[TheUWfarm] Saturday Restoration Party at Yesler Creek

You are cordially invited to a fun spring planting party for UW's Restoration Ecology Network. This is your chance to get outside and get dirty in the name of restoration TOMORROW!

We are installing plants this Saturday, March 31 from 12noon to 3pm, at our Yesler Creek site. Thanks to the good work of volunteers in February, our site has been released from the clutch of invasive weeds. We have also installed some live stake willows and cottonwoods, so the creek bank looks much different than before we began! This Saturday we will be installing native plants, applying mulch and planning a nature art project!

Please come join us if you have the time! We provide the snacks, coffee and tools - just bring yourself and some water-proof boots if you have them!

Details:

Benefits to you:
Provide a valuable community service
Talk with friends and meet new people!
Learn about plants and local watersheds
Eat and drink free snacks!
Get outside and get dirty!

When:

Saturday, March 31, 2012

12noon - 3pm

Where:
Yesler Creek at the Burke Gilman Playground
40th Ave NE & NE 55th Street - Near Metropolitan Market and the Ronald McDonald House

Google Maps link: A) is Metropolitan Market. B) is our work site.
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=5250+40th+Ave+NE,+Seattle,+WA+98105+(Metropolitan+Market+Sand+Point)&daddr=47.666378,-122.283087&hl=en&ll=47.666429,-122.283255&spn=0.004327,0.006008&sll=47.666327,-122.283247&sspn=0.001082,0.001502&geocode=CUJDlOODUmerFeRb1wIdUhi2-CE2SqUS07Vnjw%3B&vpsrc=6&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=20&t=h&z=18

Drivers: Park your car at the Metropolitan Market. >From Metro. Market take a left on the Burke-Gilman for 25 yards, take a right at Burke-Gilman Park sign. Party is straight ahead!
Bikers: Use the Burke!!! How convenient! Take a right at the Burke-Gilman Park sign. Party straight ahead!
By bus: From UW, the 65 toward Lake City Wedgewood stops at 55th St and 39th Ave NE. Walk one block east to Metro Market, get on the Burke, right at the Park sign, as above.
Alternatively, the 30 stops along 55th and the 75 goes down Sand Point Way, where you can get off and walk through the park to the site.

What to bring/wear:
Bring your water bottle and your weed warrior attitude! Please wear clothes that you can get dirty/wet and bring RAIN BOOTS. The bottom of the creek is mucky and, from personal experience, I know how easy it is to step in the wrong place and start sinking! Rain boots are clutch! If you don't have any, try to borrow some from a friend, or alternatively, we will have you work on more elevated parts of the site. Feel free to bring gloves if you have some you like; we will provide gloves, tools and snacks for everyone


--
Jessica (JP) Potter-Bowers
University of Washington Masters in Education student
919/244.3948
jesspott@gmail.com

[TheUWfarm] Re: weeding

Hello again farmers,

I received a number of emails from people asking about a work party for getting all this weeding done. So I am putting together an impromptu work party tomorrow, Thursday, the 29th from 10:30am-2:30pm. If you are free anytime during that window, come on down and help us weed!

Thanks again farmers!

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Ross Kirshenbaum <rover.ross@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Farmers!

The farm at the Botany Greenhouse space is in dire need of weeding! The weeds are about to go to seed and if we let that happen it would mean LOTS of work dealing with them for YEARS! If anyone has free time and looking to do some work around the farm, we could seriously use the help! If you get to the farm and are unsure of what to weed, please feel free to ask Keith or Doug. 

Thanks!

Ross

[TheUWfarm] weeding

Hey Farmers!

The farm at the Botany Greenhouse space is in dire need of weeding! The weeds are about to go to seed and if we let that happen it would mean LOTS of work dealing with them for YEARS! If anyone has free time and looking to do some work around the farm, we could seriously use the help! If you get to the farm and are unsure of what to weed, please feel free to ask Keith or Doug. 

Thanks!

Ross

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: FIRST MEETING OF THE QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello farm friends!

