[TheUWfarm] Beacon Hill Food Forest Update

Hi, Farmers and Farm Friends!

Some of you have probably heard about the Beacon Hill Food Forest starting up over the summer.  Below is an email they've sent out requesting volunteers for all sorts of tasks, so if you're interested in getting involved, take a look!

Happy Summer,

~Rae

UW Farm Coordinator, CUH Space

Hello Friends of the Food Forest,

This is an update about how to get involved this summer in the
important phases of ground-breaking and ground-making for the Food
Forest. If you've been interested in the Food Forest and have been
waiting for the right time to get involved, read on! Now is that time,
as it will take many helping hands in the months ahead.

Friends of the Food Forest are needed for…

- A Volunteer Team to coordinate work parties.
In June and July, we will generate volunteer interest, and develop key
skills and methods (including attending the June 30 BFF "train the
trainer" workshop, where we'll learn about permaculture sheet mulching
and creating plant guilds). Beginning in early August, we'll work with
the Steering Committee to coordinate work parties to continue site
development/grading.

- Helping hands at the work parties.
Dates to be determined. August-September (and beyond!). Mark your
calendars for September 29th, National Public Lands Day, and tree
planting for the Food Forest!

- Outreach
Help us spread the word, continue to generate interest and invite new
volunteers to participate in the work parties.

If you'd like to be involved in these elements of the Food Forest, let
us know at joannawright2012@gmail.com, and we will be in touch. Please
note: the Volunteer Team will begin meeting in the next couple of
weeks, so if that's of interest to you, let us know soon!

•RSVP for Saturday June 30 workshop in soil building and planting the
food forest. 10am to 12 noon at El Centro de la Raza (2524 16th Ave
S.) You will gain skills and help others when we work on site. •If you
can't make the June 30 workshop and still want to help, contact us and
we will let you know when we will meet.

•Show up at a Saturday work party in September, starting Saturday
September 8, 2012 at the Beacon Food Forest.

And remember… you do not need a background in permaculture, or even
any gardening experience, in order to volunteer with the Food Forest!
We are all in this together, learning from each other along the way.
We need you, with your unique gifts, time, hands, and energy, to bring
this to fruition.

Please forward this message on to your friends.

Growing together,

Joanna Wright

Friends of the Beacon Food Forest

beaconfoodforest.org

https://www.facebook.com/beaconfoodforest

[TheUWfarm] 50 Urban Farms Welcome Visitors on July 14 - Seattle Tilth's Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour

Hey Farmers! 

Seattle Tilth's Chicken Coop and Urban Farm tour is coming up on Saturday, July 14th, and the UW Farm is going to be a part of it! Be sure to check out the details below...

 

Backyard Animals Take Spotlight on July 14

Seattle Tilth's Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour Inspires Future Urban Farmers

Over 50 families welcome visitors during Seattle Tilth's Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour to showcase their critters and creativity. This is a chance to see some of Seattle's most unique farmsteads -- perfect for animal lovers, gardeners, families, fun seekers and future urban farmers! The tour is on Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the greater Seattle area.

 

Tour participants can get up close and personal with many varieties of chickens as well as ducks, quail, geese, rabbits, pigs, mini dairy goats, honey bees and even cows and a horse. Using our map with descriptions of each site, you can choose your own adventure or follow neighborhood routes outlined in NE, NW, Central, SE and West Seattle. The tour also includes a few sites outside the city including Everett, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Burien, Duvall and Issaquah.

The sites are quite diverse. Many incorporate salvaged materials and inspiring display of resourcefulness. Coops range from minimalist to elaborate and are designed by both amateurs and professional coop builders. Come see an urban commercial veggie farm, a New Orleans style row house coop, Seattle 4-H club headquarters with bunnies and chickens, a container garden in an office building, an urban farm school for preschoolers with chickens and a pig, solar-powered automatic doors, converted dog kennels, outdoor hydroponics and an urban farm bed and breakfast. See the photo preview on Facebook.

