[TheUWfarm] On the farm this week!

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let you know my farm hours this week and what's going to be going on, because we didn't make a to-do-list for this week yet!

I think I'm going to be starting a good amount of early spring crops (yipee!) As well as starting to prepare some of the beds for planting! We will also be continuing compost building (hopefully), weeding, and organizing the planting calender for spring!

I also wanted to let everyone know (current Dirty Dozen and general farm crew) that dirty dozen Spring quarter is going to be Monday mornings once again! 7:30-8:30!

I think it's the best time, and it should be easier to get up now that it's getting lighter/warmer out!

Here's next quarter DD sign up sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDhoWEt6SFR5ZTVGRlg4cmhTVXhiUGc6MQ

and here are my hours this week:

Tuesday: 9:30-1:30

Wednesday: 11:30-1:30

Thursday: 9:30-1:30

Friday: 11:30-2:30 (WORK PARTY 12:30-2:30!!)

farm out

Julia

[TheUWfarm] Leadership and education - next quarter and beyond!

Hey Farmers!

It was so great to see some of you today at the leadership lunch and retreat. I had a really great time, and I hope you did too!

Unfortunately, we did not really get to talking about tours today, but that just means we get to have another workshop-potluck combo!

I'm thinking that because we only have two weeks left of the quarter, most people will be really busy. Therefore I am tentatively scheduling a tour of tours - 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!

Also, today we talked a bit about next years leadership positions. We hope to appoint next years leaders by a early next quarter, so if you are considering taking on a leadership role, please check out these position descriptions, or contact the people whose position you are interested in. Again, these positions do not require a lot of prior experience, this year's leaders want to help you succeed! Feel free to contact me with any questions.

To sustainability and beyond!

Bennett Rahn

[TheUWfarm] Learn about Leadership Retreat- Today!

Hey farmers!

Just a reminder that the Learn About Leadership Retreat will be held today, from 11-3. We'll be having a potluck style lunch at 11. After that current farm leaders will explain what their positions entail and how to complete some tasks on the farm. If you are interested in being a farm leader next year, want to learn how to give tours of the farm, or just want to learn a little more about how the farm operates this retreat is for you! 

Hope to see you there!

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO: Water, Stormwater, & Sustainability on Campus - Friday March 9

Hi everyone,

This presentation might interest some of you. The info that my group is contributing to the presentation is for an experimental small-scale rainwater harvesting system proposal at the botany greenhouse for its staff and UW farmers. 

Hope to see you! 

Erica  

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From: Justin Hellier <hellier@uw.edu>

Date: February 22, 2012 10:26:56 PST

To: envir480a_wi12 <envir480a_wi12@u.washington.edu>

Subject: [Envir480a_wi12] SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO: Water, Stormwater, & Sustainability on Campus - Friday March 9

tell all your friends...

Water, Stormwater, & Sustainability on Campus:
Student research on the University of Washington's impact on water

Friday, March 9
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Wallace Hall, POE Commons
(formerly the Academic Computing Center)
3737 Brooklyn Ave NE

Students in POE's Sustainability Studio spent this quarter researching options for more sustainable use of water on UW's campus! This presentation is your opportunity to learn from their work. Projects include:

• Case Studies of Permeable Pavement on Campus -- decreasing the impacts of runoff on water quality.
  

• Small- and Large-Scale Rainwater Catchment Systems on Campus -- using rainwater for laundry and the landscape.
  

• Profiles of Student-Led Water Sustainability Projects on Campus -- supporting students to have impact on the campus environment.

If you have any questions, please contact Justin Hellier at hellier@uw.edu.

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[TheUWfarm] aerated compost research project

Hello all!

I wanted to send an email out to let people know that I will be building a mechanically aerated composting system this Friday at 12:30 @ the botany greenhouse site. If you are interested in helping out or checking it out, come by!

we will be drilling holes, connecting pvc and hooking everything up to an air mattress inflator, and a timer!

the next step will be to build some compost piles and keep collecting data!

thanks for your interest!

Ross

[TheUWfarm] FARM WEEKEND with All Farm Meeting, Work Party, and Leadership Retreat!

Calling all farmers!

The last week in February is chock full of excellent UW Farm activities!  You should come on down to give us a hand and have a great learning experience!

Saturday, Feb 25th there is a work party at the CUH from 11-3!  We will be bed building, seed-sowing, and completing CUH volunteer hours in preparation for spring harvests!  It's a beautiful time to be a part of the new growth of our student farm, and I would love to see you all down there.  Be sure to bring your lunch, and sturdy clothes!

