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Hello Eliza,
The Mission Green Team is comprised of staff at the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women. We attended the Sustainable Farming Seminar on Dec. 9th at the Great Wolf Lodge where you and your colleague were guest speakers. I am very interested in contacting you to visit our facility in Belfair, Wa situated in the Tahuya State Forest.
I know this is short notice, but our monthly sustainability meeting is on Wednesday, March 3rd at 9am. Would you be available to attend? We really would like to have you see our “bare bones with lots of potential” gardening plot. Sharing your expertise with our small group would help us focus on this Spring’s goals of amending our acidic soil and beginning a crop. We hope to be under the watchful eyes of the county extension of master gardeners and other community collaborators, as yourself.
Please call me,
Anne Shoemaker
Correctional Program Manager
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women
360-277-2420
I've been receiving many inquiries about the upcoming Biology 240 -
Urban Farm Course. It is now online and here is the information.
Please feel free to share this with friends.
BIOL 240A meets Tuesday/Thursday from 230-350
WFS 201 (Winkenwerder Forest Sciences)
The SLN is: 19213
Thanks,
Beth
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See also the response from fair food fight, which gives a bit more detail on what Wal-Mart is really up to.
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:28:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Julia Knott <julia.knott@yahoo.com>
To: pugetsoundfoodpolicy@lists.onenw.org
Subject: Re: [pugetsoundfoodpolicy] Walmart's local, organic produce
Here's a great analysis and critique of the Atlantic article and Walmart's foray into local food on the blog Fair Food Fight:
http://www.fairfoodfight.org/blog/el-drag%C3%B3n/walmart-answer-locavore-prayers
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From: Michele Catalano <mcat99@mindspring.com>
Subject: [pugetsoundfoodpolicy] Walmart's local, organic produce
To: pugetsoundfoodpolicy@lists.onenw.org
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 2:30 AM
An interesting article, The Great Grocery Smackdown, from The Atlantic magazine takes a close look at how Walmart is buying and promoting local, organic produce and compares Walmart's offerings to Whole Foods, prompting the question of whether Walmart supporting local food more than Whole Foods.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/walmart-local-produce
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This is just a reminder that applications for internships are due at the end of this week.
And - if you are looking for a way to become more involved in the farm - Join the Dirty Dozen - (we meet Monday's at 7:30 AM). If you are interested in the Dirty Dozen, please send me an e-mail (also by the end of the week).
Also - if you haven't yet, please take a moment to fill out this survey - http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG03THd5bFlTQmI0aEFvVEhYNFNMa2c6MA we are gathering data on the interest in creating a sustainable foods production program at the University of Washington.
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Please send the to-do list to the whole farm along with the work schedule, noting that there is NO potlunch/work party on friday.
Thanks,
B
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, Rachel Louise Malinen wrote:
Hey everyone,
I hope you've all been able to enjoy being outside in the gorgeous sunshine!
Here's this week's to-do list - I didn't copy down who volunteered for what
project, but you can look at the copy on the cabinet door if you want to
team up on something.
Also, I forgot to mention this today at our meeting, but it would be great
if everyone took a few minutes to research one crop that we're going to be
growing this spring season, and bring the following information to DD
meeting on Monday: where the crop is native to, something about the way that
it grows (i.e. likes shade, or when we'll be planting it outside), and a
recipe with that crop in it. You can find the list of crops in a few places
- the big map on the Farm cabinet has all the spring crops listed on the
beds they'll be planted in, and the green team sent out a file a while back
of their planting plan. Let me know if you have trouble finding that list,
or any other questions about the 'homework.' We'll report back on what we
found at our next meeting.
Cheers,
Rachel
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice in the University of Washington
School of Public Health
Save the date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
*What:* Seattle Healthy Places Research Group Forum
*When:* Thursday, March 4th, 2010
*Where:* UW Gould Hall, Room 114. Click here for a map
<http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northwest.html?GLD>.
