It's 7:08. Um, calling the meeting of the Kingston Agricultural Commission to order. Uh, this meeting is being recorded by a local scene formally packed TV. Anyone in intending to make an audio or video recording of this meeting should notify the chair at this time.
>> I don't see anyone online right now, John. >> All right. Uh, President Ruy Santos, uh, Deb Mueller, Jean Land Stman, Corbett, and John Webble. U we, we'll start with, uh, approval of
the, uh, last month's, uh, minutes and what? >> Yeah, I look at, >> huh? >> Did you get a chance to look at the >> My time is twisted. >> What was I supposed to say? The meetings, the minutes. You're supposed to memorize them and then you had to
read them to everybody. Otherwise, >> it's probably just take a quick look. >> Um, mine's still not printing and I don't know what what happened, but we tried to change providers and now my
printer isn't recognized by the computer and then we got a new computer. So, it's called out of the >> Yes, you're deep. I I had my son he couldn't figure it out. So >> Hal who? >> Hal. >> Oh, Hal 2011.
>> Oh yeah. Hal knows. >> Hell knows everything. >> Yeah. Well, we're headed that way. That's where we're headed. >> Yeah. >> But I got my daughter works for Neighbor Works Housing Solutions trying to find
housing for people in need and they want the system to go over to AI. She says, "Oh, that'll really work." >> These people don't even know what a computer is. >> Yeah. The show will say, "We'll send it to you by email."
>> What's that? >> Yeah. Well, >> they have my sympathy because I'd love not to have it. >> All right. So, >> I am so glad. >> Okay. >> Five of us. Yeah. I make a motion. We accept.
>> Okay. Uh, all in favor? >> I. Did you second? >> I second. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Three to three. >> Yeah. 300. >> Take one or two. >> Pass it down. >> Oh, one or two.
>> What did you bring? I just bought other stuff. What did you bring something? >> Um, they have unfortunately they have my little computer chips in them. You'll be programmed by AI or IC
or FBI. >> Yeah, I know. Huh. >> All right. Um, sorry. >> Let's talk about the produce. >> Come back, won't it? Huh? >> Let's talk about the produce sharing program real quickly. It >> me was a success. Um,
>> thank you. you know, it's the times that I stopped in the morning, there was um the province and I come back a day later and people seem to get word out on Facebook. So, >> Jean, do you have any comments or uh
>> Well, the library um posted a picture of um the seed library. >> Okay. >> And people who had borrowed seed brought back the produce >> that they had grown. Oh, good. Oh, nice.
>> So, they showed a picture of the news library. I mean, you can't have a better >> sales form than that. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, people are they are participating in the sea library and
then they are participating in the produce sharing. I think the people who are are involved with produce sharing really uh value it and enjoy it. I can't say that it's a you know that the entire
community is involved but uh the people that have put stuff there they usually put a picture on Facebook and um >> the comments have all been great you know when I >> Facebook >> yeah so when I put put something on
Facebook about it was you know we were it was the end of the season people um said really nice things about you know how good it was. >> Now, what page is that? >> What page is that on? Oh, is that on town page? >> Um, yeah, I would have done it on on one
of the town pages. >> Yeah, >> it seems to be self. >> So far, it's been I mean, a couple times. >> Have you had to bring any bad? >> Yeah, only once or twice. >> No. >> No.
>> Let's see. Once it was cucumbers and the other time it was tomatoes. >> Well, there were cucumbers. No, I thinkers put in there, they were way past their prime. >> And then there was some some peaches that were right on the edge. >> Okay.
>> But all in all, I think it went well. >> Yeah. For the people who who enjoy it, I I think it helps. You know, even if it's just a small segment of the community, I think it's still a welcome addition. Oh, this was the the picture from the other from the top
>> of the container to show you all the things. That's the this >> nice >> shown. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> Nice. >> Yeah. So, it's a good way to show how
>> important both those are items are. >> Oops. That's the um >> last month. >> Oh, yeah. >> That's last month. I don't think there's much change from uh last month's um
>> there was a lot of nice >> agricultural >> I I've gotten some great comments back if we're just going to hit the agricultural fair again from a lot of people. >> Yeah, I thought it was the best one. >> Yeah, I've got some really positive a bigger crowd that stayed longer.
