Network Meeting - February 8th, 2023

Cross Canada Network Meeting - February 8th, 2023

Attended by: Margaret and Anna (Pembina Fibreshed), Jack, Tahlia and Esmerelda (Upper Canada), Jules (kootenay), Peggy (Prairie)

Next Meeting - March 15th 7pm CST
Join Zoom Meeting (reoccurring link)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84490620028?pwd=T0pENE9FTlh1REJtL0ZCWjVNRnQ4UT09

Minutes:

Updates on activities from the various affiliates:
Pembina Fibreshed - running our OYOO challenge with about 20 participants, launching our next year of flax to linen. growing our producer membership

Upper Canada - have a new board and working on new partnerships for value added products, attending farmers markets with a new booth, and a website update

Prairie - just finished the Lisa Surber wool classing workshop, getting their new executive organized (bank account, by-laws, goals and objectives) and working on promoting the local industry

Kootenay - things slowed down a bit, but Jules is working to get things going again. Website assistance

Vancouver Island - more activity again, new newsletter, meeting monthly, how to assist producers, flax to linen project with earthand gleaners

Sunshine Coast - small organizing group and in a period of re-structuring. consultation with members, planning for 2024, got a micro-grant for a producer survey on the coast to figure out what makes sense for their producers

• took a look at the website and discussed some things to go on it.

• Webinar priorities (fundraising, organizational structure)

• meet in 6 weeks.