Friends of Fodor Farm Board

Friends of Fodor Farm – Meeting Minutes Date: 06/10/2009 Time: 6:15 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Location: Norwalk City Hall Attendees: Morton Witkin, Ed DeHart, Bill Rogers, Molly Rogers, Leeann Glick, Mike Mocciae, Ken Arenz Discussion Items: Meeting opened. Mike Mocciae provides update: All unplanted plots re-assigned. Waiting list (roughly 100 names) to be posted on town web site. Farm is covered under cities liability insurance. Currently working on paperwork for “farm house” grant. Grant is for $100K which should cover exterior. Planned that staff plumber and carpenter will do internal work over winter. Master list of plot owners w/ email addresses to be completed soon. Greenhouses to be built. 501 (c) (3) filing: Molly submitted first form (name reservation + $30). In roughly two weeks name reservation approval expected then the 501c3 application can be filed. Molly found local bank for account. Bylaw discussion: Draft discussed. Suggested that mission statement be reworded to focus more on education in an effort to attract grants. Agreed that bylaws will be amended at meetings as we go rather than waiting for once a year meeting. 2nd draft to be distributed. Ken Arenz: Ken came to present his “farm the fence” idea. Ken has been given permission to continue his existing “pilot” program where plants will be planted along the fence and the harvest donated to local charities (homeless shelters, food bank, etc.). Agreed that Ken should not encourage others to farm the fence. The pilot should not be expanded beyond what it is today. Communications: Letter to be created that will be sent to the farmers (nobody assigned). Meeting adjourned. Next Meetings: 07/15/2009 6:15 P. M. General Board Meeting