[TheUWfarm] Farmweek Newsletter

Farmweek Newsletter | November 14, 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: Nov. 19th from 3-5 November All Farm Meeting Dec. 1, 5 - 6 pm Botany Greenhouse _____________ New ways to get farm information! We have a new 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. ___________ To do at the Farm Remember to cross off completed tasks, clean tools when you're done using them, label anything you plant with its name and date planted, and log the hours you spend working on the farm on the farm cabinet. Thanks! J Area A: Harvest some collard leaves Plant more fava beans in A10-11 Area B: Kohlrabi needs pest management (determine which pest…) Chard and spinach need pest management (cayenne pepper? beer traps?) Kale also needs pest management! (buckets) Feed kohlrabi, chard, spinach, and kale a dose of compost tea Plant something in bucket closest to path Plant more cover in bucket by greenhouse Area C: Plant cover in C8 and back of C7 Resow coverà start with C13 Weed arum in carrot beds Cut back fig tree shoots (make sure to wear gloves and long sleeves) Area D: Level out with compost and plant cover crop in artichoke bed (leave artichokes to grow) Make sure all crops have labels! Chop in clover in thin bed along Burke trail, then rake it flat Plant cover crop in D14 Harvest a few (not all) Jerusalem artichokes (and cook them!) Spread woodchips into bed trench as well as in between and around beds Directly seed radishes in coldframe Weed and cover small buckets Consider expanding along fence Plant fava beans in D18 Status of D5? Back 40: Check on solanum berries drying in greenhouse (adjacent to Area D) Plant something in empty buckets by picnic table Several roots in finished compost—throw them aside if you use it Collect/bring materials for composting Cut herbs in permaculture garden Greenhouse: Clean fridge! Replenish recycled soil	Trouble viewing this newsletter? View it in a web browser. UW Farm Updates Note from the Director: Work hours this week and PIZZA BAKE this Friday! I hope all is well with this community of lovely people. Are you enjoying the damp leaf smell in the air? Do you want to play outside and enjoy it? I am going to be putting in some long hours at the farm on Thursday (12:30- 4:30) and Friday (10:30- 3:30) this week, so come on down and get your hands dirty and hang out with some vegetables. Some projects I am hoping to work on are: planting fava beans any where we can squeeze them, pulling up re-mae from underneath the shrubs, weeding, laying out wood chips, harvesting collards, weed wacking, adorning our sign with current information, and other fun things. Also... FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19th from 3-5ish pm (note* our website says 4-6, but since it is getting darker so much earlier I bumped it back an hour, I hope this doesn't throw off people's plans) we will be having a PIZZA BAKE at the farm, potluck style so bring dough, toppings, sauce, or other goodies to cook up in the Cob Oven. This is a great way to meet people and connect with food and place in the most basic and wonderful way EATING! Hope to see ya'll around the farm. Best, Nina Tuesday Farm Lunch Topic this Week: PCC Farmland Trust (Lynn Jordan) More information on our classes page. UW Farmer Blog Be sure to take a look at our new farmer blog! While you're at it, become a fan of our new Facebook Fan Page, and follow us on Twitter! UW Student Food Co-op: Dec. 4th Wine & Cheese Soiree! Join the UW Student Food Cooperative for a swanky winter solstice soiree! Guests will enjoy a sampling of washington wines paired with tasty treats from some of the area's most celebrated cheese and chocolate producers. Invite your lover, friends or colleagues to join you for a night out in Ballard to support a fantastic cause! Help fulfill our holiday wishes by joining together to raise necessary seed money for this developing student-run sustainable cafe!  Winter Solstice Soiree - Wine & Cheese Tasting!  Event Date: December 4th, 2010 - 7:00 PM  @ Enlighten Cafe & Art Gallery - 5424 Ballard Ave $30 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets or $35 at the door Proceeds from the soiree will go towards helping the UW Student Food Cooperative rebuild a food cart! About the Co-op: We are building a student food cooperative whose purpose is to achieve food sovereignty on the UW campus and address food justice issues through affordable provisions of healthy and organic prepared foods. We plan to source from the expanding UW Farm and other local farmers & artisans. Our Co-op has made exciting progress in the past several months and is now actively seeking community support! Visit our website for more information: www.uwsfc.com Want to support our project but can't make it to the soiree? Help us fundraise by donating through PayPal! You can also look for updates on the facebook event page. Want to get more involved? Check out our updated calendar page for work parties, pizza bakes, and committee meetings! Off Farm Stuff Northwest Eco-Break with Hillel: December 18-24 Hillel is putting on the Northwest Eco-Break from December 18th-24th. Students will be traveling around the region, meeting with experts in green tech, sustainability, and environmental stewardship, and doing volunteer service with their projects. $199 covers food, lodging, transportation, and activities for six days! EVERYONE is welcome to apply! Check out the Northwest Eco Break Page for more information and/or contact Robert Beiser at robert@hilleluw.org for more information. Applications are due Nov. 19. UW Farmer Erin Lau to give Performance about her Grandmothers Journey: December 2 The Graciela Project: Fading Tales of the Chinese Diaspora The Chapel Performance Space Good Shephard Center December 2, 2010 – 8pm Free Inspired by her grandmother's escape from China to Guatemala during WWII, Erin Lau will give a full performance of her original songs and illustrations as part of the Graciela Project: Fading Tales of the Chinese Diaspora. Erin has a diverse artistic background, bringing influences from her study of Flamenco and Hindustani vocals, harmonium, and Chinese folk songs. She will be projecting her illustrations that lend visual narration to her grandmother's story, and will be joined by several talented guest musicians on flamenco guitar, cajon and vocals. She invites you to visit her blog for more information and song clips:  GracielaProject.wordpress.com Permaculture Design: 101 & 202 (introductory workshops offered at Seattle U) Come for a weekend and learn the basics of this revolutionary sustainable design system. Instructor Dave Boehnlein works as a designer and educator at the Bullock's Permaculture Homestead on Orcas Island. On Saturday we will cover definitions, history, ethics & principles. On Sunday we will focus on site assessment, design and implementation. Join us and learn how you can become more resilient! (all classes held at Seattle University Admin Building Rm. 306) PC Design 101 - Saturday, November 20th 10 am - 5:30 pm, $25-35 sliding scale PC Design 202 - Sunday, November 21st 10 am - 5:30 pm, $25-35 sliding scale For more information, please visit their website here.
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