The Peterborough L.E.T.S. Exchanger
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Issue 122 January/February 2009
Winter Markets
Saturday, January 10th, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Knox Church, 400 Wolfe Street
(Park Street Entrance)
Saturday, February 14th, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Knox Church, 400 Wolfe Street
(Park Street Entrance)
PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS CHANGED!
Saturday, March 14th, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The Peterborough Public Library, Alymer St.
The Peterborough L.E.T.S. Exchanger is published Bi-monthly by:
Peterborough L.E.T.S. Exchange Community Association
Phone: (705) 749-3910
E-mail: ptbolets@yahoo.ca
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Office Hours: Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
At the Peterborough Social Planning Council
187 Simcoe Street, Peterborough, Ontario
(705) 743-5915
Mailing Address: The Peterborough L.E.T.S.
c/o The PSPC
187 Simcoe Street
Peterborough, Ontario K9H 2H6
Board of Directors
David Baker, President
Kim Blodgett, Board Member
Jeannine Crowe, Treasurer
Lori Sainte, Administrator
Tina Williams, Secretary
Margaret Wright, Vice-President
The Peterborough L.E.T.S. assumes no liability for the services and information printed in the Exchanger.
The deadline for the March/April issue of The Exchanger is Friday, February 20th, 2009. Please e-mail information to ptbolets@yahoo.ca or call 749-3910 and leave a message.
Membership Renewals
It is time to renew your membership until December 31, 2009!
You can renew your membership at a LETS Market, on Wednesday morning at the Peterborough Social Planning Council, 187 Simcoe Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 2T4, or mail it into the Peterborough Social Planning Council at the above address. For those members who have already renewed your membership, thank you.
Window Displays
Deadlines for the PSPC Window Display - Members Features are:
February 3rd, March 3rd, April 28th, September 3rd, and November 3rd.
Please contact Heather Home, #981, 745-8815 for more information about having your goods and/or services featured.
New Members
Our Space, #1022 Local community centre.
Various goods at market.
Katrina # 1023 cloth shopping bags, aprons and book covers. Later on maybe - baby blankets, little wall hangings, and pillow covers.
Creations By Jan # 1024 handmade jewelry, floral arrangements,
beaded nightlights, scarves, tams, whimsies, magnetic jewelry,
much more
Carol's Beaded Treasures #1025 carolsbta@hotmail.com
handmade beaded jewelry, unique hand crafted jewels, crystals, custom orders, bridal pieces, body jewelry, costume jewelry - home parties.
Jay - Angel Light Gems # 1026 - angellightgems@gmail.com semi precious
stone jewelry, hand knotted pearls/beads using silk thread and other materials. Crocheting - tams, scarves, etc. Custom work requires 2 weeks notice. Kids novelties for birthdays parties, etc.
Ashburnham Garden # 1019 And Transition Town Peterborough, Peterborough Permaculture Demonstration Garden
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Peterborough now has an official Permaculture demonstration garden, which is part of the Ashburnham Community Garden LETS # 1019 on Ashburnham Drive, across the road from Ecology Park, south of the little convenience store. The garden will be run by the Transition Town Peterborough Permaculture Group that I am responsible for organizing. I am looking for people to join the group, so if you are interested, let me know and I will send you details!
There are no responsibilities, only coming out
whenever you want to learn, teach and connect with the earth. I will also be holding permaculture video viewings occasionally and a Permaculture Town Hall is
planned for the Library Auditorium starting at 7:00 pm Wed Jan 14/09.
The garden is on city land, and is supported by the city, with the city supplying water and potentially other materials such as mulch and compost. There is
some work to do, but I am looking to meet with everyone interested in helping with the garden to determine a direction.
So far, this has been decided:
The garden will be a self-sustaining, no till, perennial polyculture plot, based on permaculture principles and natural farming methods. After the initial
inputs, it will be largely self-sufficient, and will build and maintain the soil. There will be a couple of trees, a few shrubs, and many perennial plants,
including vines, ground covers, etc. There are some restrictions on what species can be planted, because the site is apparently very wet in the spring, and
thus, can only support species that tolerate wet feet part of the year. This still leaves many possibilities.
I would really love it if everyone could come out and discuss and plan what we're going to do this year to get the garden prepared for spring. This is a
community project requiring community input and action! Currently the space is occupied by ragweed, so Ian and I are thinking we'll create a thick sheet
mulch of sorts to smother it all, with cardboard, compost, wood chips, straw or whatever we can get.
Peace,
Trent Rhode
trentrhode@gmail.com
sent from TTP at gaiancf@nexicom.net
P.S. Learn more about Transition Towns at www.transitiontowns.org. We are
currently recruiting members for Transition Town Peterborough as well.
Transition Town Peterborough and the Peterborough LETS are affiliated groups now.
Volunteers Needed
Photography and video taping at the market with a digital camera
Administration Help
Setting up and taking down tables at the market
A volunteer is needed at the LETS markets to work with the children.
Call 749-3910. Green Dollars are available for this work.
Goods and Services Wanted
Miniture clay pots. 1/2 inch graduated up to 1 inch. or wooden ones would do as well.I wish to shop locally. Clear top boxes for presentation of gifts. Small Medium, or Large angellightgems@gmail.com 705-745-0142 Jay #1026
Bike--ladies or very large girls pridiecollection@hotmail.com
Christina # 933 748-3402
Goods and Services Offered
Salsa for 5$ GR per 500 ml jar. I will take orders and make it fresh.
Cotton dishcloths for 2$ GR. Laurie salsagal41@yahoo.ca
Tams-Tams-Tams and more Tams. Scarfs, Semi-precious stone Jewelry.... Get that broken string of beads re-strung with hand-knotted silk. All items handmade locally, whimsies....just waiting for you to wear or Gift Giving for Valentines Day. Special orders take special time...Available for morning or afternoon presentations only. e-mail: angellightgems@gmail.com. Or call 705-745-0142 Jay #1026
Will man (woman!) a table at Lets Markets for
those who wish to sell but cannot be present at the Markets. Vendor must set up and put away table.
I will make sure the Green Dollars are recorded and if needed, collect Cash if a vendor does not wish to go 100% Green.
From 9 am til 2 pm
$45 Green $5 Cash Dori #912
Tutor available for all subjects (elementary). All learning styles. Tutor has previous tutoring experience and holds a B.Ed. Please contact for further details. Becky LETS member returning!
Electrical Services Removing old Knob and tube, new wiring, boxes, upgrades ,electrical advice which is all up to code. References available
Dori #912
