Upcoming Farm Events and General Information Tuesday Farm Lunch All quarter, T 12:30-1:20 in FSH 108 Monthly Pizza Bake Next one: TBA February All Farm Meeting Mar. 2, 5 - 6 pm Botany Greenhouse _____________ New ways to get farm information! We have a website! (and blog) Facebook Fan Page - become a fan! ___________
Send all submissions for the weekly newsletter to michelle@uwfarm.org
During the academic year, the newsletter will go out weekly on Sunday evenings.
___________ Farm To-Do Feb 7 - 11 General To Do's
- Please Remember to Log in your volunteer hours
- Pull chickweed and other miscellaneous weeds
- Collect coffee grounds from campus café's (Bike trailer and buckets are available for collection, put coffee grounds in green buckets near compost area)
- Interested in Fungi!? Speak with Nico
- Research Microgreens/aquaponics operation
- Build sturdy top for Pallet compost bins in the Back 40
- Get woodchips and woodchip open areas that are uncovered
- Clean up and woodchip the chicken area
- Re-plant cold frames with spinach in Quonset hut and maybe radishes
- Outplant favas on 8-10 bench when they are ready (perhaps plant some in the brick border bed in section A)
- Weed hillside and berry bushes adjacent to the Burke trail
- Add new pictures to Farm Bulletin outside, laminate Daily article for sign next to Burke
- In Bed D-9, pull grass and favas, harvest lettuce, and replant
Look at farm calendar for green team schedule and planting schedule for starts | Trouble viewing this newsletter? View it online here. UW Farm Updates New Summer Farm Course: Sustainable Agriculture and Conservation in the San Juans Great news! A new course - "Sustainable Agriculture and Conservation" in the San Juans -will be offered this summer (B term) through the Friday Harbor Labratories. It will be co-taught by Beth Wheat and Carson Sprenger. A course description can be found here.
Applications are due Febuary 1st! This class will be held on Shaw Island, not at Friday Harbor. We are only accepting 15 students. If you are interested and have questions please feel free to contact Beth Wheat. UW Farmer Blog: Blog Posts this Week Want to get involved in a committee? Now's your chance! It's the start of a fresh quarter, and the perfect time to start getting your hands dirty. We have a compost crew, outreach team, green team, chicken crew, and vision team, all ready for you to jump right into. For more information, check out each committee page on our website, and find contact information for our committee leaders here. Want to get more involved? Check out our updated calendar page for work parties, pizza bakes, and committee meetings!
Off Farm Stuff
Create an Edible Schoolyard! Opportunities with Seattle Tilth Are you interested in garden-based education? Educators, would you like to incorporate more experiential learning into your teaching? Learn garden teaching techniques from the experts at Seattle Tilth and how you can incorporate a garden into your curriculum. Explore basic organic gardening principles and techniques within the context of the organic schoolyard garden.
Garden Educator Workshops at Seattle Tilth
Take one or the whole series. Teachers receive clock hours. See the full list of workshops. Other garden opportunities with Seattle Tilth: Find out about beginning and more advanced classes to get your garden growing – organically! Anyone can create a successful, abundant organic veggie garden or urban farm by taking one or more of these classes. Eat local, right from your garden.
Veggie Gardening Classes Teacher Trainings, Urban Livestock, Permaculture See classes listed by location: in North, Southeast and Southwest Seattle, or see the full list by date through March (check back for additions). The Atlantic Prints How-To Article on Food Internships To see the full article, follow link here. Why the Farm Bill Matters and What We Can Do About It Come hear nationally renowned author, researcher, publisher and farmer Dan Imhoff speak about the 2012 Farm Bill. Dan Imhoff is the author of two important books: CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories and Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill
Tuesday, March 1, 7-9 pm
Location: Architecture Hall, University of Washington (Just East of 15th Ave NE and 40th St on the UW Campus; see map.
Thanks to the efforts of the Northwest Farm Bill Action Group and UW Department of Urban Planning and Design in the College of Built Environments, there is no charge for this event!