*Time:* 3:30pm-5:00pm
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice <http://www.nwcphp.org/> and
the Department of Urban Design and Planning <http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/>
invite you to attend the monthly meeting of the Seattle Healthy Places Research
Group (HPRG). This group welcomes public health and planning faculty,
researchers, students, practitioners, and others interested in exploring the
relationship between the built environment and the health of communities.
*Branden Born,* Assistant Professor, Urban Design and Planning, will be
presenting *"Planning as if Eating Mattered: Building Environments that Promote
Healthy Eating."*
Born studies planning process and social justice; land use planning and
regionalism; and urban food systems. Currently he is working with stakeholders
from around Washington State to examine land use regulations with regard to
environmental sustainability and agricultural viability; he is also working
with citizens and elected officials to develop local food policy and a Regional
Food Policy Council at PSRC (Puget Sound Regional Council), as well as
collaborating with researchers and community members on several healthy
community initiatives. He is co-author of the APA's Planning Advisory Service
Report on Planning for Community and Regional Food Systems.
*Next session:* April 8, Health Sciences Center, Room F348.
206.685.1130 · nwcphp@u.washington.edu <mailto:nwcphp@u.washington.edu> ·
www.nwcphp.org <http://www.nwcphp.org>
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, yecelica valdivia wrote:
> Will Allen of Growing Power, Inc., too has an amazing aquaponics
> system at their farm in Milwaukee. They too use tilapia. The system's
> made out of pipe, gravel, and wood. It's pretty amazing...
> http://www.growingpower.org/. Watch the photos as they come up on the
> homepage and you can get a glimpse of the system they have set up.
>
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Thanks,
Heather
yecelica valdivia wrote:
> Will Allen of Growing Power, Inc., too has an amazing aquaponics
> system at their farm in Milwaukee. They too use tilapia. The system's
> made out of pipe, gravel, and wood. It's pretty amazing...
> http://www.growingpower.org/. Watch the photos as they come up on the
> homepage and you can get a glimpse of the system they have set up.
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There is a growing interest among the faculty to begin a program on
sustainable food production. In order to gauge interest in such a
program they have asked that we (as farmers/students) fill out a survey
to gather information about the types, and number of courses we would
like to see be part of such a program.
Please take a moment to fill out this survey by following the attached
link!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dG03THd5bFlTQmI0aEFvVEhYNFNMa2c6MA
Thank you in advance!
Sincerely,
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HI Everyone, check out the NYTimes article on aquaphonics, a sustainable agriculture/aquaculture system that allows you to raise fish (to eat) and nourish your vegetable garden without using soil. According to the article it may be the future of sustainable food production. Maybe a project for the farm one day?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/garden/18aqua.html?em
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Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
"TRANSITION FRIDAY"!
Film: "IN TRANSITION 1.0 - FROM OIL DEPENDENCE TO LOCAL RESISTENCE" (49 min, Emma Goude, 2009), and a few short films
…WITH LEO BRODIE FROM TRANSITION SEATTLE, AND CATHY TUTTLE FROM SUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORD.
"TRANSITION FRIDAYS": COME JOIN US FOR AN EVENING FOCUSED ON POSITIVE SOLUTIONS AT A VERY LOCAL LEVEL - EVERY 2ND FRIDAY!
IN TRANSITION is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humor, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.
We live at a fascinating point in history. The convergence of challenges, most particularly global warming and peak oil, have brought us to a point where we are profoundly challenged to act. The scale of the challenge is huge, and the obstacles are plenty. But something very powerful is stirring and is taking root the world over. There is an emerging energy to succeed, a sense of quickening, and an exhilaration in talking and listening to each other once again, to visioning what we want and then rolling up our sleeves and starting to co-create it. People are choosing life and are manifesting that in their lives and their communities.
Facilitated discussion on the Transition Initiative forllowing the film.
(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted
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Some of you will already know this, but many of you will not.
Do you work at a grocery store, on a farm, or know where there's a dumpster in which people leave perfectly good food?
Do you like to cook huge amounts of food and serve it to total strangers for free, just because it's fun?