So, this being the beginning of the quarter I am willing to assume you have all been inundated by emails, class issues, and general stressfulness, but I am cordially inviting you to the first vision meeting of the quarter, this coming friday the 30th at 4:30pm in the Botany Greenhouse. If you want to know about the farm, how it runs, how decisions are made, or just general what the farm is going to up to this quarter, please come! The agenda is PACKED, but if you have something pressing that you would like to talk about or just want to see the kinds of things we'll be discussing, please feel free to add it to the running agenda! Also, for more vision updates in the future, please subscribe to the vision listserve. Can't wait to see you all!

Bennett

[TheUWfarm] Sustainable Capitol Hill beekeeping

Hi everyone, 

Happy spring! 

For anyone interested in learning more about pollinators, a community group called Sustainable Capitol Hill is hosting a presentation on mason and honeybees on April 2. It's free and there will be a potluck before the presentation begins. Make sure to RSVP if you're interested. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/258299797585761/

Erica

[TheUWfarm] Exploring the Way We Waste- UW Trash-In Event

Hey farmers and friends!

Check on this awesome event that UW Recycling is hosting on April 11th! 

http://www.washington.edu/facilities/building/recyclingandsolidwaste/files/newsletter/issue1-12/page2.html

Best,

Norah

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: Traditional NW Native Foods and Diets Day: 3/31 at the Burke Museum

Hey everyone this should be a really fun event!

Julia

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carl Sander <casander@uw.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Subject: Traditional NW Native Foods and Diets Day: 3/31 at the Burke Museum
To: "Elise Krohn (elise@cwis.org)" <elise@cwis.org>, "eswanaset@gmail.com" <eswanaset@gmail.com>, "hbohan@peoplepc.com" <hbohan@peoplepc.com>, "rbfernandes@juno.com" <rbfernandes@juno.com>, "T. Abe Lloyd (arcadianabe@yahoo.com)" <arcadianabe@yahoo.com>, "mcrctheresa@centurytel.net" <mcrctheresa@centurytel.net>, Valerie Segrest <vsegrest@gmail.com>, Vanessa Cooper <vcooper@nwic.edu>, "annettes@sihb.org" <annettes@sihb.org>, "melissarpoe@gmail.com" <melissarpoe@gmail.com>, "Susan Given-Seymour (sgiven@nwic.edu)" <sgiven@nwic.edu>, "Krenn.Caitlin@nisqually-nsn.gov" <Krenn.Caitlin@nisqually-nsn.gov>, "Carlin Briner (briner.carlin@nisqually-nsn.gov)" <briner.carlin@nisqually-nsn.gov>, "choubaquak.nemah@nisqually-nsn.gov" <choubaquak.nemah@nisqually-nsn.gov>, Peter Lape <plape@u.washington.edu>, "Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse (kbunn@u.washington.edu)" <kbunn@u.washington.edu>, "Jd2young@aol.com" <Jd2young@aol.com>, "patrice.benson@comcast.net" <patrice.benson@comcast.net>, "David Giblin (dgiblin@u.washington.edu)" <dgiblin@u.washington.edu>, "Marjorie.Waheneka@tamastslikt.org" <Marjorie.Waheneka@tamastslikt.org>, lene Bernstein <ileneb@u.washington.edu>, "Haven.Ley@gatesfoundation.org" <Haven.Ley@gatesfoundation.org>, Bob Redmond <bobred@me.com>, "other@u.washington.edu" <other@u.washington.edu>, David George Gordon <dggordon@olympus.net>, "Robin K. Wright" <wright@u.washington.edu>, J Williams <jackieblockw@gmail.com>, Jennie Shaw <jenniedshaw@hotmail.com>, "jar33@u.washington.edu" <jar33@u.washington.edu>, "Suzumura, Leika (leika.suzumura@pccsea.com)" <leika.suzumura@pccsea.com>, "Rose, Nick (nick.rose@pccsea.com)" <nick.rose@pccsea.com>
Cc: "burkepr@uw.edu" <burkepr@uw.edu>, "Alaina Smith (smitham@uw.edu)" <smitham@uw.edu>, Richard Olmstead <olmstead@u.washington.edu>

Please share this information with your friends and others who may be interested in attending Traditional Northwest Native Foods and Diets Day. Or share on Facebook with our event page.

