Post by Glenn on Aug 30, 2016 21:51:44 GMT
Our second meeting was held at East Beach County Park, Marrowstone Island, Jefferson County, seven people attended.
Name: Interests:
(Posts as)
Cheryl/Mindy Gardening, Herbal Medicine
Glenn Crofting, fishing, sailing/rowing, freight hauling,
bicycles, woodworking
(Glenn)
David Food growing and shipping
Steven (Acronym I couldn’t interpret, sorry Steven)
(Mayhawk)
Tom & Shila Anderson
(Tomxyz)
Yves Vetter Energy efficient dwellings, food
(vesta)
Aaron Miller Everything
First of all, my sincere apologies to David, to whom I was terribly condescending. I too, have re-invented the wheel many times in my life, but there is no excuse for being careless of others feelings. I shall try to do better next time. I also noted a few of us who were hogging the discussion; perhaps in future meetings, Robert’s Rules or a variation should be used to ensure that all get a say. Us chatterboxes tend to blanket the shy ones. But, on with the meeting.
The beginning was still what I call the “getting to know you” stage. We exchanged our stories of how we mentally or emotionally got to the peak oil, collapse stage or got familiar with the ADR site. Some of us described our adult children’s challenges and we all speculated on the near future of energy, economic, medical and political collapse.
Then Yves asked the important question, what do we do, as either individuals or groups.
Tom is interested in starting a cooperative workshop and maker space with a tool lending library.
David wants to modify bicycles to haul cargo with some type of modular removable system (this is where I was patronizing about the existence of bicycle trailers. Sorry again.) There was a long post discussion between him, Aaron and I about this.
Yves suggested that someone (Roy Smith, perhaps?) coordinate between the GW Guilds. Be suspicious if you’re sent out for coffee during a meeting Roy, unsupervised minions are merciless.
Glenn mooted the suggestion that our guild, at any rate is a regional network of physical resources. The main GW site is essentially a database and bibliography; fine for information, not much use for borrowing a wrench or having a barn raising. The resources are not merely those of the Green Wizards, such as Yves’ building skills or Cheryl’s herbal expertise; but skills and tools available in the non GW surrounding community. For instance, I might list myself, Killisut Farm, Eric the blacksmith, the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, the Cedar Root Folk School, Kenny Nordine’s Solar Power business and Port Townsend Metal Fabricators, to name a sampling. Some of these services are available free, some for barter, some for cash only. But the idea is that we would have a database of what is physically available in our region; which we should probable define loose limits for.
David suggested we need an on line forum, perhaps Facebook or on the Cascadia Guild site. Not everyone present liked the idea of Facebook; so we are asking you, Roy, could you set up a forum function on your site where we could hold a discussion in FB post style, not limited to comments on your blog posts? If you would be willing to do this, we think it would facilitate this groups function.
(And you're reading the results, thanks Roy!)
We also discussed having the next meeting in Kingston, time and place not determined. I am open except for Wooden Boat Weekend (08 – 11 September). Date suggestions welcome, and could someone familiar with Kingston and environs suggest a venue? Enough quiet, perhaps a library meeting room (was that your suggestion Cheryl?) would be good.
I have two suggestions of my own. At the next meeting a chair pro-tem (Roy, me, or another volunteer) start the meeting by electing a functioning chair and recording secretary. I acted as both this time, but don’t think I did a very good job combining them.
My second suggestion is that we schedule a social meeting, pot luck gathering with less business, and more of our families, I was delighted that Yves brought his children. Do we have any musicians in the group?
Name: Interests:
(Posts as)
Cheryl/Mindy Gardening, Herbal Medicine
Glenn Crofting, fishing, sailing/rowing, freight hauling,
bicycles, woodworking
(Glenn)
David Food growing and shipping
Steven (Acronym I couldn’t interpret, sorry Steven)
(Mayhawk)
Tom & Shila Anderson
(Tomxyz)
Yves Vetter Energy efficient dwellings, food
(vesta)
Aaron Miller Everything
First of all, my sincere apologies to David, to whom I was terribly condescending. I too, have re-invented the wheel many times in my life, but there is no excuse for being careless of others feelings. I shall try to do better next time. I also noted a few of us who were hogging the discussion; perhaps in future meetings, Robert’s Rules or a variation should be used to ensure that all get a say. Us chatterboxes tend to blanket the shy ones. But, on with the meeting.
The beginning was still what I call the “getting to know you” stage. We exchanged our stories of how we mentally or emotionally got to the peak oil, collapse stage or got familiar with the ADR site. Some of us described our adult children’s challenges and we all speculated on the near future of energy, economic, medical and political collapse.
Then Yves asked the important question, what do we do, as either individuals or groups.
Tom is interested in starting a cooperative workshop and maker space with a tool lending library.
David wants to modify bicycles to haul cargo with some type of modular removable system (this is where I was patronizing about the existence of bicycle trailers. Sorry again.) There was a long post discussion between him, Aaron and I about this.
Yves suggested that someone (Roy Smith, perhaps?) coordinate between the GW Guilds. Be suspicious if you’re sent out for coffee during a meeting Roy, unsupervised minions are merciless.
Glenn mooted the suggestion that our guild, at any rate is a regional network of physical resources. The main GW site is essentially a database and bibliography; fine for information, not much use for borrowing a wrench or having a barn raising. The resources are not merely those of the Green Wizards, such as Yves’ building skills or Cheryl’s herbal expertise; but skills and tools available in the non GW surrounding community. For instance, I might list myself, Killisut Farm, Eric the blacksmith, the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, the Cedar Root Folk School, Kenny Nordine’s Solar Power business and Port Townsend Metal Fabricators, to name a sampling. Some of these services are available free, some for barter, some for cash only. But the idea is that we would have a database of what is physically available in our region; which we should probable define loose limits for.
David suggested we need an on line forum, perhaps Facebook or on the Cascadia Guild site. Not everyone present liked the idea of Facebook; so we are asking you, Roy, could you set up a forum function on your site where we could hold a discussion in FB post style, not limited to comments on your blog posts? If you would be willing to do this, we think it would facilitate this groups function.
(And you're reading the results, thanks Roy!)
We also discussed having the next meeting in Kingston, time and place not determined. I am open except for Wooden Boat Weekend (08 – 11 September). Date suggestions welcome, and could someone familiar with Kingston and environs suggest a venue? Enough quiet, perhaps a library meeting room (was that your suggestion Cheryl?) would be good.
I have two suggestions of my own. At the next meeting a chair pro-tem (Roy, me, or another volunteer) start the meeting by electing a functioning chair and recording secretary. I acted as both this time, but don’t think I did a very good job combining them.
My second suggestion is that we schedule a social meeting, pot luck gathering with less business, and more of our families, I was delighted that Yves brought his children. Do we have any musicians in the group?