Weather is looking up. Yep, the usual March muck in the park, bear with it folks.  Spring is just around the corner and we are all itching to get out to the park.  Please remember PATH SHARING.  All paths in the park are shared aka multi-use, this is official in all parks.  No one group owns it ;-)  Be considerate and mindful of what's up ahead (i.e. kids, bikes, strollers, joggers, pets, wheelchairs, pedestrians) of you on the path for everyone's safety and enjoyment.  Taking a pause, going around, slowing down takes but a moment and helps us just slow down in this fast paced world of ours. Thank you!

Hi! My name is Zack and I am coordinating the greenhouse on behalf of the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park.

There will be a spring cleaning of the Greenhouse next Saturday March 19 2016 from 10:00-2:00pm so that we can all get ready for seedlings, which some of us have already begun!

If anyone has plants in the greenhouse, please try to be there for the cleanup. If you cannot be there for the cleanup, please clearly label your
plants so we can get rid of abandoned pots, clean the floor and put your plants on your shelves.

During the Greenhouse Cleanup we will be focusing on:
-Emptying any pots that have soil, but no plants in them.
-Getting all plants on shelves.
-Diseased plants. This is a big one. We understand that some plants are trying to be healed of their infestations, but it is not fair to all the
other growers who are starting delicate baby seedlings to have sick plants in the greenhouse. Please take home sick plants or let's compost them and start some new seeds!
-Mice. There is a mouse (mice?) living in the greenhouse, it has been digging up seedlings and pooping everywhere! We are going to try to block mice entrances and clean the floor, shelves and all other surfaces. Please remove any plants or pots from the floor. The greenhouse is a small space and taking up floor space with plants makes it difficult to maneuver and also divide fairly and equally space between users.
There is a lot of interest in the Greenhouse this year, we are trying to compile a comprehensive list of users, figure out who has keys and how
best to divide the space. It is likely that users will be limited to one or two shelves each, which is approximately 3-6 seedling trays. We are
working on a plan to get more shelving and if you have any ideas, please let us know!
Lastly, there will be an upcoming meeting for all the Members of the Greenhouse on Wednesday March 30 6:00-8:00pm and we will send out another reminder email with an agenda closer to the date. Please respond with any items to add to the agenda, as this is our first Greenhouse meeting of the year, we want to start it off with all members input!

Thank you.
Have a warm weekend and happy planting.  There's some greenhouse history under the 'greenhouse' tab.  Hopefull will get some latest news up there during the season.

Zack and Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park

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Below are our past meetings minutes.  This post is an attempt at gathering them all in one place.  Additional minutes that could not be included below can be found, with additional information, by scrolling down page.  The Friends are/have been made up of a real mix community volunteers. The minutes are not technical, but do supply a history of our goings on and common issues surrounding the park.  

fotb.jan.30.2017.mins.pdf

fotb_jan.20-16_minutes.pdf

fotbp_nov.4.2015_mins.pdf

fotb_sept.23.2015_mins.pdf

fotbp_oct.29.14_mins.pdf

fotbp_july.23.14_mins.pdf

FoTBP_Minutes_-_May_29_2014.pdf

FoTBP_Oct_7_2013_Mins_CW.pdf

FoTBP_June_17_2013_mins_CW_and_MM.pdf

fotb.sept.26.2012.mins.pdf

FoTB_June_27-11_Minutes.pdf

FoTB_Oct__26_2011_minutes.pdf

FoTB_Feb_24_2010_mins.pdf

minutes_spring_2009.pdf

Wednesday January 20th, 2016, 7pm to 8:30pm we are having a winter park meeting!  Now you may think, what the heck could be happening in the park now?  Tis is not the point, while the park sleeps away the months, now is the time to work on any initiatives for the park for the coming season, get updates on current projects/ideas that have come to the Friends or that we have initiated.  It's also a good time to meet your park neighbours, get involved and build community.  Because this is what sustains us. Hope to see you there.

The SOCEC, will be presenting a proposal that may interest park users.  If you'd like to contribute to the discusion, better come!  Their blurb below...

"Sustainability Ontario Energy Co-operative (SOCEC) is developing a community solar light and charging station and is seeking a project partner for the location of the charging station. The project will be the first of its kind in Toronto and will contribute to truly unique green space in the city of Toronto. The development of the solar charging station by SOCEC will act as a platform to demonstrate accessible sustainable energy by fostering community engagement."

Minutes from Nov. 4th, 2015 here - nov.4-15_mins_fotb.pdf

Here's a few images from the damage that Zack & Carolyn did around the greenhouse.  Thank you Marina, Velivor and Gala who showed up later to help. For those that hoped to get out, but didn't, there's always Spring Park day!