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Farmweek Newsletter | October 10, 2010 | |
Upcoming Farm Events and General Information Tuesday Farm Lunch All quarter, T 12:30-1:20 in Anderson 022 Monthly Pizza Bake Next one: Oct. 22nd _____________ New ways to get farm information! Facebook Fan Page - become a fan! ___________
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| UW Farm Updates We have a new website! Our website redesign stemmed from many years of frustration on our part. There are so many great things happening on the farm, and we had a hard time communicating that to the wider community. After answering many emails from community members trying to find better details on how to get involved, we decided to make a change. So what's on the new site, and how do you find it? We often get questions about events and meetings at the farm รข€" now there is a handy column on the left of each page that lists recurring events. If you want to see all events, visit our calendar page. All of our farm leaders are listed in a handy who's who page, complete with contact information. For descriptions of different committees and how to get involved, visit individual committee pages. To learn more about academic opportunities at the farm, visit our sustainable agriculture internship page, or our classes page. Want to check out photos? See when the farm was featured by local media outlets? Read through past farm newsletters? It's all under the "farm media" tab. At the bottom of each page you can find Frequently Asked Questions, directions to the farm, and a contact form. You can even donate! And of course make sure the check the blog often for new posts (or, better yet, subscribe to our rss feed). Our site was developed by Julian Tescher, who put in a lot of hours to make this happen! Tuesday Farm Lunch Topic this Week: Growing Garlic (with Beth Wheat!) More information on our classes page. UW Farmer Blog: Blog Posts this Week Be sure to take a look at our new farmer blog! Here is an overview of new stuff this week:
While you're at it, become a fan of our new Facebook Fan Page, and follow us on Twitter! Seattle Youth Garden Works (SYGW) Work PartiesCome lend a hand at the SYGW Farm! We will be putting the garden to bed for the season: composting, planting cover crop, mulching and doing some general organization and clean-up of the site. You will get a chance to see the new .85 acre garden site which is currently a pasture and learn more about SYGW. RSVP by emailing maryvanb8@hotmail.com. Saturday, October 16 from 10 am - 2 pm Saturday, October 30 from 10 am - 2 pm Alleycat Acres Urban Farming Collective Teach Out The regular "Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle" series put on by the Community Alliance for Global Justice are an opportunity to learn about and work for a local community farm. On Sunday, October 24, 12 pm - 4 pm, CAGJ's Food Justice Project invites our members and others to learn about and build connections with key players in the local food region through monthly visits to farms, community kitchens, and community gardens! The site visits will include hands-on work that is needed by or is appropriate to the sites, opportunities to debrief and reflect at the end of the site visit, and calls to action! Each visit will allow for carpool options and many will also feature a bike route guided by a CAGJ member. Through these visits, CAGJ hopes to facilitate a place for the voices of our local food producers to be heard and their knowledge and skills to be recognized and celebrated. Please come and support Alleycat Acres' commitment to alternative transportation methods by biking, walking or taking public transit to this event. There will be a potluck at 4. There will be a potluck following the work party at the garden at 4:00! Friday 10/29 CAGJ Presents: The World According to Monsanto AGRA Watch documented the ties between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Monsanto, and recently exposed the foundation's purchase of 500,000 shares of Monsanto stock. Come to find out why we are so concerned about this unhealthy alliance, and to see how you can get involved in the AGRA Watch campaign! Friday, October 29th 7 - 10 PM Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds Street in Columbia City, Seattle) FUNDRAISER FOR CAGJ: Sliding scale $5-20 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and WA wines for purchase! ABOUT "The World According to Monsanto": Monsanto's controversial past combines some of the most toxic products ever sold with misleading reports, pressure tactics, collusion, and attempted corruption. They now race to genetically engineer (and patent) the world's food supply, which profoundly threatens our health, environment, and economy. Combining secret documents with first-hand accounts by victims, scientists, and politicians, this widely praised film exposes why Monsanto has become the world's poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology. A film by Marie-Monique Robin (read an interview with the Director by Organic Consumers Association here). ABOUT AGRA WATCH: Join AGRA Watch, a project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice, to view and discuss films every month about issues central to our work: sustainable agriculture in Africa, resistance to corporate globalization, food systems, hunger, international development and aid, philanthropy, and the roles of women. AGRA Watch was founded to monitor and challenge the Gates Foundation's participation in the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which promotes large-scale industrial farming. AGRA Watch supports socially and ecologically appropriate agricultural practices determined locally by African small-scale farmers and believe that food sovereignty is key to ending global hunger and poverty. For more info, call 206.405.4600 or visit seattleglobaljustice.org/agra-watch
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