Coordinator’s Report

November 19, 2007

Project Activity

Sustainable Agriculture:

• Harrisonburg Farmers Market meetings 9/26/07; 10/16/07
• Local Foods Meeting, VCE, 9/25/07; 10/18/07;
• Teleconference re: Friendly City Food Coop proposal 9/28/07;
• Committee teleconference for Area Plan goals and objectives 10/29/07;
• Teleconference re: Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter 10/16/07;
• Lots of planning for Farmers Market Workshop to be held 12/4/07;
• Teleconference re: Carbon Trading Workshop 11/14/07;

Natural Resources:

• Waste Solutions Forum Meeting 10/12/07;
• Shenandoah Basin Project Advisory Committee11/14/07; 10/30/07;
• Participated in teleconference 9/18/07 on Farm Energy Efficiency with ODEC
• Conference call on Candidates Forum 9/19/07; 9/24/07, 9/28/07, 10/10/07;
• Attended Candidates Forum in Rockingham County 10/9/07;

·        Met with Larry Elworth and fencing project team to discuss progress 11/14/07;

·        Stream fencing meeting at VCE with WSF 9/20/07;

·        VOTC meeting in Charlottesville for WSF 9/26/07;

·        Committee teleconference for Area Plan goals and objectives 10/26/07;

·        Met with Sandy Greene to prepare for leading Annual Plan meeting for PWF 11/8/07; workplan facilitation for PWF board 11/9/07;

Managed Growth and Land Protection:

·        Attended VCC Land Protection Committee meeting 10/25/07;

·        Committee teleconference for Area Plan goals and objectives 10/23/07;

·        Conference call re: EFC project with Jim Halasz financing the greenways plan 10/30/07;

·        One proposal forwarded for consideration Farm Transition Management Workshops 3;

Forestry:

·        Invasive Species Workshops in Woodstock 10/15/07; Harrisonburg 10/22/07;

Executive Committee:

·        Committee teleconference for Area Plan goals and objectives 10/23/07;

Community Development:

·        Met with Wayne Teel and JMU students on CSA proposal 10/24/07;

·        Teleconference for Area Plan goals and objectives 11/13/07;

·        Two proposals forwarded for consideration, JMU CSA at RMH; Growing Power;

Grants/Funding

• NFWF grants teleconference 10/9/07;
• WSF grants ideas meeting 9/27/07;
• Market Maker Advisory Committee Meetings 10/5/07;
• Market Maker deliverables meetings10/1/07; 10/29/07;
• Teleconference to discuss NFWF transfer of WSF model to ag in the Valley 10/23/07;
• Provided final report to VEE to close out EFC project 10/31/07;
• CBFN meetings in Easton, MD, 11/1/07, 11/2/07;
• Consulted with Larry Elworth, Connie Musgrove on CBFN project 10/16/07;

NRCS Activities

• Annual review in Christiansburg 10/4/07;
• Presented on RC&D at James River Roundtable Meeting 10/19/07;

Other

• Headwaters SWCD meeting 10/16/07; Annual Banquet 10/23/07;
• SVSWCD Annual Banquet 11/15/07;
• VARCDC Fall Meeting 11/15/07;
• Green Infrastructure Workshop 11/16/07;