Wigg Party Local Food Group Round-Up

[Morgan Fitzgibbons]

Hey Everyone,

You're getting this email because you have, at one point or another, been involved in the Wigg Party Local Food group. I've been lagging as the leader of this group, but we've got a big event coming up so it's important that we get organized.

The first thing is that I'd like everyone to join the Wigg Party Local Food Google Group. It would really help out our communication if we could use this group to stay organized.

Secondly, we've got a Wigg Party Local Food Picnic in the Panhandle coming up on May 9th from 1-4 pm. I've already got the permit secured for this so we need to get on with the planning and promotion. If you can click on the link to the facebook event page above and send it around to your friends we will be well on our way to promotion!

With regards to planning, I'd like to call a meeting for this Thursday at 7:30 pm at the Sunshine Castle. I would ideally like to do a doodle poll to find out when the most people are available, but we really don't have many options at this point with the event coming up so fast. We're going to be talking:

• Who's making food?
• Logistics
• Grill/Solar Cooker
• Tables
• Dish Washing
• PA system
• Set up/Take down
  
• Promotional materials
• Entertainment
• Strategic Partnerships
  

Finally, I've been trying to get our group connected with a really awesome backyard garden at 1955 McAllister between Lyon and Central called Finny's Farm. I was over there a month or two ago helping with some sheeting, and they've recently finished off the mulching part. They've now moved onto planting and they are establishing a regular working day every Tuesday from 1-5 pm. I would very much like it if the Wigg Party had a strong and consistent presence at this garden, and I know (because multiple people from the project have said as much) that they would love to have us there as well. So let's make it happen. Anybody down for a May 4th visit to the Farm?

That's it for now. Please join the Google Group, and I really hope that you can make the meeting on Thursday at such short notice. See you soon!

Eat well,

Morgan