 

During the event, participants are invited to stop by the Rainer Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands and see the coops on display that are part of the Raise the Roost Design Build Competition. Seattle chapters of Architecture for Humanity and Architects Without Borders have teamed up with local designers and builders to raise funds for Seattle Youth Garden Works, a program of Seattle Tilth. There will also be an awards ceremony and celebration following the tour.  All participants are invited to attend. 

 

Tickets for the Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour are $12 each and $5 for kids, with discounts for groups, Seattle Tilth members and bicyclists. BUY TICKETS online.

 

Now you can do more than just dream about fresh and nutritious eggs, milk, and honey from your own backyard! See for yourself what it takes to become an urban urban farmer. Find out more on our website: http://seattletilth.org/special_events/chickencoopurbanfarmtour2012.

 

About Seattle Tilth
Begun in 1978, Seattle Tilth is a regional organization with community learning gardens and farms in Wallingford, Mt. Baker and Rainier Beach neighborhoods, and the City of Issaquah, offering classes and programs that serve adults and children. Seattle Tilth's mission is to inspire and educate people to grow food organically, conserve natural resources, and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.                              
Seattle Tilth teaches classes throughout the year on raising chickens, goats, ducks and bees and organic gardening and more as well as summer camp for children. Find out more: www.seattletilth.org.

           
For Immediate Release
June 25, 2012

 

Contact

Liza Burke
Communications Director
Seattle Tilth

4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Suite 100
Seattle, WA  98103
(206) 633-0451 ext. 103
lizaburke@seattletilth.org
www.seattletilth.org

 

Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to grow food organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.

 

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[TheUWfarm] Pizza Baking with WWU Saturday

Hi Farm friends,

We'll have some visitors from Western Washington University's student farm (The Outback) this weekend, and what better way to welcome them than with a pizza bake?? From 3-6 pm this Saturday we'll be baking and shaking at the Botany Greenhouse space, after a work party at the CUH from 11-3! Come down for the work party and/or the pizza bake this Saturday! And feel free to email with any questions.

-Rachel

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[TheUWfarm] Baking day is MONDAY

Hi all,

The baking extravaganza that we thought we'd do Sunday must be moved to MONDAY, because that's when the nursing camp is having their oven bake. So sorry for the confusion, all. Please stop by Monday afternoon for some baking if you're around after classes, etc.

Best!

Rachel

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Rachel Stubbs <stubbr@uw.edu> wrote:

Hey Farm Friends,

 

Come by this Sunday between 1 and 4 pm to bake pizza, bread, potatoes, quiche, scones - you name it! - in the cob oven.

 

UW's Nursing Camp will be touring/making pizza somewhere between 11 and 3. It's always a good idea to utilize the oven's long-lasting heat capacity to bake lots of good things while it's hot. Bring whatever you'd like to bake, and keep in mind with timing that the temperature will be at about 400-450 at noon and slowly cool down.

 

See you soon! Happy summer!

 

-Rachel

[TheUWfarm] Friday work!

To partners in the Friday noon Dirty Dozen group,

 

Anisa and I are scheduled to volunteer tomorrow between 1230 and 2.30pm but would not be able to because it turns out that we have to attend a workshop for our food politics class. :-( Sorry, we can't wait to get down and dirty with you the following friday though!

 

Cheers,

Sharon Ong

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: City Fruit - Job Posting

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Melissa Poe <melissarpoe@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: City Fruit - Job Posting
To: juliareed1105@gmail.com


Dear Julia,

Will you please share this job posting with UW Farm list serve -- it's
a paid summer opportunity to work with City Fruit in their new West
Seattle harvest project .