Do you value gift-economies as a way to under-cut the excessively competitive and soul-killing prospect of industrial capitalism?
Then you might be interested in Food Not Bombs.
As a decentralized non-hierarchical grassroots movement, FNB chapters thrive in most cities around the world, including downtown Seattle, but it's been a really long time since anyone has gotten together to serve food in the U-District.
Why is this?
Is it because:
a) no one has been showing up?
b) our previous location was not the best?
c) not a lot of people were dumpstering/finding food?
d) it's been hella cold outside until recently?
Answer: YES! ...all of the above.
We think these reasons suck, because quite frankly the founders of FNB faced squads of riot cops and group-arrests when they first began serving food in San Francisco. Now FNB is almost a norm in most cities, but why aren't we doing it?
Well, some of us just went to the Hunger Banquet at Hillel on Thursday, and we got a really positive response from a bunch of the people there, some of which are now on this list.
So what should be done?
There seems to be a new level of interest in revitalizing Food Not Bombs in the U-District, possibly in a different location...
Sherwood is still available to store and prepare food in... we just need people to kick up the dedication.
Plus we have all the necessary supplies, even signs and fliers!
We usually meet on Saturday mornings at Sherwood, then serve around 1:00.
Who's down to make this happen?
<3 steve
ps. check out this article, which i found highly instructive in understanding the motivation behind FNB
http://www.practicalanarchy.org/fnb_crass.html
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On the heels of Devon's announcement I'd also like to let you know that
there are lots of upcoming learning opportunities at the farm:
1. *Farm Lunch seminar - Bio 486;Envir 450* will be offered this spring
- 1 credit Tuesdays 12:30 -1:20
2. *The Urban Farm - Bio 240* will also be offered - 3 credits T/Th -
2:30-3:50
However - for some reason neither of these are up on the course list yet
- if you are interested please keep checking for them - we'll let you
know through the list serve when they are open for enrollment!
3. *The Farm Intership - Bio 399 *- Now is the time to apply for a farm
internship - 3 credits of independent study/work on the farm - see the
attached announcement for details if you are interested in applying!
4. *THE DIRTY DOZEN - spring 2010 -* Time to get involved. The dirty
dozen is a group of 12 or so folks who plan the to-do list on the farm
and help keep it running through volunteer labor. It is a 3 hour /week
commitment -1 hour at 7:30 Monday mornings for farm breakfast, and 2
other hours at a time that is convenient for you. Interested? Please
send me an e-mail explaining your interest. Please let me know if you
are interested by Feb 28th. Preference will be given to students who
are new to the farm. If you have been wishing for a way to get more
involved with the farm this is your opportunity!
Thanks everyone.
Beth
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AND YOU?
There's a child in me
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stained glass windows,
blue-green bottles
and sun - through things.
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I wrote to tell them about the UW student farm and whether they would be interested in letting a group of us come visit. And they responded most cordially. Saturday or weekday afternoons are best for them, so I am thinking maybe a Friday or Saturday afternoon, either this quarter or early in spring quarter? If you are interested let me know and I will set up a doodle poll to work out a time. Let me know if you can car pool.
Ann
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http://www.gleanit.org/seedswap.html
Come to Community Harvest's 1st Annual Seed Swap N'Sale.
Want to save money on seeds this year? Try some interesting varieties
without buying full packets. Avoid ending up with left-over seeds at
the end of the season.
We have ordered seeds in bulk from Territorial, Seed Savers, and Fedco
and will be splitting them into mini-packets, the right size for the
home gardener. Have a look at our seed list. All seed packets will be
75¢. There will be dependable standards like Fordhook Giant Swiss
Chard, as well as some unusual things like Purple Podded Peas. Lots of
fun varieties of tomatoes if you are inclined to starting seeds
indoors, but mostly seeds which can be direct sown.
In addition, there will be seeds donated from gardeners who have
collected from their own gardens.
There will also be a "free" table for collected seeds, or your
left-over seeds from last year. We cannot vouch for the viability of
these seeds, but there may be some real winners. If you contributing
seeds, it would be nice to have a picture or description of the plant
it will produce.