Traditional Northwest Native Foods and Diets
Burke Museum
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10 am – 3 pm

Learn how traditional foods were gathered, stored and prepared, and how this varied and delicious cuisine is providing healthy alternatives for Native People today. Traditional Coast Salish cuisine includes over 280 kinds of plants and animals. Contemporary Coast Salish cooks incorporate both traditional and newly introduced ingredients, to create healthy alternatives for families and communities still struggling with loss of terrain, drastically changed lifestyles, and imposed industrial foods. Teachers from the Northwest Indian College and members of local tribes will present activities that illuminate the revival of traditional Native American diets, and how these foods are changing lives today.

The event includes participants from:

Northwest Indian College
Makah Culture and Research Center
Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project
Seattle Indian Health Board
Lummi Traditional Foods Project
Institute for Culture and Ecology
Nisqually Indian Tribe Cultural Program

Traditional Northwest Native Foods and Diets Schedule:

10 am – 3 pm Demonstrations and Tabling

·   Cordage, Basketry, Netting, Tool Making, Fruit Leathers with Heidi Bohan—interactive demonstration on cordage/twine-making from cedar, nettle and other natural fibers. Also learn about net-making using cordage and why these skills were important for traditional foods gathering.

·   Traditional Food Samples and Recipes with Theresa Parker, Deanna Buzzell-Gray, and Lina Markishtum from the Makah Culture and Research Center—taste smokehouse fish, get recipes for berry cakes, and more.

·   Northwest Indian College Traditional Plants Programs with Elizabeth Campbell—photos, books, and plant samples illustrating the way NWIC is using traditional diets to help Native Peoples today.

·   Nettles with Elizabeth Swanaset—see demonstrations and discuss how nettles can be used as food, medicine, teas, and tools.

·   Art of Food with Roger Fernandes—illustrations of traditional food from "Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit."

·   Cultural significance of montane environments to Coast Salish people with Joyce LeCompte-Mastenbrook

·   Boiling Water with Rocks with Abe Lloyd – a demonstration of how Native People heated rocks to boil water for cooking in cedar baskets and bowls.

10:15–11:15 am—Welcome Song in the Lobby
Roger Fernandes, a member of the Lower Elwha Band of the S'Klallam Indians from Port Angeles, starts our day with a traditional song of welcome.

10:30–11:15 am—Food Walk
Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project) leads a short food foraging expedition on the UW campus.

11:30 am–12:30 pm—Preparing a Wild Green Salad with Healthy Dressing
Vanessa Cooper (Lummi Traditional Foods Project)

12:45–1:30 pm—Storytelling with Roger Fernandes
Roger Fernandes, a member of the Lower Elwha Band of the S'Klallam Indians from Port Angeles, shares traditional stories of food, feast, and famine.

1:00–1:45 pm—Food Walk
Melissa Poe (Institute for Culture and Ecology) leads a short tour around the UW campus pointing out wild plants that are useful for foods and medicine.

1:30–2:30 pm—Panel Discussion - Diverse Wild Food & Medicine Traditions in Urban Seattle
Annette Squetimkin-Anquoe (Seattle Indian Health Board, Traditional Health Liaison)
Melissa Poe (Institute for Culture and Ecology)
Lynnette Roberts (Seattle Indian Health Board)

Photo: Spring stinging nettles. Photo courtesy of Elise Krohn.

 

Re: [TheUWfarm] 4/28 CAGJ Hike-a-Thon for Food Justice

You guys rock! But can I have my mailing list subscription be changed to newsletter, or removed. That would be great. Sorry if this isn't the right procedure.