>> Yes. Yeah. When I told you, one of the newer vendors said when he got here, he couldn't believe it. You know, he he just thought it was going to be a couple tables and when he got here, he was really impressed with fooled you >> how big it was. Yeah. Yeah.
>> He didn't think we were all that. And we surprised him. >> And and what I meant to do was to do a write up um so that it could go in our files, but I didn't get to it. But what I did want to let you know is that the Kingston 300 committee met last night
and they uh had had on their agenda the entire schedule for their activities next year. So the first item is a gayla on June January 31st and that's going to be at um Coughlin Coughlin.
Then they're having an art show May 9th. uh 300th proclamation June 27th, the parade July 25th, old home day September 19th with the rain date of the 26th and then they're going to do the house tour in October.
So just to keep in mind that >> both dates. >> Yeah. and whether or not we can somehow tie into old home day um instead of having a separate event, >> you know, so close to that one. >> Do they have a location?
>> Uh I think it's going to be down at the reed. >> That's where they used to have it. >> It was at the Reed. Yeah. >> And that field is big enough. >> We tried to resurrect it. I don't know, maybe 10. >> Yeah. The I mean >> it had been so long. Didn't remember
what it was, >> right? You know. Yeah, they do. >> And if they have the money, they could to one side parking. >> It used to be it would be f full up past the tennis court down to Lynon, too. >> Yeah. >> And that baseball dirt parking lot would
be full. I mean, >> it's difficult, but it's doable. >> Oh, you got the space once you get to the field. >> You got to use the library parking lot and wherever you can find a space. But >> Oh, that's interesting. I don't know
what the details are. I just saw that that was um >> Oh, wow. I know. >> Jim's on the committee. >> Okay. >> Oh, get the inside scoop. >> But that's important for us to think, you know, keep in mind if we're going to >> try and do an egg fair next year or if
we just fold it into this somehow, you know, and if we want to do that, do we talk to the 300th committee? Um, John Bartlett I think is the chair. Um,
I don't know John. I don't think I do. Um, >> that gentleman that came here who came here, >> Ken Brack. >> I don't know if he's on that committee. He's on he's on that book committee.
They were joining the book. Oh, >> I'm trying to think who else might be on the 300th committee. I know. Um, he's just That's separate. Is that separate? >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah, there's two two groups.
>> I just said two things of chocolate. Thank you. >> No, I'm good. Thanks. I'm good. I'm good. >> Okay. So, I I am going to try and do a a write up summary um just for posterity.
You know, we had we had good weather and um >> yeah, it was really a nice day. It >> was >> Yeah, we lucked out. >> I know. We did. >> Um >> car wash people were a little pissed, but that's all right. They'll get over. >> That was >> That was stupid. >> Was terrible.
>> Whoever the car wash, >> you know how they >> That was supposed to be over at noon time anyway, wasn't it? >> It would have been fine other than the little push back we got when we asked just to change out of >> Yeah. It wasn't me. >> You know, if you just weren't so aggressive.
>> I'm glad I had Gary Gary Matias with me when I went down as a witness. Huh? >> Yeah. >> Who authorized them to have >> Yeah, we do. We We don't know, do we? >> Supposedly the selectment. They said the select
>> I question that. >> I I do, too, but I'm not You know what? >> Just let >> Well, I know. But if if this committee was to do it again, you certainly wouldn't want that car wash. >> No, but I think >> it was a real conundrum. I thought everyone involved.