Thank you,
Melissa


> City Fruit Harvest Coordinator
> City Fruit, a non profit organization that harvests excess fruit from
> residential fruit trees, is hiring a harvest coordinator for its West
> Seattle harvest. The position runs from July 1 - October 6 and involves
> about 20 hours per week. The harvest coordinator will coordinate 3 - 5 fruit
> harvests each week by bringing ladders and other equipment to the sites,
> supervising volunteer harvesters, harvesting fruit, recording data, and
> seeing that the fruit is properly delivered. Qualifications include:
> driver's license and access to a pickup truck or station wagon capable of
> carrying 8 - and 10-foot orchard ladders; knowledge of fruit trees;
> physically fit and capable of climbing ladders. We want someone who is very
> reliable and can work well with many types of people. Living in West Seattle
> is a plus. Pay is $15 per hour. Send a letter of interest and resume to City
> Fruit at info@cityfruit.org.
>

[TheUWfarm] Summer Volunteer & Internship Opportunities with Seattle Tilth

Hey Farmers! 

Be sure to check out these awesome summer volunteer and internship opportunities though Seattle Tilth!

Happy summer solstice!

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From: Chris Iberle <ChrisIberle@seattletilth.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Subject: Summer Volunteer & Internship Opportunities with Seattle Tilth
To: mollietarte@gmail.com, michelle.ann.harvey@gmail.com

Hi Mollie and Michelle,

I just wanted to pass along a current list of Seattle Tilth's great volunteer and internship opportunities.  There's lots happening this summer, and we appreciate anything you can do to get these opportunities out to your communities!  Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions.

Get Involved with Environmental Education & Sustainable Agriculture!
Volunteer & Intern Opportunities with Seattle Tilth
Seattle Tilth volunteers gain work experience in nonprofit organization, education, volunteer coordination,  garden and farm stewardship and more. They have fun working in the community and contribute greatly to Seattle Tilth. Read on to learn more or visit our website.

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Volunteers bring Seattle Tilth's mission to life. Current available positions:

Children's Garden Volunteer Naturalists
Class Assistants
Garden and Farm Crews at:  Rainier Beach, Mt. Baker, or Issaquah
Community events
Office
Drain Buttoning Brigades in Issaquah – great for groups!
Much, much more…

INTERNSHIPS
Teaching Internships
Children's Garden Teaching Intern
Cooking Club Intern

Garden/Farm Internships
Garden Steward Interns – in Seattle and Issaquah
Farm Steward Internship at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands

Events Internships
Harvest Fair Lead
Seattle Youth Garden Works Auction Procurement Intern
Seattle Youth Garden Works Auction Outreach Intern
Food Day Washington Intern

Organizing Internships
Marketing Intern
Adult Education Administrative Intern
Volunteer Program Intern
Media Intern for Just Garden Project

NEXT STEPS: APPLICATION & ORIENTATION  
The best way to get started in Seattle Tilth's volunteer and intern program is by filing out a Volunteer / Intern Application and then attending a Volunteer Orientation.

DROP-IN WORK PARTIES
Can't make the next Volunteer Orientation, but want to get started working with us right away?  Try attending a drop-in work party this summer!

§  Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
5513 S. Cloverdale St.  Seattle, WA
Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

§  Seattle Tilth Farm Works in Auburn
17601 SE Lake Moneysmith Road, Auburn, WA
First Saturday of the month, 10a.m.-3p.m., July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1

§  Pickering Barn Learning Garden in Issaquah
1730 10th Ave NW  Issaquah, WA 98027
Some Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays -- visit the website for details.

Find all of this information and more on our website!
http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer

Thank you and let me know if you have any questions.

Chris

Chris Iberle
Events & Volunteer Manager
Seattle Tilth
4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Suite 100
Seattle, WA  98103
(206) 633-0451 ext. 119
chrisiberle@seattletilth.org
www.seattletilth.org

Make a gift to support Seattle Tilth this year!

Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to grow their own food organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.

 

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[TheUWfarm] Sunday Cob Oven Baking!

Hey Farm Friends,

 

Come by this Sunday between 1 and 4 pm to bake pizza, bread, potatoes, quiche, scones - you name it! - in the cob oven.

 

UW's Nursing Camp will be touring/making pizza somewhere between 11 and 3. It's always a good idea to utilize the oven's long-lasting heat capacity to bake lots of good things while it's hot. Bring whatever you'd like to bake, and keep in mind with timing that the temperature will be at about 400-450 at noon and slowly cool down.