On Thursday, March 15, 2012, Joanna Wright <joanna_8689@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> SAT April 28 Food Justice Urban Hike-a-thon
> 10am - 3pm Hike from ID to Madison Valley
> 3pm - 5pm Celebration at MLK Community Center (come by even if you didn't hike!)
> Click HERE to Register for the  hike today!
> Hit the trail at CAGJ's office in the International District and end in the Madison Valley, discover your foodshed by foot, and raise funds for the second edition of CAGJ's Our Food, Our Right publication - see the Table of Contents here. 
> Stops to include local food justice projects, union grocers, locally sourced restaurants, local food processors, and urban farms - Featured partners on the hike so far include Danny Woo Community Garden, GroundUP Organics, Green Plate Special & stay tuned for more to come!  There will be lots of surprises and discoveries, and even ways to make your voice heard for food justice along the way.   Bring your knapsack, walking stick, and hiking shoes!
>
> Register as an Individual solo hiker or register to Start a Team of hikers on our Crowdrise page here. 
> All hikers (solo individuals and hikers on a team) pledge to raise $50 to support Our Food, Our Right's publication by asking their friends, family, co-workers, and community to donate just $5, or $10, or $15, or more to support great work.  
> Teams make an even bigger impact by getting together a whole group of hikers for a day of fun, each of whom will raise $50.  Bonus points for witty team names!  Crowdrise makes it easy to meet your pledge goal - it provides you with an individual fundraising page to send out to supporters, tracks donations, and some tools (CAGJ will also provide you with a fundraising toolkit as well). 
> Questions? Call CAGJ at 206.405.4600, or email us -  fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org.  We'll also need a few volunteers the day of and in the lead up to the event, so do get in touch if you'd like to help out!
> This event is part of CAGJ's Community Supported Publishing campaign, as we need your help to raise $10,000 to design and print our book with the quality necessary to distribute to libraries, book-sellers & food justice organizers throughout the land.  We're also seeking organizational sponsors, with benefits ranging from your logo printed in each book, to books donated in your name to your favorite organization. Click here to learn more about Sponsor Benefits. Thank you for your support!
>
> __________________
> Heather Day, Director
> Community Alliance for Global Justice
> www.seattleglobaljustice.org
> 206-724-2243
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[TheUWfarm] SkyRoot Farm

Hello UW Farmers,

I am writing to formally let you know that I am starting a small farm on Whidbey Island on a piece of property owned by Karen Litfin - the SkyRoot Farm.    

This means that I will no longer be as actively involved in the UW Farm, but it is an exciting new adventure for me and my family.  When I began working at the student farm there were about 12 members - Keith, Alan, Jennifer, Doug and a few others.    Now, the farm list serve reaches more than 800 people.   We have an active bee committee, compost crew, dirty dozen program, intern program, fungi committee - the list goes on!    Strong work everyone!   It has been a delight for me to be a part of the growth and development of this urban farm project.   I want to thank you all for a the enormous amount I have learned through my involvement in this community.   

I also want to invite you out to the farm on March 24th for a work party.potluck.square dance! - Really I mean it!  Come visit!

The work party will commence at noon, the potluck at 6 and the dancing at 7!  You can come for all or a little of the day - we will love to see you. 

If you can come - more details can be found on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events/125329374262354/

You can learn more about our farm on our web-page (which is a work in progress) www.skyrootfarm.como

Please RSVP and let us know that you are coming!   I wish you all the best of luck with the continued growth and development of the UW Farm. 

Fondly,

Beth

------------------------------------------------

Elizabeth Wheat, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Program on the Environment
206.550.4622

[TheUWfarm] 4/28 CAGJ Hike-a-Thon for Food Justice

SAT April 28 Food Justice Urban Hike-a-thon

10am - 3pm Hike from ID to Madison Valley

3pm - 5pm Celebration at MLK Community Center (come by even if you didn't hike!)
Click HERE to Register for the  hike today!
Hit the trail at CAGJ's office in the International District and end in the Madison Valley, discover your foodshed by foot, and raise funds for the second edition of CAGJ's Our Food, Our Right publication - see the Table of Contents here. 

Stops to include local food justice projects, union grocers, locally sourced restaurants, local food processors, and urban farms - Featured partners on the hike so far include Danny Woo Community Garden, GroundUP Organics, Green Plate Special & stay tuned for more to come!  There will be lots of surprises and discoveries, and even ways to make your voice heard for food justice along the way.   Bring your knapsack, walking stick, and hiking shoes!

Register as an Individual solo hiker or register to Start a Team of hikers on our Crowdrise page here. 