>> That would be a point to you know when I >> you shouldn't say when I when the next person requests >> you. >> Yeah. No, it isn't. Not unless Jean Not unless my uh >> Not unless Jean stays. >> I'm I'm willing to stay in the
committee. I'm just not willing to be in charge of the a fair council. >> Um >> but yeah, I think that's well worth ne keeping in mind next year. >> Yeah, it's it's something to bring up. >> Yeah.
>> Well, if we combine it with >> You're all red, >> huh? >> Yeah, you are. Are you okay? >> I'm all right. >> Are you warm? >> I thought she was out in the sun. >> Yeah, maybe you're warm. No, if if we're interested in seeing if we can um do a a
joint some sort of joint event, then we we need to set up an appointment with the 300 committee. >> Yeah, that would be worth it. I don't know anyone on the committee. >> Well, that's it. Well, I'll have to see
who's on at hand. >> Um All righty. Let's uh I don't have a a current agenda. I'm working off an old one. Well, I guess we can jump on to um
>> It's almost the same. >> It is. Yeah. Um the agricultural programs could, and I'm glad you're here because I want to ask you a favor. Could you try to talk to Kathy and she never returned my call.
Oh, what am I asking her about? >> If she'd be willing to do a um just a one night, couple hour things on her seed starting, >> the winter seed starting. >> Yeah. Um she did it at the high school and it was really nice.
And it >> was it in the adult education? >> It was. Yeah, it was. >> So, it's that early winter seating area. Yes. Okay. >> Yes. I'll do one on how to kill chickens. Oh, >> like that. >> Yeah.
>> You know, how to kill chickens. >> I'll do one on how to annoy your neighbors with a rooster. >> Yeah. You buy books. >> Everybody's been good. I mean, but those roosters crow all the time. >> They do.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. >> The good the good thing is is that the automatic door on the on the a lot, >> you know, I mean, they're in there until >> at this time of year almost 7. >> Okay. >> You know, cuz it's 20 minutes after sunrise. So,
>> and it's a little bit shaded. So, >> yeah. >> Okay. >> So, your door isn't programmable by sunrise. You're programming it for when you want it to open and close. >> No, it's it's a half hour after sunset and or 20 minutes after sunset and 20
minutes after sunrise. You know, it has a an I. >> Oh, well, that's cool. I didn't know the one. >> Yeah. Nice. >> Maybe it's programmable. I don't know. That's what that's what it's been doing, baby. >> Okay.
>> I'm trying to keep my distance from the chickens. This was not my >> thing. Plenty to do without >> Yeah. >> Good luck. >> So, what were you what were you kind of um targeting as a date to do that? sometime in January or February.
>> Uh probably yeah toward February. >> Okay. >> This evening. >> This evening. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> But there's there's some flexibility there depending on obviously depending on what her schedule is. >> Okay. >> I mean you could give her my phone number or you could set it up. Either
way, whatever is best for you. >> Okay. >> Um and then just tell me the date and I'll go set up a room at that. >> Right. >> Okay. The reason I asked John is if if I'm going to um schedule someone to do that com companion gardening. Okay.
>> I'm thinking that should probably be late April, early May >> after you start the scenes. >> I'd say April just to keep things rolling. I mean people are starting to do something February, March
and April if you like doing it. chicken thing in life. >> I didn't kill chickens be >> or how about the bees? >> Yeah, we just need to hear somebody hear from someone about bees. >> That's right. They said they were um You
talked to them. They said I went over to bug them again. They said you're getting the information. So, are they >> I can't find the business card. I know he gave it to me. I don't know where. I tuck it and tucked it in. >> What was his name? >> That's a good question. Okay. Is it up at Roger's place? Is
>> that Yeah. >> Hopefully, you know, once John's done picking, he can be a little bit >> he'll have a little >> Yeah, because I asked him and he said, "Oh, I gave it to to Jean and and John's a neighbor." So, I said, "Oh, okay." >> Yeah. Well, let's
>> then we >> So then if we can get them for March, then >> Yeah. do something March, April, and then >> I think that's when B school starts. >> March. I think so. >> Okay. >> Really well
>> before before the because the bees I think come late April or something on me. >> Yeah. Usually get Yeah. be g this April May. >> Oh, you know sometimes you get nukes in June. So >> So find out if she's going to charge anything. >> Okay.
