anybody else have any other culture? Did you want to bring up what you talked to us about?
No, I didn't really want to do that. Oh, okay. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. John, you're 2026. Christine's 2026. It's only only a one one year turn when I'm done. Well, you build Okay. I
thought big shoes. Yeah. Take it. Just trying to see if you want me here. Get rid of No. No. It's still death to us. It is. All right. Any anybody want to recap
[Music] or good? Yeah, I mean we've got got um the produce coming up. You're going to get permission for the egg fair and we'll get started on that before working on programs.
Do you watch the uh agendas most likely usually? Okay. Keep an eye out because I'll go for the make sure I'm available for when they bring up the share. Okay. You're
gonna go too go I don't have to go. You're not easing out like it's not going to be that easy. No easy. There's no easing. All right. Does anybody want to make a motion to adjurnn? Make a motion we
adjourn. Do we have a second? 15. All in favor I meeting is adjourned.