All hikers (solo individuals and hikers on a team) pledge to raise $50 to support Our Food, Our Right's publication by asking their friends, family, co-workers, and community to donate just $5, or $10, or $15, or more to support great work.  

Teams make an even bigger impact by getting together a whole group of hikers for a day of fun, each of whom will raise $50.  Bonus points for witty team names!  Crowdrise makes it easy to meet your pledge goal - it provides you with an individual fundraising page to send out to supporters, tracks donations, and some tools (CAGJ will also provide you with a fundraising toolkit as well). 

Questions? Call CAGJ at 206.405.4600, or email us -  fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org.  We'll also need a few volunteers the day of and in the lead up to the event, so do get in touch if you'd like to help out!

This event is part of CAGJ's Community Supported Publishing campaign, as we need your help to raise $10,000 to design and print our book with the quality necessary to distribute to libraries, book-sellers & food justice organizers throughout the land.  We're also seeking organizational sponsors, with benefits ranging from your logo printed in each book, to books donated in your name to your favorite organization. Click here to learn more about Sponsor Benefits. Thank you for your support!

__________________

Heather Day, Director

Community Alliance for Global Justice

www.seattleglobaljustice.org

206-724-2243

[TheUWfarm] Spring Quarter Chicken Crew

Hey everyone!

Are you looking for a fun way to be involved at the farm that requires very little time, makes a big different and has the added perk of fresh eggs? If so the chicken crew is for you! 

If you'd like to be a part of spring quarter chicken crew please fill out the poll linked in this email with days and times that work for you.  After filling out the poll I'll create a schedule based on everyone's responses.  Please note that only the first shifts are listed but they apply for the entire quarter.  

Poll: http://www.doodle.com/npcbunk6cdy9trmumrndymrf/admin

Don't know a thing about chickens? Not a problem! We will teach you everything you need to know and more so don't hesitate to volunteer!

Have a great spring break and please feel free to email me with any questions you might have.

Cheers,

Amy Simons 

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: [cagj-fjp] work with kids at Marra Farm!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To automatically unsubscribe yourself from this list, send an email from your subscribed address to "cagj-fjp-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net"

If you wish to share a document with the group larger than the maximum file size of 500KB, email it to fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org and we will add it to the shared web space, which we'll follow-up with a link to.

CAGJ-FJP is a listserv to support the Community Alliance for Global Justice's Food Justice Project organizing with meeting & event announcements, resources, and more.

Through political action and anti-oppressive organizing and community-building, CAGJ's Food Justice Project seeks to challenge and transform the globalized, industrial, corporate-driven food system and promote existing alternatives as we join the global struggle for food sovereignty for all!

http://wwww.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bates-Benetua, Michelle <michelleb@solid-ground.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Subject: [cagj-fjp] work with kids at Marra Farm!
To: Food Justice Project list-serve Project list-serve <cagj-fjp@lists.riseup.net>

Hello food justice friends,

 

Lettuce Link is looking for volunteers to help us teach garden and nutrition education at Marra Farm this spring. More info: http://www.idealist.org/view/volop/ZHFZkBsj5PbD/ and also below.

 

Please pass along to family, friends, and others in your communities whose skills, availability and interests are a good match.

 

Do you like working with kids outside? Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground, is looking for volunteers with our kids' garden and nutrition education classes this spring. We work with elementary school students to plant gardens, cook healthy snacks, and read culturally relevant stories to learn about soil, plant parts, ecosystems and more.

 

We are seeking volunteers to assist in teaching classes, engage with students, and share their enthusiasm for healthy eating and gardening. This is a great fit if you're energetic, have experience working with kids, are passionate about educating through an anti-oppression framework, and like the outdoors!

 

Volunteers need to commit to come regularly to one of the class series, fill out a volunteer application and pass a Washington State Patrol background check.

 

Volunteer Requirements:

• Ability to attend the volunteer orientation the first week and commit to coming regularly to at least 7 of the classes
• Some experience working with kids
• Energetic and like to eat vegetables!
• Ability to pass a Washington State Patrol background check

 

Marra Farm is located in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle (9026 4^th Ave S).

 

Classes

• Tuesdays, April 3rd-June 12th, 1:30-4:45pm; 2nd grade students.

