Watauga County Farmers’ Market
Minutes
Monday, December 3, 2007
Present: Billy Ward, Alicia Breton, Karl Doege, Karen Bauman, Jeff Thomas, Cheryl Piracci, Susan Graham, Richard Boylan, Don Cox
The meeting opened at 2:20 p.m. at the North Carolina Ag Center, King Street, Boone, NC.
Minutes from last meeting (Oct. 31, 2007) were read. Alicia moved they be approved.
Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Cheryl Piracci reported that we currently have about $1000 less this year than at this time last year. This does not represent a problem. A motion to approve
the treasurer’s report was carried.
Susan Wright resigned her position as Secretary of WCFM as of today. Karl Doege agreed to fill in and take minutes for this meeting.
The Holiday Market, held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, 2007, was a huge success. There were many people in attendance.
The Officers and the Board of Directors of WCFM agreed to hold regular meetings on the first Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Ag Center.
There was much discussion concerning the jurying of crafts. Alicia Breton made the following motion: “Crafters who were juried in for year 2007, who are in good standing, will automatically be accepted in year 2008. However, new crafts by existing vendors, and new vendors, will need to be juried for next year (2008). This will call for a change to the WCFM “Guide for Crafts.” A revised “Guide for Crafts” will be mailed to existing vendors. The revised “Guide for Crafts” will be available to new vendors.” The motion was approved.
The Board and Officers approved the following schedule of events for year 2008:
May 10: Band. “Plant and Herb Festival Day”
June 7: Band. “Spring Greens Day”
June 18 Wednesday Market opens, running to Sep. 10.
July 5: Band. “Red, White and Blue Day”
August 9: Band. “Garlic and Tomato Day”
August 30: Cooking Demo
Sept. 20: Band. “Customer Appreciation Day”
Oct. 11: Band. “Appalachian Craft Day”
There was much discussion concerning the advertising and promotion needs of WCFM, including what has been done in the past and what needs to be done in the future. There is a seeming consensus of the Officers and Board members that Karen Bauman, if she has an assistant, will be able to coordinate her job as Manager with Advertising and Promotion, provided that adequate job descriptions are provided for each position. The idea was also set forth that a third individual might be needed to carry out some utilitarian jobs, including the selling of “T” shirts and sweatshirts.
Karen Bauman expressed her need for a storage space to meet the needs of her job as Manager. Board members and officers are putting feelers out to find a suitable space, preferably with phone and power, at minimal expense.
There was discussion concerning interpretation of the “60-40 Rule” The consensus is that the rule, as stated, is vague and open to various interpretations. The option exists to change the rule to something that is clearer and more enforceable. Members will bring proposals for such change (to the next meeting).
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Next meeting: Monday, Jan 7, 2008, Ag Center Building.
Respectfully submitted:
Karl Doege