Okay, can you hear me? Okay? Yes. Okay. Okay, perfect. So just to verify Plugshare is have free memberships? And as a gardening organization. That's right. And community members can come to a monthly potluck.
That's right. Oh, yes. The second Monday of each month.
Awesome. And that's at 6:30pm. That's correct. And that's at the Farm Bureau and Crawford. Correct. Okay, wonderful. And then pressure still offers free produce and seeds. That Correct?
Well, we, we don't offer anything specific. We have, we have a door prize table that people bring things in for free to share with other people. We have a drawing. And the the as the numbers are called, they go to the table and select one item that they like, and it's been a really good thing. Everybody seems to really enjoy that. And there's been some really great stuff. All kinds of plants, seeds. Just anything you could imagine. A lot of stuff unrelated to garden.
So maybe a better way to describe it is free exchange of plants. Seeds produce another.
Yeah, we have people that bring in mushrooms. They bring in, they bring in cantaloupes and all kinds of things. Eggs. It's really been something.
Yeah, and these are things that they've grown themselves that right.
A lot. Mostly yes. Yeah.
And then do experts often come to the meetings to kind of speak and advise people?
That's right, we try. We solicit people that have a specialty to come in and explain what they do. And we just had a couple of months ago, the the treasurer from the Georgia mushroom Association. I think they're based in Marietta. He came and gave a really great speech on on mushrooms here in Georgia.
Yeah, that's wonderful.
A lot of our members do in house presentations about just anything garden related. And one thing I'm going to do a presentation, Monday night on sharpening knives and any kind of, you know, pruners and scissors, that sort of thing.
Yeah. What do you see as the benefit of this, this offering for the community?
Well, it's, it's a great way for people to learn how to you know, the various techniques of gardening, fertilization, soil preparation, preserving the produce. Just any anything garden related?
Yeah. And how does that serve, serve people in Elbert County?
Well, we're more rural in the county. And I think a lot of people lean naturally toward that sort of thing. People that live in the cities and have a rat race life they they tend to go shop at the grocery store and Lord knows where that produce and other foods and especially the senator aisle, type things comes comes from you don't know what's, how it's been grown with, what kind of fertilization they've used. I can I could get deep into this, but there's some really nasty stuff that they put on produce and any thing that they grow for, for food.
So Plowshares kind of comes in in that sense to educate people, would you
That's right. That's right. And just share knowledge. Our motto is what's our motto Carol? Up in knowledge, aloha. I haven't seen that in such a while but Yes, on our website. Let me see if I can find it real quick. The website is flasher. Let's see, yeah. FlashAir oc.org.
I think most of the reporters are students at UGA.
Yeah, that's true. Yeah. We were a student run, for the most part.
Was great experience, I'm sure.
Yeah, it's really wonderful. I've worked on and off with echo for a couple of years to great opportunity.
The the motto is sharing seeds knowledge and know how
wonderful. And would you say you guys really exemplify that for people in a local county?
Yes, I think we do. Okay, and our one, oh, God, our website, we have this in my lap record.
Alright, on the front page, we have typically, the announcement for the next meeting. And little key things like on this month's page, we have basic sourdough recipe and fermentation, sourdough starter, and that sort of thing. The next page is a rundown of all of our meetings for the last year.
The first couple months.
And on the third page, we have things that are of interest to gardeners alike. We posted the the link to the UGA College of Agriculture. And I think it links to the what concil soil research or whatever they call it. Its current soil temperatures, chill hours and more. So people know when to when to plant and that sort of thing. The publication's at UGA. There's just a myriad of things like that natural organic library, Howard Garrett, the dirt factory. He's got a he's got a list of all kinds of homes, recipes for doing this and that he's he's a wealth of knowledge. And in his own right. We have a link to a really prolific organic gardener and mainland His name is Charles doubting, doubting organic recipes, soil testing UGA. You can didn't have soil tests, I think cost was $10. Carol.
And then we have a recipe section. And during the left pages, just about us, and that would be good to review before you write your article, the first answer, and then below it is less why we grow our own foods. And I will tell you some of what I was alluding to go.
Thank you. And what's your position with timeshare?
Well, my wife and I, and another couple started this nine years ago in 2015, September 2015. And the other couples name is is D and John Poleski.
So I have written down that Steven and Vicki Coker.
Yes, David and Vicki Coker pretty much have have been, you know, Tom and Dee has sort of backed off from FlashAir. They still come but they're not intimately. They own a business. And they just couldn't do both to kind of Nikki and Steven Coker are really prolific in the club. They're great members.
Number two, would you say they're co founders as well are just members. Well, they
weren't founders, they, they came in a little while after just two months after we started. But they they have taken a leadership role. Along with Carol and I were the four prominent organizers of the events. The monthly made me so no.
Okay, yeah. So would you say you and your wife are co founders? Yes. Okay. Thanks for clarifying that. Yeah. Any other final comments on the benefit of pleasure for the community in the importance of gardening?
Yes, to me, if you want to eat healthy, you need to grow it yourself, or at least buy it from organic farmers. And as far as the potlucks that's the best restaurant in town.
Well, I, you have me wanting to come.
It's really, really good to have a lot of
awesome. Well, thank you so much. That's all just updating this guide. So this was very helpful.
back anytime. Lunch. Tell me your name again.
Lily.
Lily. Okay. I'm sure you're in this which paper out? Yeah, you need to come to a meeting. It's worth it just for the meal. And yeah, you'd probably be interested in.
You don't have to bring anything. And you get your first time. The first time. People.
Oh, and one last thing. It's it's nine to five Athens road. Is that correct?
I think that's correct. Let's see. I don't think we have it on the website here. But I'm almost certain that's it. If it's not, I'll call you back. Can I get your number?
Yeah, my Do you want me to say it out? Yeah, go ahead. 404. Okay. 901014791.
Really? All right. Thanks, Becky, for calling.
Thanks, have a great day.
I got mixed emotions about having all of this information out there. Were busting at the seams that if the Farm Bureau we have typically 40 to 50 members, sometimes I think our record was 57 members. And her mailing list has about 274
on it. Wow. That's incredible.
If we get many more members, we're gonna have to find that venue. And I don't know where that would be.
One moment, one sec. Sorry, I was getting another call. And I was confused on how to end it. How many? How many people do you say come to meetings?
Typically between 40 and 50?
Awesome. Okay. All right. Well, I think that's all I need. And, yeah, thank you for your time.