This rough draft is an attempt to capture a few things we discussed on Sunday but it needs more info. All the following are just suggestions and can be changed based on your input :) Cherrywood Plant and Book Swap #30 Saturday, March 28 from 10 am to Noon at Cherrywood Green Web site [In progress needs more thought] https://jackdarby.com/cherrywoodswap/PlantSwapNew.php This doc https://jackdarby.com/cherrywoodswap/Swap%20Notes.txt Facebook event (this needs more thought) You (Liza) have been added as a Co-host pending your approval (I think?) https://www.facebook.com/events/1863048071039546 TASKS DONE Feb 8 Select date, time and place DONE Contact Girard and Mike Damal about reserving time at Cherrywood Green. DONE Mike Damal forwarded Cherrywood Green request for 3/28 and it was approved by Juliana Sheffield (Cherrywood Green) DONE I emailed Travis County Master Gardeners and requested 1-2 Master Gardeners AND they confirmed later NEXT - Austin Chronicle, Statesman PSA??? - Biz Card to hand off as needed (I will create a mock-up) ~ Soon Reach out to a few people that may have interest in participating in the swap (see People and Links) ~ Tentative meetup at Cherrywood Coffeehouse Sat 3/28??? for interested parties (see PEOPLE list below) as for RSVP??? ~ Mar 1 Announce Swap (see PUBLICIZE SWAP) MORE CONTENT (***Tentative***) "Bringing the community together in a chaotic world" (***Reword this***) bring plants or books that you can spare and take home new plants or books (or just stop even if you have nothing to bring) PLANT LIST | PERSON | STATUS Basil | JD | Seeds planted Calendula | JD | Seeds planted Larkspur | JD | Seeds planted Nasturtium | JD | Plant seeds soon Borage | JD | Plant seeds soon Arugula | JD | Plant seeds soon Cilantro | JD | Plant seeds soon Roses | JD | Propaget soon Zinnias | JD | Plant seeds ~Mar 8 Coleus | JD | Plant seeds ~Mar 8 Marigold | JD | Plant seeds ~Mar 8 ***How to encourage neighbors to start planting seeds and posting what they will bring??? PEOPLE to notify in advance ...it might be handy to give these people advance notice of Swap Jennifer Potter-Miller Mike Sullivan Dolly Emma Hoffman Marianne Newsome Priscilla Juliana Sheffield (Cherrywood Green) julianasheffield@gmail.com Nancy Glass Cara Bertron (sp?) Jennymarie Jemison / Joy Max Jardin Sofia? at Este Garden ??? at Herb Bar Linda Lehmusvirta Central Texas Gardener others? ***do we want to meet with some of these people before Mar 1??? PUBLICIZE SWAP groups.io laminated sign (8.5" X 11" at Cherrywood Green and other locations? yard sign (like Jennifer does) Cherrywood Coffeehouse notice ***more ideas? MY TO DO LIST mockup of swap invite for various uses (cwood msg board, Cwood Green bulletin board) also mockup of business card size invites ***Look for well manicured yards in the neighborhood/get address plan a list of stuff to bring LINKS of interest Swap Web site??? Include a QR Code to signs https://jackdarby.com/cherrywoodswap/PlantSwapNew.php Facebook Event??? Include a QR Code to signs https://www.facebook.com/events/1863048071039546 Cherrywood Message Board announcement Include a QR Code to signs https://groups.io/g/cherrywood/topics Facebook Cherrywood 78722 https://www.facebook.com/cherrywood78722 Genesis Creative Collective https://www.genesiscreativecollective.org/home https://www.facebook.com/genesiscreativecollective Herb Bar https://theherbbar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theherbbar/ OLD https://www.facebook.com/theherbbaraustin Este Garden https://www.esteatx.com/garden/ https://www.instagram.com/este.gardenatx Joy Max Jardin Jennymarie Jemison 78753 https://www.joymaxjardin.com/ https://joymaxjardin.substack.com/ Jennymarie@jmjgrows The following event is a week before our Swap https://www.facebook.com/NativePlantSwap/ (they copied the idea but they focus on native plants :) MY STUFF TO BRING LIST (I am trying to remember stuff I used to bring) Signs Tarps Various gardening stuff (e.g. trowel, root knife, etc.) CoA Plant Guide FILES D:\DOCUMENTS\Gardening\Swap Notes.txt