>> Because you know we have to figure out >> Yep. >> how much y >> we're spending. Um because I'm pretty sure the one I'm I'm going to contact re regarding companion gardening there'll be a fee like there was last couple bucks. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Was what 225 something like that? >> I have one. >> What? >> Yeah. >> What is companion guys? >> It's what plants do you plant together that will make both of them thrive? You know like there's certain things you don't plant together.
>> One will attract a certain kind of bug which is better for them and stuff. Well, if they both use the same kind, you know, they're both depleting the soil of the same nutrient, you probably don't want to plant them together. That sort of thing. So,
>> okay. Um, good. And maybe >> that was a good program. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, she's she was very knowledgeable and it was a well >> presented program and made a good crowd there. So hopefully this will bring in a
good crowd too. >> Um okay, I need to use No, don't be sorry. Thank you for uh >> sharing it. All right. Um of new members. Well, that's
>> anybody I asked. No. >> What did I ask recently? Oh, guy from me. But he spends six months over in Nucket. So, >> yeah. Yeah. Um >> No, that's what I said. And you said none of the weirers were interested.
>> Ruy's spoken to them. Yeah. And I uh I quoted uh Fred Aerosmith about his son, but we haven't heard anymore. >> Okay. I wonder now that um >> we should had a signup sheet. Did we have a signup sheet?
>> Crooked Barn Flower Farm. Alisa, now that she's, you know, she's not straight out with her own gardens, I wonder if she would be interested because I think she'd be very knowledgeable to have on here.
>> What is >> what landscape design? >> Yeah, she's doing landscape design, which probably keeps her busy over the summer, but >> the flower place down. Yeah. >> Yeah. Or would she be able to be a full member, but she isn't actually
>> Oh, that's right. She doesn't have a business. >> Well, she could certainly I mean, she could certainly be an associate member like I am. I mean, I'm not actually >> Oh, yeah. No, I I just um >> Yeah, >> it would be nice to have
>> Yeah. Well, you need five voting members and have five. >> Yeah, >> John, right? then pastor. >> And what we don't have is um you know an associate, I'm an associate, and then we need one more associate.
>> Well, Deb could be an associate if she wanted. >> Yeah, she could. >> She's here all the time, >> but she doesn't have to be here. >> Well, that's her choice. If she wants to be, we'll
gladly get her recognized. Do you want me >> you want to maintain your escape clause there? >> Do you want me to contact Elise? >> Um, you can. It would be nice if uh if some of the other people or any anyone else who was growing flowers
commercially >> would be interested in >> Oh, I was going to ask >> the girl that didn't come that has I'm going to see her this fall, too, for the for the barn. >> Okay. Why don't you ask her? >> I'll ask her. Okay.
>> Um, new agricultural enterprises in Kingston. I think we're losing more than we're gaining. >> Well, I think that residents were really surprised at all the agriculture we do
have here because it's not you don't drive around see big farms. >> It's not in your face. >> Right. >> Right. Yeah. >> And so I think they were really surprised when they came and they saw this the the variety of animals. Of course, the alpacas don't live in
Kingston, but uh still I think it's it's important to reach out to them and um at least let them know we're here like the the new flower I mean we've got three new flower farms >> and um >> we do.
