This note is posted on behalf of Emily Turonis, garden manager at Ironbound Community Corporation.

Cortland St Community Garden Youth Planning Team Meeting

General Goals:

• New boombox/radio
• Get a lot of flowers to attract birds and butterflies
• Murals and painting all around the garden
• More interns and more high schoolers/ young adults participating in the garden
• Stone path to walk from entrance to green house around the trailer

Measuring Our Progress/Goals:

• Photograph our chicks once a week, every week to track their growth and our progress
• WEIGH every pound of produce
• Continue to WEIGH every pound of compost
• Track our interns/high school/young adult gardeners to see if we are gaining more

WISHLIST:

• Bees
• Quails
• More Space inside
• More outdoor space (Next lot at 26 Cortland St)
• Create a giant farm
• WALKIE TALKIES
• Go to LA to see Nicki Minaj
• Take a tour of other peoples gardens/fieldtrips