Introductions:

JonSTeps: Does Hempstead and Huntington FNB.
Dan: Townbeach/ interested in doing food pick ups and cooking and can host cooking (car yes)
Jim: lives nearby has a pickup truck - open flexible schedule
Mirna: lives in port jefferson has a car but has a busy schedule right now.
Justin: Sag Harbor living in Shirley/unemployed but is ready to get involved in anyway. No car.
Val: Has a car / can drive places wants to get involved. Has alot time this summer: goes to school locally
Karen: Mriches has a car works with peace groups.
Rose: Does Hempstead and Huntington FNB, lives in ronkonkma has a car can do pick up
Dana: Mount Sainon has a car
Johnathen: Suny Purchase college student wants to get a fnb in this area has to leave wants a group to self sustain
Lynn Holbrook: (interested in Farminville) has a car (Belmore or Farminville) Helped out in the Garden (Distributing more appliances)
Robert: wants to be a contact person

Brief Explanation of Consensus:

• -Long Island Food Not Bombs holds consensus based meetings
• -A moderator stacks people who are ready to talk
• -People can interject with a direct response by shooting their fingers.
• -If you agree with something you can use (sparkle fingers), if disagreeing ("frown upon" fingers)
• -Blocking is important, everyone has the ability to block. Blocking is extremely major! Don't be afraid to block, but please recognize its severity.
• -We should looking for a consenting decision

Brief History of Food Not Bombs Movement:

• -FnB started 30 yrs ago protest movement against nuclear weapons--handed out foods at a protest
• -FnB is in hundreds of countries
• -Food is a right and should be free
• -Vegetarian and Vegan food (Healthy and includes as much people as possible)
• -We don't preach, this is someone's right.
• -LIFNB started up 3 years ago in Hempstead..
• -We have a different model we give out a lot of groceries. People can use groceries they need for the entire week. VERY doable.
• -Each Food Share aims to supply groceries to 300 individuals.

Location Suggestions/Dialogue:

Suggestions:

• -Mastic-Shirley, Port Jefferson, Farmingville, Sag Harbor, East Hampton, North Bellport,

Discussion:

• -We are not rule out any locations just discussing them.
• -Shirley area might need one. No food pantries or any resources for people in the area
• -Mastic-Shirley area..finding a population junction...Low income area, (Barbers Kitchen Restaurant on Neighborhood Rd. might be good)
• -Mastic Beach is the lowest income section
• -Library or Train Station in Mastic might be good.
• -Farmingville might not be the most needed section, however, there is a symbolic value in a Farmingville Food Share.
• -Sag Harbour and East Hampton and North Bellport are also considerations.

*** Resources ***

Food and Transportation:

• -We need people who have cars who are willing to do pickups.
• -We need contacts with restaurants (Mom and Pop Shops).
• -We would like to talk to Bread Places & Wild by Nature.
• -There might be a Whole Foods opening by the Mall at Smith Haven Mall
• -Trader Joe's (John and Rose will go give the letterhead to Trader Joe's)
• -Rose lives right near Trader Joe's
• -2 or 3 people should be around for pickups
• -We'd like to talk to Local Farms/Farmer Markets and Farm Stands
• www.localharvest.org

Materials and Spaces:

• -Printing resources: Karen and John occasionally/maybe
• -Folding Tables: Karen and Val
• -Water-cooler: (needed everyone keep eye out)
• -Food Sharing Supplies (cups/plates/forks/bags): (needed everyone keep eye out).
• -VOLUNTEERS! is really important

*** Location Selection ***

Town Selection:

Discussion:

• -The location is really important, what is realistic?
• -Top choices Mastic-Shirley, Farmingville & Port Jefferson.
• -Mastic has highest poverty demographic of the above three.
• -Farmingville deals with a lot of police/racial oppression, esp. around Horseblock rd.
• -Port Jefferson Station has a lot of working class residents (Near the train station and Pax Christie).
• -Karen feels really strongly for mastic beach, esp. around the Mastic Shirley train station or Neighborhood rd.
• -Farmingville seems pretty possible since we have a lot of resources around it.
• -Discussion narrowed between Mastic-Shirley & Farmingville.
• -Aiming at Farmingville
• -Consensus is Farmingville, (Horseblock Rd and Granny) near Tattoo Louise.
• -Dan will swing by tomorrow to check the area.
• -More details about this location will be published on the list in the coming days.

Consensus:

• -The new Long Island Food Not Bombs chapter will be in Farmingville near the intersection of Horseblock Rd and Granny.

Day & Time of the Week:

Discussion:

• -If held on Wednesday-Friday we might get whatever is left from the Huntington Food Share.
• -Weekday afternoons 6:30 or 7:00pm seem to be good.
• -Thursdays are good for everyone.

Consensus:

• -The Farmingville Food Share will be conducted every Thursday at 6:30pm.

Start Date:

Discussion:

• -We want to start the Farmingville chapter soon.

Consensus:

• -The first Farmingville Food Share will start June 25th @ 6:30pm (2 weeks from now). Spread the word!

*** Delegation ***

• -A new discussion will be added to our forum addressing the Farmingville Food Share.
• -Jonathan will spearhead acquiring food (through email list or forum)
• -Dan would like to do food pick ups.
• -Jonathan would be the point person for organizing who is contacting which food stores/farms
• -Rose and Jonathan will be contacting Wild by Nature & Trader Joes
• -Most food can be stored
• -Food Store Negotiations can happen dependent on Managers
• -Karen and Rose and Robert would be a contact people
• -Lynn would be making Flyers (canvassing in the neighborhood)
• -Rose would be willing to canvassing
• -Flyering to get groceries or help out/volunteer
• -Dan, Jim, John, Dana will be pickup people
• -John Mayhon might do cooking
• -Jonathan wants to talk to CSAs
• -Rose and Jim would be willing to come pickup food at Huntington
• -Karen will bring a table, Lynn can bring 2 tables

Website: www.lifnb.com

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Special thanks to Maria, for taking the minutes.