>> Are they actually viable commercial operations? >> Well, not necess I mean they're selling flowers. the the woman on Route 80. >> Oh, that's she's dogs, too. I was up there for >> She uh um you know, she's told me she
was straight out that weekend with weddings, you know. >> Oh, okay. >> Um and the other one is I think her name's Allison and she lives on Main Street and she was selling das and other
flowers all all summer. Didn't she have a stand or was it Facebook? >> It was out at the end of the drive. >> Okay. >> You know where Russians used to live? >> Yeah. >> Was the It's the house that sits back behind them and she had the flower stand
at the end of the >> Okay. >> driveway. >> All right. >> Where who used to live? Washington. >> Mhm. >> You said where somebody used to live >> freshens used to live. Do you know where Mary Russian lived and then John? No,
>> it's two houses down from the first parish. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> Oh, so they're selling just down the street here. >> Mhm. >> Oh, that's Did does she actually have a farm where she grows her flowers or does she buy
her flowers? >> No, no, no. She grows >> because Rush's property isn't very big. No, no, she's the one behind >> Kushman's house. >> I don't know who lived there before, but it's behind >> I thought that was for sale again. I
heard >> not that I'm aware of. >> The house that sets way back. >> Yes. >> It's got a big driveway that goes in. >> Mhm. Yeah. Right next to Rushton South. >> Oh, I know the one we're talking about. Okay. >> I don't know how much property she has, but I know she grows. There's quite an
there's there's some acres back there because somebody that wanted to have horses had called me when it was for sale once. >> Um although there's acres there, there's no place to ride around it >> and it wasn't so >> Do you know that used to be a road into
Kingston Center when they put the cemetery in? >> Really? >> Wow. That had to be a long time ago. >> Yeah. So they put the cemetery in and up here where the early bird is. >> Mhm. >> Everything from three houses down going down wasn't there.
>> The town that hill coming up >> wasn't there. Any of those houses weren't there. >> Tourist. Yeah. It was tourist corner, but just check. >> Yeah. >> Well, it was. >> Well, have any of you gone by the >> cemetery? The what?
>> The town cemetery. Have you gone by it recently? No, >> no. But I heard the trees are gone. Yeah. Finally. >> Yeah. >> Well, that's the work that was done behind. >> They just finished it. >> Yeah. They've been there for a few few
days. Yeah. >> Yeah. A lot of the summer. >> No. Who ponyied up for that? >> Um, >> mostly >> I think so. It might have been some grants >> and some grants. I saw them.
Yeah. And I think the CPC grants >> Yeah. Um >> because they were really negatively impacting. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. They should have never been Nobody planted them. They just grew and because
it wasn't being maintained. >> They just got bigger and bigger and they started up rooting stones and wow burial plots and Yeah. I mean those roots just go out. I know. And then it was shading the stones. So they were getting all
mossy and then likens and that eats away at the stone. So >> um this should really help. >> Do you want to also talk to Alisa then too? >> Well, why don't you talk to your lady? >> I want to talk um Linda for um
>> Okay. >> Spring River. >> Okay. when I see it. >> And then let me know, okay, >> what she says and then I'll I'll approach you at least. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I think it's just going to be up
to us as we come across new um agricultural groups. Um, we can certainly check in with the building inspector or the health agent periodically too to see if anyone's come in and talked to them or registered with
them. So, >> I talked in there before I moved into town >> and asked them, you know, about could I have the animals there before I bought the house. >> Right. Right. So, that's why I'm thinking building inspector. >> They lied to me. We never do. Well, I I think I know the answer to that because
the lights were out when I looked in this week >> where >> building inspector >> last week. Paul was out all last week. He was sick. >> Yeah. So, we don't have a new one. >> Um,
push me any more back, please. Um I sent out on October 14th um the barn book buzz number 10 and um I
let everyone I gave everyone this publication that I'm now that I really like mass grown. Did you have a chance to look at that or >> no? >> This is really >> Oh yeah. Yeah. I loved it. It had so
much stuff in it. >> So, I sent that out um as an attachment to everybody. I sent out this meeting and um and I sent out I I let everybody know that I had the barn book and I I'll be starting uh the barn visits Tuesdays
and Wednesdays. And I've already had some people get back to me about it, which is good because just scheduling it takes a lot of time usually. >> And how many do you have? 40 >> about. Yeah. >> And you have to get them all done
>> December. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, um, >> so what was that little is that a newsletter that's by subscription or >> I must have signed up for it because it's a mass it's a state thing and I
>> it's through the department of bank. >> It's really interesting and I sent you one even though >> you did I did >> that came the announcements for the vine. >> Yes. >> Okay. So I didn't open it. Okay. So, it's in there and um and what interested
me in here as I was scrolling through it, all the different activities and things to do was um and I immediately clicked on it because it was a cooking demonstration um for um Clans Casino and Oysters Rockefeller
me up. It was on the vineyard. Um, >> but I thought I wonder if somehow someway we couldn't find somebody. I know it's a reach, but I think people are really interested in cooking seafood
and you have oysters and >> I don't know if we could somehow, you know, I mean, it's a lot with the kitchen and everything, but it was just it caught my attention right away and then I thought of this. Trouble is we don't have a kitchen >> and well I was we can't people can't use
the seniors. Huh? >> No. >> That's what I thought I remember. >> No, >> I mean you can you can rent um >> parish hall. Um >> house. >> Yeah, house. You can rent it and and it does have kids.
