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FORUM 



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Minutes 



November 15, 1993, Meeting of the New 

 Hampshire Horticultural Society, NH 

 Department of Agriculture Conference 

 Room, Concord 



Present: Erick Leadbeater, Presi- 

 dent, NHHS; Richard Harrington, 

 President, Small Fruit Growers' 

 Association; Chuck Souther, Presi- 

 dent, Fruit Growers' Association; 

 Steve Gatconnbe, President-elect, 

 Fruit Growers' Association; Bill 

 Lord, UNH Cooperative Extension; 

 Gail McWilliam, NH Department of 

 Agriculture 



The meeting opened at 9 am 

 with an informal discussion of the 

 Society and status of member asso- 

 ciations. Concern was expressed 

 over lack of representation from 

 each of the member divisions 

 (fruit, vegetable, plant, blueberry, 

 and small fruit grower associations). 

 It was determined that both the 

 Potato Grower and Grape Grower 

 Associations were defunct. Bob 

 Harrington mentioned that the 

 Small Fruit Growers may consider 

 merging with the Vegetable Grow- 

 ers Association. The two groups al- 

 ready do some programs together 

 and there is apparently interest on 

 the part of both organizations to 

 combine. 



As a result, the divisions of the 

 Society have been reduced to five 

 and possibly four. This led to a 

 discussion of the possibility of 

 changing the Society's constitution 

 to expand membership to such or- 

 ganizations as the Forage Council, 

 the Turf Association, the Christmas 

 Tree Growers, etc. Those present 

 decided that an attempt should be 

 made to revive the original mem- 



bership before adding new. 



Chuck mentioned that the main 

 reason for bring the Society to- 

 gether after an eleven-year lapse 

 was that one member of the Pesti- 

 cide Control Board represents the 

 NHHS and without an active Soci- 

 ety, he'd be concerned about 

 changes in the selection process 

 and representation of the horticul- 

 ture industry. Because representa- 

 tion from the NHHS is written into 

 the RSA, he felt it was important to 

 revive the NHHS. 



Members of the Pesticide Coun- 

 cil Board serve a three-year term 

 and are eligible for unlimited reap- 

 pointment. Currently, Jeff Hunting- 

 ton represents the NHHS on the 

 Board. As his recent term just ex- 

 pired, the motion was made by 

 Erick and seconded by Bob to 

 nominate )eff for re-appointment to 

 the Board. The motion passed 

 unanimously and Erick will write a 

 letter to Steve Taylor regarding the 

 nomination. 



According to the NHHS constitu- 

 tion, member associations pay $25/ 

 year dues. Those present decided 

 that the treasury be renewed with 

 a $25 membership payment from 

 the Fruit Growers' Association. The 

 Fruit Growers will be asked to be 

 fiscal agents for the Society and 

 oversee the treasury — at least for 

 the time being. 



Member associations not repre- 

 sented at this meeting will receive 

 a copy of the minutes. Members 

 will receive an invitation to attend 

 a NHHS organizational meeting on 

 April 4, 1994. This date is the first 

 Monday in April, which — as speci- 

 fied in the constitution, is the an- 

 nual meeting date of the Society. 



CLASSIFIED 



WANTED: HANDS-ON LAND- 

 SCAPE. HORTICULTURAL, AND 



NURSERY MANAGER 

 to oversee all aspects of a 

 large garden and nursery. 

 Need to be knowledgeable 

 about lawn care, roses, indoor/ 

 outdoor plant care, formal gar- 

 dens, ponds, irrigation, nursery 

 production, and related activi- 

 ties. Proficient knowledge of 

 IPM and current related pesti- 

 cide licenses a must. Send re- 

 sume, references, and salary 

 history to: Bayberry Nurseries, 

 153 Kensington Road, Hampton 

 Falls, NH 03844. 



At that meeting, more discussion 

 about goals and membership will 

 take place. 



The meeting adjourned at 10:30 

 am. 



Respectfully Submitted, 

 Gail McWilliam. Recording Secretary 



Notice 



Any New Hampshire business inter- 

 ested in looking into the possibil- 

 ity of exporting its products can 

 contact the New Hampshire Depart- 

 ment of Resources and Economic 

 Development's International Trade 

 Resource Center, at 601 Spaulding 

 Turnpike, Suite 29. Portsmouth, NH 

 03801, for information and a variety 

 of programs and services. These 

 include one-on-one counseling, 

 market research and development, 

 and education and training semi- 

 nars. For more, call (603) 334-6074. 



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