Get some great seeds and at the same time support a local nonprofit
which increases access to local produce through food bank donations
and classes.
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Just a reminder about our urban farming and permaculture convergence
party at OmCulture in Wallingford on Saturday. I'm also sending for
clarification on admission donation. We could really use some
volunteers for setup!
I can't wait to see the various of the UW Farm and local community
represented! This event is the first of its kind for Seattle! All of
the grooviest urban farmers and permaculture peeps WILL be there!
See ya Saturday! :)
Daniel Johnson
206 369 2661
Dear Friends,
What an exciting time to be farming in Seattle! We are living in an
extraordinary time of transition. So many different groups are
actively working towards creating a future of abundance for everybody!
We would like to formally invite you to grace us with your presence
and wow our collective community with your current projects at this
exciting convergence of exuberance, creativity and sharing!
You're invited to a Permaculture, SCALLOPS, EcoBuilder's Guild,
Transition Towns extravaganza!
See the attached PDF (I can send to you via e-mail)
You can RSVP at the Facebook Event page here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=413302200022
or through Jenny Pell jennypell@gmail.com of Permaculture Now! http://PermacultureNow.com
(Please contact Jenny soon with any ideas of organizations that would
fit with the theme of the event)
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 11:55pm
Location: OmCulture ( http://OmCulture.com ) 2210 N. Pacific St,
Seattle, WA
This is your chance to:
- Showcase your project
- Learn about current projects in and around Seattle
- Connect with potential collaborators
- Have lots of fun networking
- Swap seeds
- Eat a delicious (local, organic) potluck dinner
- DANCE the night away on the beautiful OmCulture dance floor!
Schedule:
3 - 6 pm: Set up your project tables and start networking and seed
swapping
6 - 7:30 pm: Potluck Dinner (bring your own plates, cups, utensils)
7:30 - 11 pm: DANCE!!
$8 - $15 suggested donation at the door, kids free. This is a family-
friendly event, and you are welcome to bring guests.
Want to volunteer to help set up/clean up/get the word out? Send me an
email: jennypell@gmail.com
Just a reminder about our urban farming and permaculture convergence
party at OmCulture in Wallingford on Saturday. I'm also sending for
clarification on admission donation. We could really use some
volunteers for setup!
I can't wait to see the various of the UW Farm and local community
represented! This event is the first of its kind for Seattle! All of
the grooviest urban farmers and permaculture peeps WILL be there!
See ya Saturday! :)
Daniel Johnson
206 369 2661
Dear Friends,
What an exciting time to be farming in Seattle! We are living in an
extraordinary time of transition. So many different groups are
actively working towards creating a future of abundance for everybody!
We would like to formally invite you to grace us with your presence
and wow our collective community with your current projects at this
exciting convergence of exuberance, creativity and sharing!
You're invited to a Permaculture, SCALLOPS, EcoBuilder's Guild,
Transition Towns extravaganza!
See the attached PDF (I can send to you via e-mail)
You can RSVP at the Facebook Event page here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=413302200022
or through Jenny Pell jennypell@gmail.com of Permaculture Now! http://PermacultureNow.com
(Please contact Jenny soon with any ideas of organizations that would
fit with the theme of the event)
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 11:55pm
Location: OmCulture ( http://OmCulture.com ) 2210 N. Pacific St,
Seattle, WA
This is your chance to:
- Showcase your project
- Learn about current projects in and around Seattle
- Connect with potential collaborators
- Have lots of fun networking
- Swap seeds
- Eat a delicious (local, organic) potluck dinner
- DANCE the night away on the beautiful OmCulture dance floor!
Schedule:
3 - 6 pm: Set up your project tables and start networking and seed
swapping
6 - 7:30 pm: Potluck Dinner (bring your own plates, cups, utensils)
7:30 - 11 pm: DANCE!!
$8 - $15 suggested donation at the door, kids free. This is a family-
friendly event, and you are welcome to bring guests.
