[TheUWfarm] Project REDUCE EMAILS! All listserve members, please read!

Hey Farm LISTSERVE!

Have you been overloaded by the number of emails sent out on the farm listserve?  We are working on a way to reduce and consolidate.  While emails pertaining directly to farm activities will still be posted, we encourage all other events, announcements, and points of interest to go to one of two places:

1. Our new social network site is growing, and is a great place to facilitate discussions on important topics.  If something food/agriculture/sustainability related catches your eye and you want to let people know, why not do a blog entry or start a discussion?  You need to join in order to post, but the site is open to anyone to read.  This is

ideally campus-wide, so it doesn't just relate to farm people.  What a great way to form a community and get your point across!  See site here: http://uw-food.ning.com/

2. Send an email to uwfarm@u.washington.edu. We will be checking it every weekend and sending out an email SUNDAY NIGHTS with a "newsletter" of announcements, news clippings, and events.  This way people know to look out for this newsletter, and won't be bogged down with countless emails.  

Please note that anyone who still feels like there are too many emails can either change their subscription to digest format (where emails get bulked together into daily "digests") or unsubscribe with the link at the bottom of any farm email.  


Finally - If people or organizations are interested in collaborating with the farm, you can also write directly to:
Beth Wheat: elizaw@uw.edu
Brady Ryan: Bradyr@uw.edu (Current Farm Director)
Nina Arlein: ninarlein@gmail.com (next year's Farm Director)
Michelle Harvey: harveym@uw.edu (Farm Outreach Coordinator)

Let's make this work!
-Michelle Harvey
Farm Outreach