>> It does because I've done I've helped with weddings there. >> Okay. >> And we have it. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. H >> I don't know. Does anybody know a chef? >> Well, we got a celebrity chef in town.
Chef C. >> Who's Yeah. You know who else is? Uh Michael Connell. >> I don't know if he's doing much in that. >> No, but he's doing stuff at Plymouth Yach Club where he was. I bet he could be coerced into doing something. Yeah.
>> It just caught my interest and I thought, well, maybe would catch other people's hand. >> Megie O'Neal, her partner was a was a professional chef. >> Yes. >> Yeah. That's somebody else that I talked
to Maggie not too long ago. >> Do how's she doing? >> Good. They've rented this place. They're working on a little motel down in um the old anchor right by old Plymouth Town Hall in the art club. Yeah. Right down by that. Yeah.
Oh, >> so they're renting where they're living now. >> They're renting the place in Kingston and they're living down there. They're getting that. >> Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, >> she talked about that when she was came a couple of our meetings.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> Hopefully it goes well for them. Mhm. >> You know, I think that Mark Manella that I go out to see that was going to come and help at the egg fair and then he couldn't because of of just timing with
the church or some somebody needed something. But I think his email was chef. >> It is. >> Okay. >> So, I don't know what that means. >> I'll have to ask you when I start to see Mark. >> Yeah. John, can we go back to the egg fair? I
I put together some thank you letters for you to sign. Okay. And I'll I'll get them mailed out. One is to Karen for the antique police car. And oh boy, fire engine. I got to ret retype this one. Um
Sean Turner for the support from the streets, trees, and parks. >> Thank you, Jean, for that. >> Rob downstairs for their assistance. Sandy Oily Ohoy. How did she say it? >> I didn't.
>> You graduated with >> the run. >> Okay. >> And I told her this year's winner was Amy Balmore, executive director of Habitat for >> Oh, good. >> And then one for Bill Albert, the musician. >> Oh, that was Yeah, he did a great job. >> He did a great job.
>> He did a really good job. >> He was a very nice job. So, >> you know, you could talk, you could hear the music. It was and it was it was nice background music. >> You can sign this letters and I'll redo the one to Karen. >> I'll bet we could do a little correction
and I'd initial it on Karen and she'd be fine with it. >> Definitely not hurt Karen's feelings. I know Karen well enough. I >> usually, you know, review them, make sure they're accurate. Sorry about that.
You know how many times have you read a book and it's got these these things in it and those people are paid for that big money. >> We we've had some books in book club. I say where was the editor? >> Exactly. >> I'd like to do that but I find mistakes all the time.
>> Oh I'd be great at it because man I'm the red head lady. >> I it just like jolts me when >> Yeah. It's like >> what? Yeah. Well, I wouldn't do so well on the on the grammar punctuation. >> Well, Facebook will drive you nuts.
