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Food Hub moves to raise funds for shared farm equipment including milk cooler
Summary
Members supported a fundraising drive to buy shared equipment the Food Hub would own and lend to farms; the proposal evolved from an initial idea to buy a milk cooler for one farm to a Hub-owned equipment-lending model. Jeff Coulson and Betsy offered proceeds from a music-night refreshment table.
At the June 25 meeting the Jericho Underhill Food Hub agreed to begin fundraising for shared farm equipment after a discussion that began with an idea to buy a milk cooler for the Davis Farm. John Connell introduced the initial proposal; the recorded discussion shifted to a broader concept: purchasing equipment owned by the Food Hub for long-term loan to farmers and rotating use among farms.
Members unanimously indicated support for launching a general fundraising effort without naming the Davis Farm specifically, according to the minutes. Jeff Coulson and Betsy offered to earmark donations from refreshments at their next music night toward the cooler fund. The minutes also note $250 remains from prior Pizza Bake night donations that can be applied to programming or fundraising efforts.
The minutes record that the Hub intends the equipment to return to the Hub after a farm finishes with it so it can be loaned to others; the group discussed starting general fundraising and tracking donations for the equipment fund. No formal vote text or motion language is recorded in the minutes.
