[TheUWfarm] UW Farm Newsletter: March 09, 2012

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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.