People don't know how to spell. Oh my god. >> Facebook makes up stuff, too, when you're writing. >> Oh, god. >> You got to be careful what >> auto correct is off. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah, it is. >> But people don't know how to spell >> or put a sentence together.
>> That would be me. >> I can put a sentence together. I just sometimes let them run on. >> Yeah. Yes, that's different. All right, go and get that. >> Thank you very much, Jean. >> Get those mailed out because it's really important to let people know >> that is to let them know. That's Thank
you for doing that. >> And I I did send a thank you to all the vendors and ask if they had any good recommendations. Well, I mean, >> you got to keep up your >> Okay. Uh there is a bake fall bake sale fundraiser this Saturday, 10 to 1 at the
animal shelter. >> Oh, okay. I saw that on the bulletin board. >> Okay. So, come out. They're going to have cookies, brownies, pies, and more. And raffle prizes, cash or check only baked good donations accepted with
ingredients. Plus, >> in Plton is Plumpton's doing that uh like town yard sale, I think. >> Oh, are they? >> Saturday. >> Town. What is that? I
>> think it's on the green down there. >> I think so. >> I I thought I read something somewhere about that. And then also that >> Yeah, I think I might have seen it there. >> Did anybody go to the the Cape Cod Agricultural Roundt meetings? And
>> um I don't know who's put putting this together, but there's local egg coms, farmers, farm trust mark markets, local officials. Uh >> I sent that out in one of the barn booklet.
>> Yeah. Farming presentations by farming Felmouth. The foundith Kate Cod compacted conservation trust technical assistance project followed by
challenges to farms and towns are facing regarding farm farmland access and protection was sponsored by the Mass Department of Agriculture. Um, so I was wondering if we could get
them to do something similar to that in Plymouth in Plymouth County instead of us trying to organize it. See if somebody had >> who um Pete Westover and Sarah Gardner.
>> Those are the people or those people. I don't know if they're with the Mass Department of A or with Felmouth. You know, I know who I could talk to at
the I could talk to Sean Bass. What was that called? >> It was called the Cape Cod Agricultural Roundt. I haven't spoken to him for a while, so I could call. I still have a phone.
>> Is he with the state? >> Yes. Yes. >> Because now would be the time to do it when people are not actively involved. you know, once we get through the cranberry season. What What is your downtime, John?
>> Is is there ever any downtime? >> Um, well, we're closed right now, but I still have stuff to do and now I start to get busy putting stuff away for the winter. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, if they could do something like that over, you know, January
through March, that would be great. us. >> What are you thinking about? >> Yes. >> Organizing Plymouth County. >> You know, like we we try we had all the eggcoms >> together, but if we could get the state
to do it and bring in a couple of speakers. >> Speakers. >> Yeah. >> Maybe it would attract more people. >> We could probably host it at the council. Sure. Yeah. Yeah. calls.
>> Well, like I said, this is I'm hoping I hoping that is it's an interesting site. >> Okay. >> Um I hope it didn't get lost. >> Um >> well, just >> I might give you a call if it got >> Yeah. And I'll send it again. >> Got lost. Well, >> or if it got deleted.
>> We had 15,000 >> in the computer. the camera's trying to get rid of. >> We get all kinds of just plain junk. >> Yeah, >> everybody is. >> And you tell them not to send it, they still send it. >> Well, and the thing is you
>> But yours isn't sorting because mine sorts. >> Yeah, mine isn't sorted. >> And so I just go into the promotions and delete a thousand. >> Oh, okay. >> So I have promote it sorts to promotions. >> It sorts to um primary.
Oh, okay. >> And it's sort of one more than it made up that I know, but that's >> Yeah, Gmail does that. And it makes it easy because then I can do the bulk. >> Oh, yeah. Get rid of it. Yeah. >> Does the the promotions add up fast.
