Hello friends and fans of Solidarity Farm at Maybrook Lodge,
Seeds are in the ground!
We are growing vegetables AND creating a partnership/cooperative with Dominik (the exisiting owner) working towards taking title ownership of the property by July. To this end, we had a successful first meeting with Dominik, Kevin and lawyer, Valeria A. Gheorghui, on May 11th. Kevin and Nadette connected with our beloved Jim Johnson (a friend of Ganas with expertise with cooperatives) and we look forward to consulting with him again, after a second meeting with Dominik and Valeria, where we plan to invite potential stake holders to the table.
According to Kevin:
“We need to find the right legal structure(s) that allows us to:
1) Own the land in partnership with the current owner in a democratic way - something that allows for his majority ownership stake (for now) while giving all shareholders equal voting, regardless of percentage of ownership.
2) Create sweat equity ownership opportunity
Some people involved will be equity owners but not workers, others will be equity owners and workers, and some will be workers but not necessarily equity owners at first, but maybe over time as the worker ownership share grows.”
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and most importantly
JOIN US! COME TO THE MEETINGS! VISIT THE FARM!
NEXT UP
1) NEXT FARM MEETING:
MONDAY EVENING MAY 21, 2018
7 PM
Thank you to ELLERY HOUSE, an intentional community in North Bed-Stuy, for hosting the meeting!
ELLERY HOUSE
Agenda (TBD)
PLEASE RSVP
2) MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OPEN HOUSE/CELEBRATION/POTLUCK AND BBQ
FRIDAY MAY 25 - MONDAY MAY 28, 2018
FACEBOOK INVITE: https://www.facebook.com/
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People should feel free to come anytime, work, play, eat, mingle, bring food to share, bring drinks to share, bring friends or just bring yourself - WE WILL WELCOME YOU!
Saturday - Work Day
Sunday - Potluck and BBQ
Informational Meetings - TBA
Potential Stake Holders Meeting - TBA
Tours - TBA
Spontaneous Dance Parties - TBA
Campfires - TBA
Music Jams - TBA
Carpools to Water holes - TBA
Solidarity Farm at Maybrook Lodge
Kevin: 347-820-2947
This will be a great weekend to visit and get involved, PLEASE JOIN US!
If you plan to make the trip up from the NYC area and do at least 2 hours of work, please note that Dominik has graciously offered to sponsor anyone coming up by bus, in order to support the use of public transportation. That means you will be reimbursed for your bus ticket.
There are buses from Port Authority via ShortLine: www.shortlinebus.com that go directly to Kerhonkson. One way fare is $32 and RT is $64. The "official" stop in Kerhonkson in the Sunoco Mart 6337 Rt 209. We had previously written that you can request that the bus driver drop you off at Maybrook Lodge, 5728 Route 209, THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT CORRECT!
However, if you call Kevin, we can get someone to pick you up at the Sunoco Mart.
If anyone is planning to drive up, keep Nadette in the loop. So she can coordinate car pools and such!
If you want to spend the night at the farm, you are welcome! Let Kevin or Nadette know. There are rooms available or you can bring a tent.
We look forward to seeing you at the farm!
with gratitude and in solidarity,
Nadette and Kevin
Nadette StaĊĦa: nadette.stasa@gmail.com or 917-535-1989
or Kevin Skvorak: k.skvorak@gmail.com or 347-820-2947
Joining a community. What's it all about? It's usually more formally called an "intentional community"; but what does that mean? Let's roll this back to the more general, the inherent need for basic community, for all human beings (if indeed it is a need, a required-necessity).
Community also semantically seems to be a word comprised of two words: common and unity. What do we have in common which unifies us as a group?
The academic etymology would be important to touch upon. Let's start with the popular wikipedia source, although not to rest on its purported authority. "A community is a small or large social unit (a group of living things) who have something in common, such as norms, religion, values, or identity. (and) ...a community is a group of people living near one another who interact socially."
