[TheUWfarm] UW Farm Newsletter Jan 13-19

Hello Farmers!

Here's this weeks happenings:

Winter Quarter Volunteer Hours

Mondays: 8:30-11am Botany Greenhouse 

Tuesdays: 2-4pm Mercer 

Wednesdays: off

Thursdays: 2-4 CUH

Fridays: 12-2 CUH 

Every other Saturday: 10a-3pm, first work party is this Saturday 1/18.

FarmEd 

During Winter Quarter, Farm Ed with Professor Ruesink will be on Mondays at 8:30-9:30am in the Botany Greenhouse. 

UW Farm Orientations 

Looking to fill your Service Learning requirements through the Carlson Center and the UW Farm? Interested in a quick overview of how to get involved at the Farm? Don't miss our Orientations, 4-5pm on both Monday 1/13 and Tuesday 1/14 at the Mercer Court Clubhouse*!

UW Farm Community Potluck

Wednesday, Jan 29 6pm at the Mercer Court Farm Club House*. Bring friends and a dish to share. 

(The Mercer Court Farm Club House is on the lowest (closest to Pacific) part of the western-most building of the Mercer area.  Feel free to call Sarah if you have trouble finding it (206.550.4169)

This Week in Compost

Our Compost Czar Kay is inviting everyone who was involved in the compost experiment (the one with tomato plants and 4 soil conditions) to send her a short email so she can give them credit as she writes up a mini report about this very successful experiment!

Kay is also looking for help from students to members of the community who have beyond-layperson knowledge of the properties of building materials like the many kinds of plastic, wood, etc. She needs help designing a worm bin prototype for Mercer Court. Anyone who is interested and able to help should contact her  at chaik@uw.edu.

And if you are interested in getting involved with the Compost Crew fill out this doodle poll to share when you are available to meet and compost! http://www.doodle.com/df9fevfb44qe3y4s

Seattle Food & Water Watch

Every year, 2 million people contract antibiotic resistant infections. Seattle Food and Water Watch think that is 2 million too many. Unless  the rampant use of antibiotics on factory farms is reined in, the medicines people rely on won't work when they are truly needed. We have a chance to protect our antibiotics and public health starting here in Seattle– and they need your help.

Join us on Wednesday in Seattle to find out more about our new local campaign as part of a nationwide effort to rein in factory farms. RSVP here.

 

What: Food & Water Watch Healthy Farms, Healthy Families Campaign Kick Off Meeting

When: Wednesday 1/22, 2014 6:30pm- 7:30pm

Where: Northgate Library, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E, Seattle, WA 98125
RSVP here

Our Farmers Kick Butt

Check out these photos of Farmers getting work done with a smile in last weeks wicked weather. 

Thanks everyone and have a great week