Minutes, 1991 November 19

CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Schoharie Land 
Trust Board of Directors was called to order by Ken 
Hotopp at 7:46 PM at the Cooperative Extension Office 
in Cobleskill on 19 December 1991 
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Elliott Adams                 Catherine Harwood 
Ken Hotopp                    
Eugene McCaffrey Mary Jo O'Donnell             
Dan Schuppel Sandra Scouten-Ford           
Robert Smith Karl Westphal 
BOARD MEMBERS EXCUSED: 
 
John Townsend 
MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Steve Larson                  John Mauhs 
GUESTS PRESENT: 
 
Fred Turnbull from the Adirondac Mountain Club 
 
Mike Welch from the Catskill Center 
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA): Mike Welch (Catskill 
Center's CSA specialist) gave a presentation on CSA. 
In general CSAs are farms in which consumers buy a 
share of the following years production.  Thus a share 
owner will get a portion of the raspberries, the peas, 
the tomatos, the beets and the potatoes grown on the 
farm that year.  Produce is distributed periodically, 
weekly or bi-weekly.  Often there is, in addition to 
the fee, a work requirement, maybe 8 hours per season.  
Robyn Van En's book is a good source for information 
on CSAs.  Several CSAs are operating successfully in 
Eastern New York.  The Catskill Center will provide 
technical and educational assistance to help start 
CSAs.  There was some discussion about the SLT 
sponsoring a public meeting about CSA for farmers. 
Catskill Center would be willing to help pay for 
publicity and provide a speaker. 
LONG TRAIL: Fred Turnbull gave a presentation on the Long 
Trail extension.  The Long Trail currently runs from 
New Jersey to the Catskill Mountains, but it is being 
extended to the Mohawk River. The route will lead 
through Schoharie County.  The SLT could help since 
the trail will largely go over private property all of 
which will require agreements with the owners.  The 
contact person is Dale Hughes, PO Box 177, Lake Hill, 
NY 12448. 
OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION PLAN: Fred Turnbull further 
reported on the Draft Open Space Conservation Plan.  
The Region 4 hearings will be held 16 January at the 
Schenectady Public Library.  There will be a workshop 
from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and public hearings from 
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  The 
public comment period will end 27 January. Gene 
McCaffrey will bring copies of the draft plan to the 
next SLT meeting.  There are two copies of the plan 
for public viewing in the Stamford DEC office. 
IRS-501c3: The IRS has notified SLT that they will not 
approve the 501c3 application.  The SLT has three 
options.  Accept the ruling and not get a 501c3 
status.  Appeal the ruling which would require paid 
legal council and much expense.  Withdraw our 
application, get some help in reviewing our 
application and resubmit it.  The later course has 
been chosen.  We are currently waiting for the return 
of our files. 
LPEP (IROQUOIS PIPE LINE): The proposal for Iroquois Pipe 
Line funds was turned down.  It appears that they 
wanted projects would be finished quickly.  The Board 
thanks Gene McCaffrey for all his hard work and 
original thinking in writing this proposal. 
CSA WORKSHOP: A committee, of Sandra Scouten-Ford (Chair), 
Mary Jo O'Donnell, and Dan Schuppel, was formed to 
coordinate an informational meeting, which should be 
targeted for spring, about community supported 
agriculture. 
LTA SEMINARS: Karl Westphal gave report on a tape of a 
seminar, about fund raising, from the LTA Rally. 
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be on the third 
Thursday as usual, 16 January 1992, from 7:30 pm to 
9:30 pm at the Cooperative Extension Office in 
Cobleskill. 
ADJOURNMENT: The 
meeting was 
adjourned at 9:40 
pm. 
 
Elliott D. S. Adams 
Recording Secretary