• Wednesdays, April 4th-June 13th, 9:30am-11:30am; 3rd grade students
• Wednesdays, April 4th-June 13th, 12:30-3:30pm; 5th grade students.

 

We are looking for 1-4 dedicated, thoughtful, reliable volunteers for each of our garden education sessions. If this sounds like a good fit for you, please fill out a volunteer application and return to Robin at lettucelink@solid-ground.org.

 

 

Michelle Bates-Benetua, Lettuce Link Program Manager
206-694-6754

http://lettucelink.blogspot.com/

http://www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce

 

---

From: cagj-fjp-owner@lists.riseup.net [mailto:cagj-fjp-owner@lists.riseup.net] On Behalf Of Heather Day
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 2:41 PM
To: Food Justice Project list-serve Project list-serve; steering committee cagj; Advisory Board
Subject: [cagj-fjp] City Listening Sessions on FOOD!

 

CAGJ needs to have a presence, who can go?

Thanks!

Heather

 

Begin forwarded message:

From:

"Simmons, Jill" <Jill.Simmons@seattle.gov>

Date:

February 22, 2012 2:36:57 PM PST

To:

"Simmons, Jill" <Jill.Simmons@seattle.gov>

Subject: Please Join Us: Our City, Our Food, Our Future Listening Sessions

Reply-To:

"Lerman, Sharon" <Sharon.Lerman@seattle.gov>

 

 

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle City Council invite you to participate in Our City, Our Food, Our Future:  listening sessions on food in our community.  The City of Seattle envisions a just, sustainable, and resilient food system where:

 

·         All Seattleites have enough to eat and have access to affordable, local, healthy, culturally appropriate food. 

·         It is easy to sell local and healthy food in Seattle. 

·         It is easy to grow food in Seattle, whether for personal use or for business purposes.

·         The City provides sustainable ways to prevent and deal with food waste.

·         Our community is educated about eating local and healthy food.

 

We hope you or a designated representative are able to attend one of three public meetings (listed below) the Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment is hosting to receive feedback on what the City should do next to meet these goals.

 

·         Tuesday March 13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Ravenna Eckstein Community Center (6535 Ravenna Ave NE)

·         Friday March 16, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room (600 4^th Avenue)

·         Monday March 19, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds Street)

 

Space is limited.  Please RSVP by March 2^nd to reserve your spot.  Contact Sharon Lerman at foodpolicy@seattle.gov with any questions. If you are unable to attend, there will be an opportunity to add your perspective online at www.seattle.gov/food.

 

For more information on the City's Local Food Action Initiative and the listening sessions, please visit:  www.seattle.gov/food. We look forward to hearing from you on where the City's Local Food Action Initiative should go in the future.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Jill Simmons, Director

Office of Sustainability and Environment

206-684-9261

jill.simmons@seattle.gov

 

 

__________________

Heather Day, Director

Community Alliance for Global Justice

www.seattleglobaljustice.org

206-724-2243

 

[TheUWfarm] Molly's Last Call: $2 Salads & Sandwiches

relaying a message from Molly's cafe in the henry art gallery...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Calling all the UW farmers!

Molly's is now offering a deal that can't be beat! Get 'em while they last! Clearance closeout sale! 

All the sales pitching jargon junk aside, we think y'all will like what we just started here at Molly's on campus. On Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:30 to 4pm, we now have a Last Call. All sandwiches and salads are $2 each!! We ask that you bring cash and throw it in the jar, and take what you'd like.  

Location: Inside the Henry Art Gallery on the west border of campus. 

Time: Wednesdays and Fridays 3:30 to 4pm. 

What: Bomb diggity food. 

