March Directors Meeting

Yesterday we had a meeting of our board of directors. Among many other things (including the Cranberry Marketing Committee meeting that I talked about earlier), we discussed the impact of proposed budget cuts at a county and state level, the New Jersey Agricultural Society's annual dinner, and weather monitoring systems. We talked briefly about setting up a meeting of our public relations committee to explore options for the sale of our award-winning film, New Jersey's Red October, which was produced by Nancy O'Mallon and has aired on NJN and WHYY (read a very nice review here). I was happy to hear that Ocean Spray is planning to send its mobile tour to the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival this year to distribute product samples (although that hasn't appeared on their website yet).

The first public event of the year where we'll have a presence is the Burlington County Earth Fair at Historic Smithville Park. It's a nice event, never too crowded, but still plenty of people there. According to the information sheet the organizers sent us, it "will be another great day of family fun, including entertainment, environmental displays, demonstrations, workshops and activities for the whole family with a theme of 'sustainable green living'." The weather has been pretty good every time I've been there, although one year it was unseasonably hot. The Earth Fair will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, rain or shine. If anyone has any suggestions for displays or interactive activities (especially for kids), please let me know.