Want to volunteer to help set up/clean up/get the word out? Send me an
email: jennypell@gmail.com
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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR PLACE?
1. Define the limits of your bioregion. Be able to justify the boundaries you choose.
2. Trace the water you drink from precipitation to tap and from tap to ultimate disposal.
3. How many days until the moon is full (plus or minus a couple of days)?
4. Describe the soil around your home.
5. What are the primary subsistence techniques of the culture(s) that live in your area?
6. Name five native edible plants in your bioregion and their season(s) of availability.
7. From what direction do winter storms generally come in your region?
8. Where does your garbage go?
9. How long is the growing season where you live?
10. Name five trees in your area. Which of them are native?
11. Name five resident and any migratory birds in your area.
12. What is the land use history by humans in your bioregion during the past century?
13. What primary geological events or processes influenced the land forms where you live?
14. What species have become extinct in your area?
15. What are the major plant associations in your region?
16. From where you are reading this, point north.
17. What spring wildflower is consistently among the first to bloom where you live?
18. What kinds of rocks and minerals are found in your bioregion?
19. Were the stars out last night?
20. Name some other beings (nonhuman) which share your bioregion.
21. How many people live next door to you? What are their names?
22. How much gasoline and other fossil fuels do you use a week, on the average?
23. What kind of energy costs you the most money? What kind of energy is it? What portion of your use of energy does it account for?
24. What plans are there for development of energy or mineral resources in your bioregion?
25. What people are indigenous to your region?
26. Distinguish between inhabitory and transient populations of people in your region.
27. What languages are spoken in your region? Which are indigenous and which are immigrant languages?
28. Name seven prominent land forms in your region. Whose language is used for those names?
29. Identify the political/governmental boundaries that divide your bioregion.
30. Evaluate the effects of these divisions on the life of your region.
31. Identify one other bioregion and compare and contrast it with your own.
32. Give five aspects of your life that are independent of your bioregion. Where are they supported by the earth elsewhere?
To do well on a test like this a student will have to integrate knowledge from many fields such as biology, meteorology, earth science, and geography. But the student will also need to integrate that scientific knowledge with history, anthropology, language arts, Indian studies, and social studies. But even that is not enough. The student will have to apply that knowledge to his own day-to-day life. He or she will have to think about such things as plumbing, the city water and sewer system, the daily weather, and resource use in his or her own home, school and community.
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The Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) recently published their first food justice resource guide and recipe book, Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice. The guide combines hands-on tools for change with political awareness to engage YOU in joining in the struggle for food justice! Plus, it features beautiful illustrations and photographs by local artists and delicious recipes submitted by community members and friends of CAGJ.
Please come support the release of CAGJ's first ever publication!! Join us for food, music, raffle prizes, and good times! A handful of recipes from the guide will be sampled, and copies of Our Food, Our Right will also be available for purchase for $5-$20, on a sliding scale. This event is free and open to the public, please bring your friends, family members and join us in the celebration!
For more info on the Food Justice Project or CAGJ, please visit: www.seattleglobaljustice.org
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:41:41 -0800
From: Food Group <foodgrp@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Food Fight!
Hi All!!
This Thursday is our showing of Food Fight, a documentary on the history of
our food system and people that have stood up against corporate foces to
promote the health and quality of our food. We would love to see you there!
It is this Thursday, the 18th at 2:00 in Hogness Auditorium (in the Health
Sciences building). Snacks will be provided!!
Directions: http://uwnews.org/Uwnews/Sites/commencement/DirectionsHognessAuditorium.pdf
See you then!!
Rachel Myhre
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:02:00 -0800
From: Conservation Colloquium <conscoll@u.washington.edu>
To: 'Conservation Colloquium' <conscoll@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Exhibitor Tables
Many of you are associated with clubs or organizations on campus that do
conservation related work. If you know of a group that might be interested
in recruiting volunteers or exhibiting their work at the 2010 Conservation
Colloquium, please forward them the email below.
Thank you for your help!