Sunday, Feb 26th is our much anticipated Winter Leadership Retreat!  It will take place from 11-3 at the Botany Greenhouse space.  Are you are a farm leader?  Do you think you maybe have a great idea for the farm, and want to take leadership on it?  Do you just really love the farm and want to get more involved?  This event is for you!  It is the perfect opportunity to get to know current farm leaders, what they do and how they do it, and do some work on the farm.  We will be providing a delicious lunch, and setting up games and workshops.  Come by and check it out!

Also in the last week of February is our All Farm Meeting, from 6-7 at the Botany Greenhouse space.  Great if you want to learn more or catch yourself up on the farm goings-on and meet some of the farm regulars!

Happy days,

~Rae Moore

UW Farm Coordinator, CUH Space

[TheUWfarm] FarmNewsletter- Feb15

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15 February 2012 Farm Updates   On-Farm Events Dirty Dozen Meeting February 17, 11:30am to 12:30pm, Botany Greenhouse Weekly Work Party and potluck February 17 12:30pm to 2:30pm, Botany Greenhouse All are welcome! Bring food if you want! Rae's CUH Farm Hours  February 17, 2pm to 5pm, CUH site Rae will be working down at the farm. Come and join her! Work Party at CUH February 25, 11am to 3pm, CUH site  We will be bed building, invasive plant removing for the CUH, and possibly even some compost building and seed-starting! Bee Team Meeting  February 21, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Botany Greenhouse Bees-ness as usual.   New Blog Posts! ARUM MASSACRE!!!!! Whats up with Winter? Snazzing up the Soil for Spring! Whats up with Winter? Projects to Prep for Spring! UW Farm in the News!   In the Community   Cricket Creek Farm looking for Interns for the year 2012 Cricket Creek Farm is a small grass-based dairy in Williamstown, Massachusetts. They are looking for 5 interns interested in making cheese, caring for livestock, attending farmers markets, and helping to run their CSA offering: raw milk, cheese, butter, beef, pork, eggs and bread. Ideal candidates stay for 1 full year, ideally from March 15, but no later than mid-May. Stipend starts at $500/month.   Interested? Please send an email to info@cricketcreekfarm.com with a resume, 3 references, and answers to the list of questions on this intern webpage. For more information, visit this link or call (413) 458-5888.   A Conversation with Nigel Savage, Executive Director, Hazon and Prof  Karen Litfin, Political Science, University of Washington February 23, 7:30-9:00 p.m   Join two leading experts on the intersection of religion, food, and public policy for a conversation hosted by the UW's Stroum Jewish Studies Program. Nigel Savage, a trailblazer in the Jewish food movement, and UW Professor Karen Litfin, a scholar of global environmental politics, will explore the ways in which religious faith and practice contribute much-needed perspectives on food production and distribution. The third of a four-part series considering the links between Judaism and social justice, the discussion will consider how religious communities are now emerging as key catalysts for transforming our relationship with food and advocating for a healthy and just food system.    Register at: http://jewdub.org/what-is-religions-place-in-food-politics/ More about the event at: http://jewdub.org/justice-and-judaism/learn-more/time-to-get-hungry/        Got a piece of news to share? Please send your newsletter submissions to Kelly.

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Hello Farmers!

I am working on a research project to create an aerated compost pile for the UW farm that will efficiently produce compost without needing to manually turn the pile.

For this project, I need one of these, basically an air mattress inflator. I am trying to dip into the farm budget as little as possible, so I was wondering if anyone has one that they don't use or need. If so, can you send me an email?

Thank you! Stay dirty...

Ross

rover.ross@gmail.com

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: [seattlefarmcoop] Survey re: Farming on City-owned Land

FYI:

Dear Friends of Urban Agriculture,

The City of Seattle is considering making City-owned land available for commercial farming. We would like to get feedback and ideas from people who farm commercially in or outside of the city, or who would like to start farming in the city. You can help us by taking the survey linked to this e-mail.

The survey includes 15 questions and will take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Most questions do not require an answer, but the more you answer the better we are able to understand your needs as a farmer.! Here is the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YMZDGMQ

Thank you for participating and feel free to contact any of us with any questions you may have.

Rich Macdonald, Dept of Neighborhoods P-Patch program, rich.macdonald@seattle.gov 206 386-0088
Allison Schwartz, Seattle Dept of Transportation, Allison.schwartz@seattle.gov 206 386-4654
Cheryl Sizov, Dept of Planning and Development, Senior Planner, Cheryl.sizov@seattle.gov 206 684-3771

[TheUWfarm] Fwd: [cagj-fjp] Feb 16, 2:30pm: Free Screening-The Future of Food

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Date: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Subject: [cagj-fjp] Feb 16, 2:30pm: Free Screening-The Future of Food
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The UW Clowes Center for the Study of Conflict and Dialogue is proud to announce our 2011-12 quarterly film and speaker series.  Our subject this year isRethinking Citizenship, Democracy and Activism: Local-Global Entanglements.  Each screening is free of charge, and we welcome your attendance.