Even when I go in every couple months, I still have a couple thousand sometimes. >> Oh, yeah. I mean, you can go in in the morning, you go in in the evening, and you picked up 20 or 30, >> right? And I go, you know, neither Karen nor I look at it very often. >> Yeah.
Uh >> oh. >> Well, some people live by it. I mean, I don't have to and I don't want to, >> right? >> I mean, you know, if you if it's part of your job and you had you have to do it, >> I could not sit at a desk and look at a computer all day. Shoot me.
Um so any other uh agricultural related issues that we can think of thanks everybody for a couple of things I want to bring up. >> Okay.
First of all this month's eggs go to Beth. >> Oh thank you. >> Huge. They're too big. I can't sell them. >> Oh my god. Thank you. Wow, look at that. Big like duck eggs.
>> Oh my god. >> Even better. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Yeah. I had >> I think with more agricultural >> we need a different shirt. >> Really?
>> Yeah. I really do. I think we need stand out. >> And you didn't think the bright green stood out? >> No. >> Okay. I think >> we need something. >> Yeah, >> this it's full. This is the one that
they used to have at pumpkin patch and on the back it had staff. >> Oh, nice. >> So that you knew who you were talking to. >> Miasis. >> Yes, it was Miasis.
I got back from Barry. Is he gone? >> Hey, how is Barry? Has anybody talked recently? >> I have not. >> I talked to being recorded. >> I talked to uh Roger. Let's uh let's finish up and then have the private convers and I'll give you an example of
things that could be done. >> When George White took over Ventura, this is what happened to the Green Banks. They clearly wanted you to know and you could do something a half moon.
Uh, no farms, no food, Kingston Agricultural Commission, but animals, anything on there, you know, I really I really I really think >> you want an orange shirt. >> Yeah, I don't mind wearing orange shirt.
>> Okay. We love bright a bright yellow. Yeah. No, nobody knows. Okay. Who we are. And you could get we could get some high school art department to design it. Bies
five bucks each. 50 bucks. I I I really think we should stand up. >> Okay. >> I thought we stood out with the green. I had a lot of people come up to me
because you were wearing green, right? >> I realized it later. I said, "Oh, >> how did they know I was here?" >> How' they know? >> That's what I Ry, do they do they ever use fabric for those feed bags anymore? >> No.
>> That's a shame. >> No, they can't. They >> I wore many a feed bag outfit. >> Oh, yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> You used to be able to sell them. There was a man from Whitman who would come around to the farms and give you a nickel. He would go through the bags and
my father had hundreds of show about every three months and he would he'd lay them all out and just look do this >> and the ones that had holes and he cast them over there and he always carried the oldfashioned money bag on his belt
>> and he paid my father cents for every bag. But because we're a new modern society, they're afraid of diseases. And these I have hundreds of these and you can't use it. You know >> what are they made out of? >> Poly plastic.
>> I bet you manure for freezing. >> Well, I do that. I finally use some but uh >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's plastic woven. Yeah, >> there's got to be some some use for this
material. >> You know, you can use it just to collect stuff. >> Yeah, but there's got to be the chair of the recycling committee. I got to find a way to reuse these. >> There you go. >> Well, >> you could have after they've been filled with manure, you need to
>> Well, the ones that haven't been filled. Um, should we set a meeting date? >> Let's skip. How about we skip November and December? >> Um, what do we need? Do we need >> The only thing I'm thinking of is is for
some of our programs. >> Well, you know what, Don? If you find that we need to have a meeting, you could just >> just schedule one. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, >> meet January. >> January. >> Shall we try to meet? Let's let me uh Do you think we could meet maybe earlier
in January just like >> Yeah. for for program >> we meet on the normally we meet on the second Thursday >> actually the sec Yeah it's the 8th >> January that would work that still give us time to set up programs.
>> Okay. >> Okay. All in favor of you want to make a motion please? >> I would like to make a motion that we >> adjourn. That's the word. I was going to say resign. >> I second it. >> All in favor?
>> I unanimous. Thank you.