Interested in conservation? Here's a chance to reach your target audience!
On Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, the UW is hosting Conservation Colloquium:
Conservation in Practice in the HUB Ballroom. The Colloquium highlights the
range of conservation-related work at the UW. It consists of short
presentations from 1:00-5:15 pm, followed by a reception and poster
session. We are anticipating ~ 250 attendees from UW and beyond.
We invite UW-affiliated conservation groups to capitalize on this
opportunity to advertise their programs, recruit volunteers, and increase
awareness. If you would like to have a table during the reception, please
complete the Colloquium Table Registration form by Wednesday, February 17th.
There is no fee for this event. Every exhibitor will be provided a 6 foot
x 30 inch table.
In addition to completing the Colloquium Table Registration form, all
exhibitors are required to register for the Colloquium.
Conservation Colloquium Details
HUB Ballroom
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Colloquium Presentations: 1-5:15pm
Reception, Poster and Table Session: 5:15-6:30pm
Every exhibitor will have one 6 foot x 30 inch table.
To avoid noise during the presentations, we ask that you setup your table
between 12:30-1pm. Please make sure your table is ready by 1pm. The room
will be safely monitored between 1-5pm.
Table Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 17th
Questions? Please contact conscoll@uw.edu
(1) The comments deadline has been extended to March 3, 2010
(2) at the www.regulations.gov site you must first locate the document
before you can make a comment. Search for document ID APHIS-2007-0044-0651
by entering the document ID into the Enter Keyword or ID field. On the
results page there's a Comment link alongside that document title.
Please do it!
--Ian
> [Original Message]
> From: <anagnost@u.washington.edu>
> To: <theuwfarm@u.washington.edu>
> Date: 2/13/2010 1:04:07 PM
> Subject: [TheUWfarm] lodge your protest against GMO alfalfa
>
> Time is running out for organic consumers to lodge their protest against
the approval of Roundup Ready Alfalfa. If you eat dairy or meat, it will
make a difference to you. I found this link in the current PCC Newsletter
that will take you to a government website where you can lodge your protest:
>
> http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#confirmComment
>
> This opportunity will close on February 16, so time is short.
>
> Here is the link to the story in Sound Consumer:
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> http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/sc/1002/sc1002-organic-consumers.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:10:06 -0800
From: Maria Elena Garcia <meg71@u.washington.edu>
To: chid480a_wi10@u.washington.edu, animalstudies@u.washington.edu
Subject: [AnimalStudies] Fwd: Mikko Alanne: Jonathan Safran Foer - America's #1
Terrorist?
FYI.
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From: Diane Venberg <dkittystar@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Subject: Mikko Alanne: Jonathan Safran Foer - America's #1 Terrorist?
To: MariaElena Garcia <garmariaelena@gmail.com>
This is actually from Oct. '09.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mikko-alanne/jonathan-safran-foer---am_b_340586.html
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Maria Elena Garcia, PhD
University of Washington
Comparative History of Ideas Program
Jackson School of International Studies
Director, Clowes Center for the Study of Conflict and Dialogue
B102 Padelford Hall, Box 354300
Seattle, WA 98195-4300
Phone: 206-221-0561
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Hey everyone - just a reminder about the dinner next monday. Please RSVP!
Previous message:Hey all!
We are planning to throw a dinner (the first of many, we're sure) for all those who wish to make good food, eat good food, and support the burgeoning food co-op.
The date: Monday, February 15th (President's day)
The Time: 5:30 - 6:30 food preparation (optional), 6:30 dinner.
The Location: TBA - somewhere close to or on campus
The Goal: Come up with a working name for our co-op! We want to be able to call it something other than "student food cooperative".... we need all your creative minds working together!
The theme: The theme of this party will be RAW FOOD - if you don't know what I'm talking about, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_foodism. It gives a decent overview, and I can probably argue with you a bit about the "criticisms and controversies" section if you have doubts.* :) Also try: http://www.living-foods.com/faq.html. This type of lifestyle (lifestyle - because don't your food choices shape your life?) dramatically improved my quality of life, and I would love to talk with anyone about that, skeptics or not. We all eat some amount of raw food - why not learn new ways to make it taste great?