 

In winter quarter, we will screen The Future of Food, a documentary about the complex technology and key regulatory, legal, ethical, environmental and consumer issues surrounding the changes happening in the food system today, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia.  Our guest speaker will be Heather Day, Co-Founder of the Community Alliance for Global Justice and UW alumnus.

Thursday, February 16^th at 2:30pm in UW's Allen Auditorium.

 

Our spring quarter film will be 23^rd and Union.  Directed by Rafael Flores, this docu-drama weaves real interviews with fictional characters to investigate the 2008 murder of Degene Berecha in the popular Seattle restaurant "Philadelphia Cheese-Steak".  The film is an ADAPTED story, based on a range of stories by people acquainted with the victim and convicted murderer.  It is used as a vehicle to discuss gentrification and the tension between young African-American men, Ethiopian immigrants and gay couples in Seattle's Central District.  Flores will be on hand after the screening for a discussion period.

Date and location TBD.

 

For more information, please see our website: http://depts.washington.edu/clowes1/.

We look forward to seeing you at the screenings!

 

Theron Stevenson

Assistant Director, Clowes Center for the Study of Conflict and Dialogue

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  "The ocean is not really the ocean until you are out of your depth"
       ~Milan Kundera

 

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Community Alliance for Global Justice

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[TheUWfarm] Re: FIUTS CulturalFest! Join the celebration!

Hi Glacia,

Thanks for letting us know about this great opportunity! I'll send this out to our listserve right away. 

Best,

Mollie

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Glacia Michele Lee <glaciale@uw.edu> wrote:

Hi, 

My name is Glacia Lee, I am a UW student and a FIUTS CulturalFest Booth Committee Member. I would just like to request that you forward this email to the UW Farm list-serv to get Seattle and University of Washington community members involved and celebrate cultural diversity at the University of Washington at the CulturalFest FIUTS event on February 10th, run by students and supported by FIUTS. 

I really appreciate your help. If you have any questions, let me know. 

Best, 

Glacia 

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Dear Seattle and University of Washington community members,

     Cultural Fest is one of the biggest annual cultural events in University of Washington.It is intended to celebrate diversity and harmony that international students bring to our region.It brings together over 100 participants from 30 countries who take the unique sights, sounds, tastes from their home countries in front of you.

   During the day in Meany Hall, you may explore country exhibition booths, participate in interactive games and activities,and meet students from more than 30 countries.Booths are free and open to everyone.

    In the evening, over 1000 guests will fill the Meany Hall and enjoy music and dance performance of traditional and modern artistes from all over the world.

     As the world is becoming more integrated, CULTURALFEST provides a great opportunity to mingle and become close friends with students from around the world. These global friendships among students are priceless assets in your future careers.I invite you all to come to CULTURALFEST on Feb 10. I hope to see you there and travel the world with me.

 Hours:  11am – 3pm - International Cultural Exhibition – Free
              5:30pm – 7:30pm – Evening Reception and Silent Auction 
               8:00pm – 10:00pm – Cultural Music and Dance Performances. Doors open at 7:00 for cultural booth viewing.

Following are the talented Cultural Fest performers:

The Cumbieros, Cumbia Music from South America Dazzler, Chinese Classical Dance UW AWAAS, South Asian A Cappella Layali Dabkeh,
Arab Folk Dance Sayaw, Philippines Folk Dance Husky Wushu Team, Chinese Martial Arts Onefourfive, Republic of Georgia A Cappella Violetta Parra,
Traditional Chilean Dance Natya, Indian Classical Dance Barvinok, Ukrainian Hutsul Dance


Cost: General Admission - $15 Performance / $45 Artist Reception and Performances
Student Tickets (with Student ID) - $10 in Advance ONLY from FIUTS  Children under 10: Free

Tickets are on sale now at : http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214719 
For more information got to www.fiuts.org or call (206) 543-0735

Please forward this email to those you think will be interested in this event! 

Sincerely ,
Glacia Lee
FIUTS CulturalFest team

[TheUWfarm] Pizza Bake this FRIDAY

HEY dudes and dudettes,

Just wanted to let you know that we are having a pizza bake this friday from 3-5 (http://www.facebook.com/events/157830647662210/)

Bring a topping to share and enjoy some dancin, meet some new friends, and eat all the pizza your heart desires!

see you there!

Julia

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[TheUWfarm] Sustainable Agriculture on Shaw!

Hello All,

Just a reminder that we are going to be holding an information meeting for students interested in partaking in the B Quarter summer term on Shaw Island in Sustainable Agriculture and Forest ecology.

Our information session will be Tomorrow (thursday) night at 5:30 in the POE commons (Wallace hall).

I look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,
Beth

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University of Washington
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Program on the Environment
Education Coordinator - UW Farm
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