Over and out,

bryan@mollys.us

[TheUWfarm] UW Farm Newsletter: March 09, 2012

Just in case you can't see the image below, you can view the shiny new newsletter here:  http://students.washington.edu/uwfarm/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Untitled-11.html 

09 March, 2012 Farm Updates   On-Farm Events Dirty Dozen: Looking for spring volunteers on the farm! Meeting time: Monday morning 7:30-8:20 (breakfast potluck!!) Botany Greenhouse Time commitment: Two hours/ week There's more and more to be done on and around the farm as the weather gets warmer-- if you would like to be a part of the spring volunteer crew, please fill out this form. It's a great way to get involved/ meet friends/ learn about growing food, bees, compost, chickens, and do any sort of project you can dream up. We'll be planting a TON of crops this spring- from beans to cucumbers to pumpkins to peas... you name it! Any questions you can email julia@uwfarm.org   A Tour of Tours: Sunday, April 1st This will be a comprehensive skill share about everything education on the farm - for Sunday, April 1st. This is an event for everyone! Old, new, experienced or not, please come learn and share and have fun! More details to come in the next newsletter.   New Blog Posts! Soil Blocks: Huzzah! Whats up with the Interns? and other updates   In the Community   The Just Garden Project looking for interns and volunteers The Just Garden Project is a Seattle organization that builds garden beds for low-income families throughout the King County Area. Starting March 3, the spring garden program will begin building gardens every Saturday morning until May 12, 2012 on which they will be hosting the Spring into Bed Event! This is their annual event in which they coordinate volunteers from all over King County to work with other local gardening organizations. Afterwards there is a party to celebrate food, community, gardening. If you are interested or would like more information, please email Victoria Evert: volunteer@justgarden.org   Beacon Hill Food Forest Tour: Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 3:30   You're probably already aware of the Beacon Hill Food Forest, which Crosscut was the first to write about in its original story about the Beacon Hill Food Forest in February. They're hosting a follow-up event this weekend:  A site tour and Q&A session with the Beacon Food Forest's permaculture designer Jenny Pell, co-founder Jacquie Cramer, Crosscut writer Robert Mellinger, and several other members of the steering committee. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the project, meet the movers and shakers, and get involved. As of now, there are only about a dozen spots left, so interested parties should RSVP asap to rsvp@crosscut.com http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/20817/A-few-spots-available-for-Crosscut-Food-Forest-tour/   Study Agriculture in Buenos Aires This summer program is a four-week academic program in agriculture and ecosystems hosted by the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires. The Summer in Argentina: Agriculture & Ecosystems program is specifically designed for students interested in the structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems that could serve as a basis for sustainable management.  The program offers a comprehensive experience in a unique country with such diverse landscapes, ecosystems, and culture. The website for the program is: http://www.globalsemesters.com/Summer-Argentina-Agricultural-Studies.html       Got a piece of news to share? Please send your newsletter submissions to Kelly.

Re: [TheUWfarm] Fwd: [cagj-fjp] Beacon Food Forest Tour this Sat @ 3:30

I will add it to the facebook now! :)

Kelly

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Ross Kirshenbaum <rover.ross@gmail.com> wrote:

If farmers are free this saturday, you should TOTALLY check this out!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Berit Anderson <berit.anderson@crosscut.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Subject: [cagj-fjp] Beacon Food Forest Tour this Sat @ 3:30
To: cagj-fjp@lists.riseup.net


You're probably already aware of the Beacon Hill Food Forest, which Crosscut was the first to write about in its original story about the Beacon Hill Food Forest in February.

We got such great response from the article that we're hosting a follow-up event this weekend:  A site tour and Q&A session with the Beacon Food Forest's permaculture designer Jenny Pell, co-founder Jacquie Cramer, Crosscut writer Robert Mellinger, and several other members of the steering committee. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the project, meet the movers and shakers, and get involved. 

Though we're reserving some spots for our members, we also want the public to be able to take advantage of this resource, so I thought I'd pass this along to you and any others you thought might be interested. As of now, there are only about a dozen spots left, so interested parties should RSVP asap to rsvp@crosscut.com

http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/20817/A-few-spots-available-for-Crosscut-Food-Forest-tour/


--

Berit Anderson

Associate Editor

Crosscut.com

berit.anderson@crosscut.com

(o) 206-382-6137

(m) 360-298-2046

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To automatically unsubscribe yourself from this list, send an email from your subscribed address to "cagj-fjp-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net"

If you wish to share a document with the group larger than the maximum file size of 500KB, email it to fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org and we will add it to the shared web space, which we'll follow-up with a link to.


