Here’s a reminder that we will be meeting March 13, once again at the Wayne County Public Library (Main Branch-same as before). Our agenda will include:

*Verify participation in Ashland U. Health and Wellness Fair on 4/10

*Discuss staffing a table at College of Wooster Earth Day event 4/12

*Seed order updates

*Presentation and Roundtable discussion with presenter Linda Esson-Ligman, local farmer and beekeeper.  Linda and her husband are educated as biologists and have made some observations regarding their HEALTHY beehives in the midst of a national crisis with the honey bee population.  She will share some interesting findings of some independant researchers in New Mexico.

*Circulate petition calling for Sustainable Agriculture license plate in Ohio

*Establish next meeting date

As decided at the January 10 meeting, we will be meeting next on Febuary 7.   Once again at Meeting Room #2, second floor of the Wayne county Public Library (220 W. Liberty Street in downtown Wooster).  Members had expressed an interest in doing a group seed order from FEDCO.  There is a guest speaker in the works TBA.  Based on a hand count at the meeting, Real FOOD will have a good presence at the OEFFA Conference.  The Chapter President will be attending the next OEFFA Board meeting on January 20 and will give a report on relevant business

We will be kicking off the 2008 season with a meeting January 10, 2008 at the Wayne County Public Library (the new facility) in Meeting Room #2 commencing at 6:30.  The main item to accomplish will be coordinating our group potato seed order.  We will be ordering from Rocky Farm in Colorado as we did last year.  (I hope to do as good a job as Jerome did last year).  Hope to see you there–Dave Benchoff, Pres.

Stay tuned for updates on Chapter activities, events and meetings…..

F.O.O.D. stands for “Farmers of Organic Delicacies”.