The Farm Bill is perhaps the single most significant land use legislation enacted in the United States, yet many citizens remain unaware of its power and scope. As debate and wrangling over the 2012 Farm Bill intensifies, Dan Imhoff will offer a highly informative and engaging overview of the legislation that literally shapes our food system, our bodies, and our future.
The Northwest Farm Bill Action Group, a primary sponsor of this event, is a new alliance which provides the space for people and organizations to educate themselves about the 2012 Food and Farm Bill and to transform the bill to work for healthy farms, communities and food for everyone. The NW Farm Bill Action Group is undertaking innovative research and outreach efforts to help those wanting to shape the next Food and Farm Bill.
Daniel Imhoff has appeared on hundreds of national and regional radio and television programs. He has testified before Congress and spoken at numerous conferences, corporate and government offices, and college campuses. Dan received a B.A. in International Relations from Allegheny College and an M.A. in International Affairs from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Event sponsored by Northwest Farm Bill Action Group and UW Department of Urban Planning and Design in the College of Built Environments.
For more info, please email farmbill@seattleglobaljustice.org or call Ashley Rumble, Northwest Farm Bill Action Group: 530-545-1236 Seeking Submissions for Second Edition of "Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice" In the 2nd Edition of CAGJ's publication, "Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice," we will focus on stories of successful initiatives locally and globally that are helping to create more sustainable communities. The 2nd Edition will be published this Fall to celebrate CAGJ's 10th anniversary!
Are you interested in writing an article or submitting a recipe?
What to submit: We are seeking "concept pieces" only at this time. Your concept piece will briefly outline your story or idea in 200 words or less.
DEADLINE: 5pm on March 1, 2011
How to submit: Email pieces to ofor@seattleglobaljustice.org
or send by snail mail to:
Community Alliance for Global Justice cc:OFOR
606 Maynard Ave. S #252
Seattle, WA 98104
Background: In 2009 CAGJ Food Justice Project published Our Food Our Right; a guide to our current food system. It was received so well that in 2011 CAGJ will be publishing a SECOND edition!! Our Food Our Right aims to educate readers with recipes, methods of organic agriculture, and stories of food justice and food sovereignty movements.
More information on Our Food Our Right
Permaculture Design Course: Learn permaculture design, food production, and energy efficiency February 27 - March 20, 2011
Wild Thyme Farm, Oakville, WA
Instructors: Marisha Auerbach, Dave Boehnlein, and Kelda Miller
Special Guests: Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski, Jenny Pell, Rick Valley, Leonard Barrett, Mark Lakeman, John Henrikson, Kirk Hansen & more...
Globally, we are experiencing unpredictable changes in climate, economy, and resources. Through intentional design, we can anticipate what adaptive skills will be necessary for a joyful and abundant future. In this permaculture design course, students will be immersed in strategies to build community resilience and respond to uncertainties of the future. Our stellar teaching team will offer a 144-hour permaculture curriculum with a focus on hands-on skill-building in food production, plant propagation, and energy systems. The Wild Thyme Farm, a premier permaculture demonstration site, offers an immersion in examples of beautiful and productive polyculture gardens, a 100 acre FSC certified forest, and strategies for rural revitalization. Through presentations, slides, games, lectures, field trips, and hands-on opportunities, this permaculture course will offer diverse learning styles to emphasize ways that students can design their lives and engage their communities in s!
trategies for a sustainable future.
COURSE TOPICS:
* Permaculture Ethics & Principles
* Observation & Site Analysis
* Energy Conservation
* Natural Cycles & Pattern Recognition
* Mapping & Design Exercises
* Animal Husbandry
* Forests, Agroforestry, & Tree Crops
* Soil Building & Ecology
* Cooperative Economics
* Plants, Propagation & Planting Strategies
* Eco-Building & Appropriate Technology
* Water Harvesting, Management, & Conservation
* Urban Permaculture & Village Design
Cost: $1950 including accommodations and prepared organic meals.
Early bird registration: $1800 by January 15, 2011
Click here for more information |
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