Agenda for the 5th

9 AM meet in Ivy at farm (meet at the Leavell's at 8:40 if you'd like to leave your car for the day and carpool- contact me for directions)

see property in Ivy, hear about the Quality Community Council from Todd, chat with Brian about possible goings on on neighboring plot, farm school, etc. Exchange, share.

10:30 head to Nelson County and meet with realator, check out farms Jeff mentioned

1:30/2 pm head to Shannon Farm (Lunch?)

· Intros

· Background on Ivy Project - VA, Amanda, B

· People United - What is it, who is it - Jeff/Patrick/Aaron/Rachel

· SONG update

· Natural Building updates

· Hopes and challenges, Vision, how this relates to our work

· Informational updates and logistics (Zoning/Division rights in Ivy/Nelson VOP, land sale, money, timeline, bottom line, etc) (VA + Jeff)

· What can we bring to this project?

· Roles/Defining core group

· Next steps

Cville meeting Sept. 5th

Check back here for meeting agenda details- We'll check out how Ivy is doing, visit some farms in Nelson County, and chat in the afternoon. Rough agenda goes:

Morning- visit sites

Afternoon: Make lunch

Share background, recent history of Ivy Project (VA, Amanda, B)

Hear from Todd about QCC's work and plans for future

Updates on information gathering and potential steps foward (VA and Jeff)

What can individuals bring to project? What roles would people like to play?

Next steps, future plans

May 2009: Potatoes just after hilling.

April 2009: Healthy rye, vetch, clover cover crop, just before mowing.

April 2009: Newly emerged potatoes.

March 2009: Newly planted potatoes on a frosty morning.

April 2009: Freshly mowed rye, vetch, and clover cover crop. Potatoes in the background.

QCC At the Ivy Project for MLK Day!

Volunteers scoop manure for fertilizer

Directions to the Ivy Project

From Charlottesville

(take 29 south to 64 West)
take exit 114 (IVY) off 64 West, turn left after exit down Dry Bridge Road. After 1.8 miles turn left on Taylors Gap Road and after 2.6 miles turn right on Pagebrook Road and go 700 yards past the red barn and white house on right (stay to left) we're down the driveway in the back field.

From East of Cville
Take 64 east to exit 114 (IVY) and take a right after the exit and follow directions above.

google map of farm is here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pagebrook+farm+road+and+taylors+gap+road,+Charlottesville,+Albemarle,+Virginia+22902&sll=37.990244,-78.642583&sspn=0.017757,0.038452&ie=UTF8&ll=37.990819,-78.631961&spn=0.008878,0.019226&t=h&z=16

Corner Cover Crop Expands

Todd and the QCC have expanded the QCC garden! Cover crops are in, and spring isn't too far away..!