Co-op AGM Meeting 2022-23

Meeting date

We are increasing our food production, preserving techniques and storage infrastructure

Key points:

  • increased production and seed saving
  • Cows mob grazing is essential to grassland health

Reports

Vedic Eco Village needs more farm workers, housing for workers via cubes (movable 10x10x10 cubes) and common kitchen/bathhuts.  Continued expansion into community garden, transition from plastic hoop greenhouses to underground glass greenhouses (walipini)

Bhumi Farm  focused on food security for community and getting workers, has land and equipment but needs people to grow more.  Currently growing: Haskaps, goji, seabuckthorn (nitrogen-fixer), elderberry propagation needed. 

Community Field: Brihat used 1 acre last year, expanding to 2 acres, Ramesh is helping. Focus this year on root crops, squash (butternut), legumes (summer beans, chick peas, saranagati beans, wheat (harvesting and weeding challenges).

Ahimsa Goshala: finished new barn, need a home for bulls

Co-op Business
  • Minutes approved from 2021 AGM approved:
  • Elections: same directors as last year
  • Attendance: Laura, Ramanath, Real, Jim