Upcoming Farm Events and General Information Tuesday Farm Lunch All quarter, Tuesdays 12:30 pm –1:20 pm at GUG 218 Farm Committee Meetings Education Committee May 9, 4:30 pm – 5:30pm Botany Greenhouse Visioning Committee May 9, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Kincaid 502 Bee Committee May 11, 7.30 am – 8.30am, Botany Greenhouse Expansion Committee May 11, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Botany Greenhouse Elections Discussion and Voting Day May 11, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Botany Greenhouse Ballot Box Opens Open from May 11, 7.30 pm – May 13, 5pm _____________ New ways to get farm information! We have a website! (and blog) Facebook Fan Page - become a fan! ___________
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During the academic year, the newsletter will go out weekly on Mondays. ___________ | Trouble viewing this newsletter? View it in a web browser here. UW Farm Updates Farm elections ! Unless you have been cramming for your mid-terms in a cave over the past week, you must have heard about our farm elections. Information about our potential farm leaders has been posted online, so go ahead and get a feel of their passions, strengths and visions for the farm. Remember that on this coming Wednesday (May 11) we'll be having a discussion session, after which the ballot box will be open until Friday 5pm. For more information on voting process and its timeline, visit our page. UW Farmer Blog: Blog Posts this Week Be sure to take a look at our farmer blog! Here is an overview of new stuff this week: - Meet the Big Sister, Bertha – chickens series 3 of 4 (Rachel Stubbs)
- Out with Sodexo! A Food Justice Issue (UW USAS)
- Note from the Director: UW Farm Leadership! (Nina Arlein)
While you're at it, become a fan of our Facebook Fan Page, and follow us on Twitter! Cob Oven Baking and Poetry Day
Saturday, May 14th, 10 am – 3 pm, by the UW Farm cob oven Not your everyday potluck event – baking by the cob oven! Join us for a fabulous morning of food, poetry and fun. Please bring uncooked items that you wish to throw into the cob oven and share with the rest. Feel free to bring your friends and family, your appetite and an ear for poetry, or even your own poetic touch if you're feeling creative. All are welcome. Jointly organized by the UW Farm and the UW Student Food Co-op. For suggestions of items to bring, the schedule, and other details, view the Facebook event page here. Want to get more involved? Check out our updated calendar page for work parties, pizza bakes, and committee meetings!
Off Farm Stuff Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership
Monday, May 9th, 3:30 – 5:30 pm, Walker Ames room of Kane Hall A symposium for students involved in leadership projects. UW undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects that enrich their undergraduate education and benefit the local nonprofit organizations, schools and campus programs with which they volunteer. Three of our UW Farmers, Nina Arlein, Natasha Lozanoff and Michelle Harvey will be presenting their projects at the symposium, so stop by and say hello! For more information about the symposium, visit the website. UW College Greens Film/Speaker Series
Thursday, May 12th, 5:30pm at Smith 120
Free yummy food will be available. As part of their 2nd annual three-part film/speaker series dedicated to environmental issues and social justice, the UW College Greens will be showing DIVE!—Living Off America's Waste, a new film about 'dumpster-diving' as a means of raising awareness about and responding to food waste and food justice issues. Following the film, UW PhD candidate in anthropology and CHID instructor David Giles will lead a discussion about the political and cultural aspects of hunger and waste in Seattle. Giles is teaching a course titled "The Vagaries of Home: Vagrancy, Value and the Abject" which encourages students to examine the unknown and unnoticed cultural, political and ecological histories of the city, "from the desks of city planners and politicians to the alleys and interstices written in between the lines of their decisions and the homeless who sleep there. For more information on the film, visit this site. Amy Pennington Book Signing
Thursday, May 12th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Santoro's Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N. City Fruit is kicking off the new growing season with a celebration in Phinney Ridge with Amy Pennington, Urban Pantry cookbook author and gardening expert. Ms. Pennington will be signing her newest book, Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home. City Fruit board members, a representative from the Greenwood Food Bank and potentially a few chefs who helped fund the harvest last year by buying fruit are also excited to share with you an update on City Fruit activities this year. City Fruit is expanding the fruit tree stewards program with the Parks Department, planning for two neighborhood harvests, and growing their roster of tree care and canning classes. Limited light munchies, wine and beer will be available. The event is free, and all donations will support the City Fruit harvest to provide food for people in need in Seattle. For more information, visit www.cityfruit.org Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale
Saturday, May 14th, 9 am-2 pm, the Issaquah Farmer's Market Grow organic in Issaquah! Enjoy a wide selection of organic and sustainably grown veggies, herbs and edible flowers. The Garden Hotline will be there to answer your garden questions. Volunteers needed! More about volunteering or the Edible Plant Sale here. Tower Green Fair
Thursday, May 19th, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm, Tower cafeteria, on the Mezzanine level of the UW Tower Please join us as the UW Tower Green Team hosts the 1st annual Tower Green Fair. The purpose of this free event is to educate and engage Tower & Campus employees and students on the benefits of sustainability in everyday life. Fun and informative exhibits are planned, including Chef Becky Selengut of PCC Natural Markets demonstrating how to make healthy salads from PCC ingredients! Community Alliance for Global Justice 5th Annual Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere! Dinner
Saturday, June 11th, 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm at St. Demetrios Church in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle Help CAGJ to build community solidarity while also connecting local and global struggles for justice through this fun, engaging and inspiring event. Featuring Happy hour, live music, silent auction, opportunity to meet featured food justice organizations, dinner, dessert. Tickets cost between $40-75 and for kids, only $10. Buy tickets online. For more information, or to volunteer for the event, please contact CAGJ at 206-405-4600 or email them at contact_us@seattleglobaljustice.org |
