[TheUWfarm] alder/oak/hardwood logs for UW Farm fungi committee?

Good morning, farmers!

This is Catherine, the UW farm fungi committee coordinator. I'm looking for relatively fresh hardwood logs (oak, alder, beech, aspen, etc)-- anything I can get that's non-aromatic (no cedar or pine). We're going to soak the logs and inoculate them with oyster mushroom and shiitake plug spawn. The plugs are already fully colonized with mushroom mycelia, so we need logs ASAP.

Please send me an email if you've got anything that would work, or if you know where I can find some.

Thanks!

Catherine
c4t@uw.edu

[TheUWfarm] First Dirty Dozen Meeting!!

Hey Farmers! 

Welcome back to a beautiful fall at UW! This email is to announce the first Dirty Dozen meeting of the quarter!! The Dirty Dozen (DD) is the core volunteer group at the farm. We meet for one hour a week to make a To-Do list and learn basic skills of farming. DD members then volunteer two hours a week of their time working down at the farm. Meetings for fall quarter will happen on Tuesdays at 7:30am at the Botany Greenhouse space. 

I am so looking forward to leading DD this fall and can't wait to see both new and returning faces! If you've never come out before but would like to get more hands-on at the farm, this is your chance! There is lots to do right now to prepare both the CUH and Botany Greenhouse spaces for Winter and to get them ready for the next planting season. 

People typically bring some kind of breakfast item, baked good, or fruit to share to the meetings, and it's always a fun way to get the morning going. For this first meeting, bring something to share if you'd like! We'll divide up who brings breakfast for the following weeks in the quarter at the meeting. 

Hope to see you on Tuesday! Have a fantastic second week :)

Lauren Glass

[TheUWfarm] CUH Farm work next week!

Hi Farmers,

It's been a good week at the Farm - twas great to see some new faces. My hours this week will be the same as last:

M: 8:30-11 am
T: 1-4 pm
F: 12-3 pm (including a visit from the adorable Lowell Elementary 3rd Graders)
PLUS: Sat 10-2 (work party/Carlson Center Service Learning orientation!)

We have SOOOOO many tomatoes to take home (please, please don't be shy), manure to make compost with, and an order of cover crop seed coming in.

Hope to see you! Contact me with any questions!

Rachel

[TheUWfarm] New Farmer Orientation FRIDAY!

Hey everybody!

This Friday from 12-3 we'll be holding a New Farmer Orientation at the Botany Greenhouse (BGH) Site! If you're brand new to the farm, or just want to get more involved this year, then this is for you! For the first hour and a half we'll be meeting at the BGH to talk about how the farm works, ways to get involved with the farm, and how to do certain tasks on the farm. 

For the second half, we'll all head over to the other farm site near the Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) to join in on the work party that will be happening over there. Its not a super short trip to the CUH, so if you've got a bike, bring one, if not we've got some you can borrow. We'll also have a walking group for those of you who prefer to travel by foot. 

Hope to see you there!

-Mollie 

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[TheUWfarm] CUH Farm hours this week

Hi Farmers! I'll be down at the CUH Farm this week at these times:

Monday: 8:30-11 (Will bike from Botany Greenhouses at 8:15 if anyone wants to meet there)
Tuesday: 1-4
Friday: 12-3

Hope to see you there! Let me know if you need help finding the place. We'll be harvesting for the UW Med Center's farmer's market (Wed 11-1) Monday and Tuesday!

Best,
Rachel

[TheUWfarm] Fall Leadership Retreat 2012

Hello, Farmers!

It is time to rally for the UW Farm Fall Leadership Retreat, 2012! If you are a leader, or you want to be a leader, or don't know if you want to be a leader but think that the Farm is awesome and want to get more involved, this weekend is for you! 

Last year, this weekend really pulled together the core of the UW Student Farm, and I know I felt much more closely bonded to my fellow farmers afterwards. Even when we saw one another to talk about business, there was still the underlying tie of friendship that is what makes the UW Farm my favorite part of my university experience. 

Not only will you come away from this weekend with some new and deeper friendships, but you will also learn! We have a lot of things in the works, from team building games and exercises to visioning sessions for what we as student leaders want to see happen on the farm this year (as well as catch folks up on summer developments). There will be space to talk about new and ongoing projects, voice any frustrations you may have, and dream about the future of our farm. When I attended last year as a fresh-faced dewy-eyed new Farm leader, I learned many strategies and tools for being a good educator, constructively participating in discussions, and planning effectively.

There will also be free time and shared meal time, to explore the island and hang out.

If this all sounds like something you would like to be a part of, read below for logistics!

The retreat is the last weekend in September, Sat 29th-Sun30th. If many people cannot make it, we may try for the first weekend in October instead, but the 29th is the date we first confirmed with Beth and we would like to keep it as that. We will be going to Whidbey Island, where we will either stay at Skyroot Farm or possibly at another nearby location that would allow us all to sleep under the same roof. We will arrive at Skyroot Farm by 11:00 AM Saturday, and leave in the late afternoon on Sunday. 

What I would like from attendees:

Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Vehicle?

If so, how many does it seat?

Tent?

Sleeping bag?

Are there any time restrictions that would not allow you to stay for the entire retreat?

Any other questions/comments you may have

I would like this information from everyone who plans on attending by Monday so that I can sort out rides. Earlier is better, so I can let Beth know how many are coming and she can talk to her contact about the potential other site for sleeping. If folks would prefer to bicycle, I'm sure there are others so inclined and you should talk to eachother!

Fondly,

Rae

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