CAGJ-FJP is a listserv to support the Community Alliance for Global Justice's Food Justice Project organizing with meeting & event announcements, resources, and more.

Through political action and anti-oppressive organizing and community-building, CAGJ's Food Justice Project seeks to challenge and transform the globalized, industrial, corporate-driven food system and promote existing alternatives as we join the global struggle for food sovereignty for all!

http://wwww.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice

_______________________________________________
TheUWfarm mailing list
TheUWfarm@u.washington.edu
To unsubscribe: http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/theuwfarm

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: [cagj-fjp] Beacon Food Forest Tour this Sat @ 3:30

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To automatically unsubscribe yourself from this list, send an email from your subscribed address to "cagj-fjp-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net"

If you wish to share a document with the group larger than the maximum file size of 500KB, email it to fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org and we will add it to the shared web space, which we'll follow-up with a link to.

CAGJ-FJP is a listserv to support the Community Alliance for Global Justice's Food Justice Project organizing with meeting & event announcements, resources, and more.

Through political action and anti-oppressive organizing and community-building, CAGJ's Food Justice Project seeks to challenge and transform the globalized, industrial, corporate-driven food system and promote existing alternatives as we join the global struggle for food sovereignty for all!

http://wwww.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice
If farmers are free this saturday, you should TOTALLY check this out!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Berit Anderson <berit.anderson@crosscut.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Subject: [cagj-fjp] Beacon Food Forest Tour this Sat @ 3:30
To: cagj-fjp@lists.riseup.net


You're probably already aware of the Beacon Hill Food Forest, which Crosscut was the first to write about in its original story about the Beacon Hill Food Forest in February.

We got such great response from the article that we're hosting a follow-up event this weekend:  A site tour and Q&A session with the Beacon Food Forest's permaculture designer Jenny Pell, co-founder Jacquie Cramer, Crosscut writer Robert Mellinger, and several other members of the steering committee. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the project, meet the movers and shakers, and get involved. 

Though we're reserving some spots for our members, we also want the public to be able to take advantage of this resource, so I thought I'd pass this along to you and any others you thought might be interested. As of now, there are only about a dozen spots left, so interested parties should RSVP asap to rsvp@crosscut.com

http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/20817/A-few-spots-available-for-Crosscut-Food-Forest-tour/


--

Berit Anderson

Associate Editor

Crosscut.com

berit.anderson@crosscut.com

(o) 206-382-6137

(m) 360-298-2046

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To automatically unsubscribe yourself from this list, send an email from your subscribed address to "cagj-fjp-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net"

If you wish to share a document with the group larger than the maximum file size of 500KB, email it to fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org and we will add it to the shared web space, which we'll follow-up with a link to.


CAGJ-FJP is a listserv to support the Community Alliance for Global Justice's Food Justice Project organizing with meeting & event announcements, resources, and more.

Through political action and anti-oppressive organizing and community-building, CAGJ's Food Justice Project seeks to challenge and transform the globalized, industrial, corporate-driven food system and promote existing alternatives as we join the global struggle for food sovereignty for all!

http://wwww.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice

[TheUWfarm] HELP! Spring Break Chicken Crew

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for volunteers to help out with the chickens over spring break.  If you're going to be around and would like to help please fill out the poll linked in this email.  Shifts only take a few minutes to complete and it helps so much! 

Please please include your email address when filling out the poll!!!!!!!

Poll: http://www.doodle.com/s9my4bwacwerrvhs

If you've never worked with the chickens before but would like to try it out for a shift or two this is perfect for you!  We can set up a training time this week or next, training only takes about 5-10. 

Thanks and if you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Cheers,

Amy Simons 

[TheUWfarm] Spring Dirty Dozen!

Hey farm community,

I just wanted to send this around again:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDhoWEt6SFR5ZTVGRlg4cmhTVXhiUGc6MQ

It's the sign up for spring quarter dirty 12 (farm volunteer crew)

This is a great way to get involved at the farm and hang out with other volunteers/ learn a lot about growing food in the city!

Spring is a great time on the farm because we'll be filling every inch of the farm with delicious veggies and fruits. 

Hope to see ya!

Julia