[TheUWfarm] Fwd: UW Farm Workparty Tomorrow!

Hello farmers!

As you all hopefully know, our first workparty of the new season is tomorrow, Saturday, from 11-3 at the CUH site.  Below is a list of all the things we are hoping to accomplish, along with a map showing how to get there.  People will probably be getting hungry, so at some point we'll stop for lunch.  We will try to have some food for you, but I would highly recommend bringing your own food and water!

To Do:

CUH Volunteer Hours  -   In order to repay the Center for Urban Horticulture for their land, we do volunteer hours for them!  Tomorrow we will be spreading mulch and removing invasive blackberry.

Weeding the field!   -   we need to get as many invasive weeds as possible out of the ground before we plant food into it.  We will tell you a bit about these plants, how to remove them, and then we shall set to it!

Rototilling     -     This will likely be handled by one or two people in the farm leadership, seeing as it is a big machine.  However if you have any questions or want to give it a go, we can definitely try to accomodate you!  

Sowing cover crop    -   Exactly what it sounds like!  We will be spreading seed for winter cover, to make sure our crops come up big and strong next spring.

Building beds    -      Once we get some weeding and rototilling done, bed building will be put into full swing!  We will be using the double digging method to create healthy homes for our crops - and if you don't know what that is, don't worry, we'll show you!

Planting garlic     -    This will be the finale; after all our hard work, we will be able to plant garlic in the beds we have created.

Directions:

This is a link to our website page, where we have a map and directions to the CUH space:

http://students.washington.edu/uwfarm/directions/#CUH Space

You can also go to campus maps, and type in directions to the Douglas Adams building.  

http://www.washington.edu/maps/

If you go through the Union Bay Natural Area via Wahkiakum Lane, you will see the farm on your left before you reach the buildings of the CUH; there will be a hoophouse, some rows of vegetables and a field beyond it.  

I am super excited for tomorrow, and I really want you all to come, learn, work hard, and have fun!  Can't wait to see you.

If you have any questions, feel free to Email me back or even call at 206 799 9462.  Til tomorrow!

~Rae Moore

UW Farm CUH Coordinator