The menu is still being planned, but I attached some photos that were taken at a recent unrelated raw food party. We'll make almond "mylk" and smoothies (ever put kale in a smoothie before? I promise we'll make it taste like fruit), some fancy salad (lemon-tahini dressing. 'nuff said.), an entree item (zucchini noodles with tomato sauce and nut cheese anyone?) and a dessert. It will be organic, vegan**, and delicious. Some people have expressed interested in going raw for a week, and we can develop that idea more with anyone who wants to try it out.
And how much is this going to cost you? Good question.
The goal is to give you guys a lot of food. Like, a lot. We'll be eating organic, vegan food**, And since we are going to buy the food in bulk, this shouldn't be too expensive. We're asking for $10 a head. Not too bad for a dinner with friends and organic food! And hey, the more people we get....the price could go even lower!
The catch: we need the $10 upfront, and an RSVP. Please let me know by Thursday, Feb. 11th if you're interested, and get money to me by Friday, Feb. 12th (we need to shop at the farmers market the next day). I'll be at the Dirty Dozen Meeting on Monday, in Tuesday farm lunch (12:30-1:30!), at the all farm meeting on Wednesday (5 pm!), and tabling on Thursday (12:30-2, come make flower bouquets!), so find me!....and if you don't know me, just shoot me an email! Please also let me know if you have any food allergies, restrictions, or extreme dislikes.
If you're committed, interested, unsure, or have questions, send me an email.
-Michelle
Farm Outreach, Co-op hopeful, and raw foodist
(p.s. check out the UW's new food related social networking site: http://uw-food.ning.com/, which has a section for the co-op and the farm!)
*Raw food is not going to be exclusively what the co-op serves, but there has been some interest amongst people in learning more about this type of food preparation.
**there might be raw honey used, but this is negotiable :)
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http://www.ncga.com/livestock
http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/ag101/cropmajor.html
http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/US.htm
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/aug97/livestock.hrs.html
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/Grow-Poultry-Feed-What-Chickens-Eat.aspx
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2004/02/0079915
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USA
phone: (206) 543-0436
FAX: (206) 616-2011
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http://zesterdaily.com/farmgarden/393-going-organic-in-china
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This opportunity will close on February 16, so time is short.
Here is the link to the story in Sound Consumer:
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/sc/1002/sc1002-organic-consumers.html
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The Art of Espalier class. Feb 20 (Sat) 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Espalier is the technique of training trees to create formal ‘two-dimensional’ patterns by pruning and grafting. It is one way to grow fruit trees in a yard with limited space -- plus it is beautiful. Dave Conners, former president of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, has been training 18 different antique apple varieties on his city-sized lot for more than a decade. The class will be lecture format and will be held at the UW Botanic Garden. It is sponsored by City Fruit www.cityfruit.org .
To register: Cost is $25 (members) / $30 general. Go to www.brownpapertickets.org . You can also send a check, with the name of the class and your contact information to City Fruit, PO Box 28577, Seattle 98118. If you can’t afford a class but really want to learn, email us at info@cityfruit.org .
The Phinney Neighborhood Association serves as City Fruit’s fiscal sponsor and is the co-sponsor of these events.
Heya Farmers,
Here are the meeting minutes.
Are we positing these on the website now? If we are, could someone who knows how to do that, do it? –Thanks!
See you on Friday at the Pizza bake!
-Nelly
Farm Meeting Minutes
February 10, 2010
Committee updates:
Compost (Joanne): Need someone for Mondays for a rotunda pick up-Nelly can do it. If anyone has food scraps, get in touch with Joanne to set up how to bring yours to the farm.
Student co-op (Matt): On track to get a task force going to support the mission of providing healthy, locally grown food by a student owned cooperative. Profit will be realized by cheaper food. ASUW is very supportive and willing to give the co-op money. Both the co-op and the farm should consider becoming student enterprises. Lucy Gerose will be teaching a spring class with an opportunity to intern with the food co-op. That class might also merge with another class in community planning. Both the farm and the co-op are applying for the CSF campus sustainability fund.
