Hard to believe, but our attendance at last night’s meeting was almost a no-brainer because it was raining, RAINING out! This week should be the coldest week of our year, and yet there we have it: a January evening hampered by rain! That didn’t stop many of us from getting together to chat about some of the interesting projects that people have on the go.
Gardening as a means of increasing our own food production is on the rise in our community. And doing it as a collective seems to be the way to go. There are plans afoot for many private gardens, and also the several community gardens that have sprung up on all sides of the peninsula. From Pike Bay to the West Road to the top of Moore Street, making gardens out of sunny patches seems to be on people’s minds. There are several grants approved for the school’s Transition Garden, and soon it will be time for the March seed exchange. Get your origami seed holders underway soon!
Trees are also were also a hot topic. We are soon to come into piles of them, thanks to a very generous donor, and our goal is to plant one tree for every permanent resident of the North Bruce. If you have an idea of how and where to plant, we would be happy to source you some trees. This will be a fundraiser for NBPTC, so donations will be happily accepted so that we can fund other projects.
We also tapped some brains for direction on the two big presentations we have this winter/spring. We’ll be participating in the Outdoor Ed’s Making Peace With Winter Conference in 10 days, and the Sources of Knowledge Conference at Bruce Peninsula National Park at the end of April. Lots of good chatter about these events, and we appreciate the direction and offers to co-present from so many TC members.
Our letter to the County Planners was mailed before Christmas, and we’d like to thank those who scanned the TC’s submission before it left our hands. We kept our focus to Food, Transportation and Energy concerns, with specific changes we would like to see to the County Plan. We’re happy to share those with anyone interested.
The evening wrapped up with a live-streamed viewing of the new film The Economics of Happiness. Many wonderful voices added their voices and reminded us that local answers are the key to a resilient future. Meeting places, environment initiatives, the creation of markets to support our local farmers, and helping our young people learn about food production are all bright spots in our community. So many good things are happening on the Bruce; thanks go to all who are making our communities more caring, resilient and sustainable. And thanks to all who came out last night and made it such a great meeting.
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