 

See you soon! Happy summer!

 

-Rachel

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[TheUWfarm] Summer Dirty Dozen!

Hey folks,

The Dirty Dozen volunteer crew will be meeting at 7:30 am on Wednesdays this quarter! Come down this Wednesday, the 20th for summer morning peace, fresh air, and a complimentary group breakfast. We'll have a general farm orientation and will be harvesting some of the summer's first produce for all to share!

See you soon,

Rachel

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[TheUWfarm] Summer Volunteer Crew

Hi Farm friends,

Would you like to spend time down on the Farm this summer? You're invited to join the Dirty Dozen - a volunteer crew that meets once a week for garden-planning and food-sharing and also works a couple of hours each week in small groups. The DD meets at the Botany greenhouse space and is open to all willing hands.

If you're interested, please indicate which would be a good day/time for our weekly hour-long meetings: http://www.doodle.com/r6ysvhtwc8tg4nz9
The choices are M,W, or F, 7:30 am, 8:30 am, or 12:30 pm. Please respond by Thursday of this week, and email with any questions.

Looking forward to seeing you down there and enjoying tomatoes, raspberries, and DIRT together!

-Rachel

[TheUWfarm] farm work today!

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let you know I'll be working down at the farm (botany greenhouse farm) from approximately 12-3 today,

so stop by if you want! There will be planting...weeding, compost turning, etc etc

Happy summer

Julia

[TheUWfarm] We Want Your 2011-12 Farm Reflections, also How to Unsubscribe

Howdy Farmers,

Wow, what a year we have had here at the farm! From awesome pizza bakes to the first harvest of the CUH site to the Five Generations of Farms Fundraiser, it has been an honor to work and play with each and every one of you!

1) Summer on the Farm
For those staying in Seattle this summer, there will still be work to be done on the farm, possibly some tours, and maybe a couple of pizza bakes. We will be updating our calendar as events are created!

2) Raves and Reflections About UW Farm in 2012 for our Farmer Blog
Do you have an awesome story about a farm event this year? Did you have any "Ah-ha!" moments when you were playing in the dirt? We want to hear them! We are collecting memories and reflections of the year on the farm for a post on our blog.

To submit a story or reflection, please:

• Send it to: theuwfarm@gmail.com
• Write "Epic UW Farm 2012 Blog Post" in the subject line
• Keep your story, thoughts, or memory under 250 words, please
  
• Write your full name
  
• Any other information you would like us to use: ie your graduation year, major, position on the farm (ie volunteer, intern, pizza maker extraordinaire, ect) 
• Deadline: May 8, 2012
  

3) Do you have ideas on how we can improve UW Farm or the farm experience for next year?
We are a student and community farm, meaning the farm can only excel with your help! There is no such thing as bad ideas; like Radio Disney, we're all ears!

• Send ideas and comments to: uwfarm@gmail.com
• Write "Farm Comments and Ideas" in the subject line
  

4) How to Unsubscribe
Graduating? CONGRATULATIONS!! We are so proud of you!! or perhaps you are moving to an exotic, tropical island to study a rare species of sea turtle and drink fruity beverages with the little umbrellas... and therefore will be unable to attend farm events - in this case, we totally understand.

Here are the directions on how to unsubscribe:

1. Go to our information page: http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/theuwfarm

2. Scroll down to "Unsubscribe or edit options

3. Logged in with your UW NetID? Your address should be filled in for you.

            - Otherwise, enter the email address you are subscribed to the list with

4. Click on the "Unsubscribe" button. A confirmation message will be emailed to you at the supplied address.

5. Click the URL supplied in the email to complete the process.*

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We will miss you, but hope you stay in touch with us on Twitter and Facebook! We love us some alumni! Please remember that even though you are no longer a UW student, you will always be a member of our farm and will always be welcome to work with us and attend events.

Good luck on finals, have a great summer, and keep in touch.

In sun and soil,

UW Student Farm