Chicken crew: The chickens are producing eggs, yay! We will need to choose a new crew for spring quarter. We can do that at the next meeting.
Green team: Bought seeds. Varieties are pretty cool. Planting starts next week. Lots to do!
Website: Kelsey is the new administrator…..send photos and updates to her!
Outreach: Tabling event 12:30-2 on the HUB lawn tomorrow- Thursday 2/11. Making bouquets of flowers to pass out to people. To let people know about the farm….and invite people to the pizza party on Friday.
Dirty dozen (Patrick): What is it? -A group of more permanent volunteers committed to hours of work on the farm (the volunteer coordinators)….A couple new things: weekly to do lists posted each week over the listserv. Cool conversations in the morning…….building community. If you’re interested, we’re doing it again in the spring- send an email to Beth.
Other business:
Next meeting: We should think about elections for leaders of the farm…passing the baton.
Field trip (Nina): Email sent about it. A group of 12 went to Olympia to the Evergreen State College farm. So much going on! 4 acres……a model we could copy in a few years but they are rural, we are urban. Also, went to a non-profit organization GRUB: teen empowerment mission with agriculture and leadership training. There will be more field trips to come next quarter! San Juan trip is coming up…….
Internship (Rachel): A time commitment of 10 hours per week. A meeting with Beth with assigned readings each week. Independent project also. Help coordinate the work of the farm. If you’re interested, email Beth.
Fundraiser at the end of this quarter? Do we want to do it? Takes a lot of work to get all the food for about 150 people. It will take a lot of outreach effort. Patirck and Rachel will make a list of what we’ll need and send it out to the group. To get donations, use the letter that Brady made. SQUARE DANCING!
Visioning (Beth): We have a mission…and are about to move forward- we have the resources, we just need the land! If you’d like to check out the business plan it is on the Uwfarms google docs account (info on the UW farm website). Please feel free to edit it add comments. The interns and Beth will complete it and take it to UW decision group on the 22nd! Yay!
Real Food Conference: A big convergence of people going to real food challenge in Missoula. There is a group of UW students going.
Ecology class visit: On Feb 24th, students from ecology classes will tour the farm! We’ll need volunteers to be farm docents! Great opportunity to learn about the farm and to learn about teaching! Email Beth if you’re interested.
Why the UW Farm is part of a conservation effort? On March 3rd Beth will be speak on this topic. Location TBA 12:30-6:00. We can sell t-shirts there! We will need volunteers for that.
Hillel (Anna): Hillel is a social action group on campus. They are having a hunger banquet and event for social justice. Thursday the 18th from 6-9. The farm will be tabling from 6-7. Good speakers! $2 or 2 cans of food. Need volunteers! Kristen, Brady and Beth will help.
Co-op dinner party: Monday night the 15th: Raw food! Want to find a possible name and go over the purpose with the community! On 52nd and Brooklyn.
P-patch: Fruit trees have been planted. Next steps: Beds will be amended. Big donation of lumber and plan to do a workshop in the art building…..the manager is offering a two hour woodshop training! Will check about the limit of participants.
Concrete repairs: 2-3 hour work party…will need 5-6 people. Next Saturday 20th.
Giant party urban farmers: When: Saturday 2/20 from 3pm-12am. How much? Donation. Where? Om culture near the Burke Gilman in Wallingford.
Spring into bed: City wide bed planting thing. May 5th. We should plant our new farm then!
Maple sugaring: Friday 2/12 from 10:30-11.
Created a ning – foody network.
Farm blog? Incorporate with website. Part of the mission is advocacy. Rotate it among people. Give it to farm lunch for assignment. We might want a voice or a consistent message. Journal about being and learning at the farm. Bring outside information to the blog too. We’ll start it Spring quarter.
Mushroom trailer….
3-6 pizza Bake this Friday 2/12! See you there!
