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Group Picnic !

Jun 14
Sun 11:00 AM
Location
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Estimated attendance
 30  people attended.
4.50 4.5015

Who organized?
Everett Sizemore

It's time we all got together for a picnic! Maggie has been kind enough to allow us to use her expansive back yard in Southeast Denver.

More details to come!

All 220+ members are invited. Bring the kids, chairs, inventions / contraptions you'd like to show off, and something home-made like a family dish, something from the garden, some cheese, bread, canned goods, or whatever you like.

Journalists and bloggers are welcome to come, but Maggie has asked that you not mention her by name, or the location of the event, which is at a private residence. Thank you for understanding.

No Dogs, sorry.

Cheers,

Everett

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 16, 2009 12:51 PM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Since we don't have five stars I'm assuming someone gave it less than five stars. Hmmm... some people are just hard to please I guess.
  • kathleen
    Posted Jun 15, 2009 10:03 AM
    kathleen
    What a great time. Thank you Maggie for opening your home, Everett for all your organization skills, Monica for the great demo. To the family who adopted the bunnies. We have two house rabbits and took a free class from the Colorado House Rabbit society. We learned so much, here is their web site http://www.coloradohrs.com/ Good luck with your bunnies.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • kathleen
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 1:33 PM
    kathleen
    so we will provide some acoustic music via a guitar player and singer, mandolin and banjo does anyone play the upright bass?? or just bring your instruments and we will jam.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:51 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    And if you don't have any tables or chairs, trash bags, plates, cups, food, etc... COME ANYWAY! I'm sure there will be plenty for everyone and I really hope to get as many of us together as possible so we can all meet in person. :-)
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Other Supplies: If you happen to have a table and a few chairs laying around that you don?t mind bringing over, please do. We?ll probably be shorter on tables than chairs.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Pets: Sorry no pets allowed. Maggie has several dogs that are sweet to humans but one of them gets excited around other dogs. She also has ducks, chickens and bees, and thinks things will go smoother if there aren?t dozens of dogs running around.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Chickens and Ducks: Maggie has chickens and ducks. They?ll be locked down in their own area, but if you?re concerned about bio security, please stand in an inch of bleach water before coming over and when you get back to your house. One cap full of bleach mixed with enough water to fill up a small kitty-litter box or some similar pan an inch with water will do.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Entertainment: You are welcome to bring any demonstration items you want. I will be testing out a solar oven, and will probably bring a cheese press in case anyone wants to see how easy it would be to make one. Monica is doing a fermentation demonstration. Feel free to bring your guitar, banjo, harmonica... Or if that doesn?t work out we?ll just turn on the radio.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Cleanup: I?ll be staying after to help Maggie clean up. Anyone is welcome to do so, and I hope we can leave ?Maggie?s farm? (isn?t that a Bob Dylan song?) the way it was before we had the picnic. There should be a few trash cans available for use, but if you want to bring your own trash bag that would be great. She only has roadside pickup so if anyone has a dumpster available to them and a truck to use they could take a bag with them.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:50 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Food: Everyone should just bring whatever they want to eat and drink, or whatever they want to share with everyone else. This is a potluck picnic. Homemade stuff would be great, but if you?re short on time and just want to stop by KFC or something that?s fine too. Some plates and utensils would be good too, but you don?t need to bring many, as I?ll be picking up a package. Unless you want to use real ceramic plates and metal utensils to cut down on waste, in which case you should bring your own
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:49 AM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Parking: The People's Choice Bank just south of Maggie?s house, on the NE corner of Clay and Evans, is closed. This might be a good place to park, as it is a vacant lot. There is also a King?s Super parking lot right across from Maggie?s house, and I don?t think anyone would notice if there were a few extra cars in there. There is also some parking available on Clay street, but just make sure you?re not parking in the bus stop zone.
  • Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:20 AM
    Judith Bergqusit
    I will be out of town - Maybe you will have a fall get together. Judith
  • Patrick Donlon
    Posted May 28, 2009 7:19 PM
    Patrick Donlon
    Looking forward to meeting more of the people I have only seen on meetup. Thanks Maggie for all your help today. Patrick.
  • Everett Sizemore
    Posted May 21, 2009 9:11 PM
    Everett Sizemore
    Organizer, Wannabe Homesteader
    Monica you're more than welcome to bring some lacto dip, or even give a demo at the picnic. That goes for anyone - if you want to teach a little mini-class then bring the stuff you need (no kitchen available) and I'm sure there will be people interested in learning. My wife will probably bring some wool, a drop spindle and a few knitting needles if anyone wants to learn how to do that. I'll probably bring a cheese press & some of the cheese we make at the previous week's cheesemaking class.
  • Monica
    Posted May 18, 2009 2:14 PM
    Monica
    Hey, maybe I will bring some of my lacto-fermented veggie dip! (Eat at your own risk, LOL) Can't wait to see everyone and share this seasons progress.

Who attended?

  • 30 attendees
    • “ What a great time. And we even came home with rabbits! ”
    • tanya (+1 guest)
      “ Had a great time. Great food. Sorry we were unable to stay longer. ”
    • “ Good people, bluegrass music, bees, ducks, chickens, solar oven cooking, fermentation demonstrations... what more could I ask for? The sun was shining (until the very end) and everyone was in a good mood. I couldn't be happier with the results. Thanks for coming! ”
    • “ There were very interesting and nice people at Maggie's. Her property was well suited to the occasion and lots of interesting things to learn about. ”
    • BSS (+2 guests)
      “ Great food, wonderful company, and fantastic music. ”
    • “ I really liked the time we all got to spend sharing ideas and concepts together!! It was a great turnout I thought. I really liked the music thanks guys...... ”
    • “ I had a great time! I think we should do it again in the Fall and everyone can bring their produce. All the good people made it a very very interesting day! Thank you. ”
    • “ Well done! I learned a few things, a nice mix of ages, styles, expertise, etc., and the kids kept themselves amused. ”
    • Lea Craig (+4 guests)
      “ Everette & Maggie did a great job organizing this event! The sight was perfect for adults and children alike. The food, demonstrations, people, etc...all great. My family LOVED it. Thanks for organizing this! Lea Craig ”
    • “ I enjoyed learning about bees and meeting people. The name tags were a great help. Thanks to Maggie for sharing her yard and gardens and letting all of us walk around. ”
    • Kelle (+2 guests)
      “ It appears we had a sampling of everyones' interests there. Solar ovens, chickens, ducks, worms and composting talk, cabbage into sauerkraut demonstrations,music, exceptionally good food, and of course, the best company you could ask for on a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon. Thank you Maggie for being such a gracious and generous host!...and thank Everett for putting it all together!!!! ”
    • Kate Johnson (+1 guest)
    • Monica (+1 guest)
    • Rebecca Betancourt (+2 guests)
    • Ingrid M. (+1 guest)
    • Lauren Wittig (+1 guest)
    • Meli T (+1 guest)
    • Tiffany Martindale (+1 guest)
    • Lexi (+1 guest)
    • Marybeth Jones (+1 guest)
    • Terri V. (+1 guest)
    • kathleen (+3 guests)
    • Jessica (+2 guests)
    • Pierre Veragen (+1 guest)
Organized by
Everett Sizemore
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