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The Weekly Dirt 9.21.22

9.21.22

Around The Farm

UW Farm Staff Field Trip: Exploring Local Urban Farms

by the UW Farm Team

Farm Team at the Nurturing Roots Entrance

Left to Right: Perry Acworth, Kelien from Nurturing Roots, Daniel Orborne, Eve Wang, Julia Macray, Hsin-Yu "Maggie" Huang, Althea Ericksen, Dannette Lombert

Left – Signage from the Nurturing Roots Farm stating "Community Farm Education" and pointing towards their two farm sites
Right: Nurturing Roots Farm staff member, Keilan, showing off the smoothie bike while also making us a strawberry banana smoothie

Julia and Perry helping to consolidate the compost piling at Nurturing Roots in preparation for the season coming to an end

Farm Team touring the Nurturing Roots second site. There were a mix of squash, sun flowers, and other crops terraced downhill

The Farm team at the New Holly Rockery Market Garden

Farm Team working together to plan out the lettuce transplants that the UW Farm donated to New Holly Rockery Market Garden


A vlog created by Eve Wang, the 2022 UW Farm Climate Change Intern. This was created for personal use and depicts our UW Farm Field Trip!  

Both of these locations are doing important work to steward the lands that they are on, valuing community, education, and culture, throughout that process.

Nurturing Roots – Check out their events and volunteer days

New Holly Rockery Markey Garden – Stewarded by Black Star Food Collective, check out their volunteer days and Saturday events

We also stopped by the Columbia City Farmers Market to see local small farms and businesses. Check out your local farmers market if you haven't already!



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This Week's Recipe:

 

Spicy Stir-Fried Chinese Cabbage

Above Photo by A Couple Cooks:
Recipe supplied by Spruce Eats

Our 'Bilko' Cabbage, that is included in your CSA, is a type of Napa or Chinese Cabbage. Napa cabbage is a large-headed cabbage with firmly packed, pale green leaves that you will usually find next to bok choy in Western supermarkets.

Ingredients

 

  • 1 pound Chinese cabbage, also called napa cabbage or sui choy

  • 1 large garlic clove

  • 2 green onions (spring onions)

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or peanut oil, for stir-frying

  • 2 to 3 teaspoons chili paste (optional)

  • 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry or white wine

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 1 to 2 teaspoons soy sauce, (optional

  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed in 4 teaspoons water

Instructions

  1. Rinse the cabbage and pat dry. Remove the leaves and cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Finely chop the garlic. Rinse the green onion and cut into 1-inch lengths.

  2. Heat the wok and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the chili paste. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the garlic. Stir-fry for a few seconds until fragrant, and then add the cabbage.

  3. Stir-fry the cabbage for 1 minute, splashing with the rice wine or dry sherry and stirring in the salt.

  4. Add the water. Turn down the heat, cover, and simmer the cabbage for 3 minutes.

  5. Turn the heat back to medium-high. Stir in the sugar and green onion. Stir in the soy sauce if desired.

  6. Push the cabbage to the sides of the wok. Give the cornstarch and water mixture a quick stir and add it in the middle, stirring quickly to thicken. Cook briefly to mix everything together. Serve hot.

    More Options: add chopped peppers, carrots, or any other vegetables to pump up the color and nutrients!

News and Noteworthy:

DAWG DAZE EVENT
WholeU and UW Farm offer Farm Yoga!


Join the Whole U and yoga instructor Diana Ratsamee for an all levels Yoga class at the UW Farm at the Center For Urban Horticulture!

Explore the natural beauty of the UW Farm at the Center for Urban Horticulture while flowing through mindful movements. During our class, we will move through an all levels flow, utilizing progressive sequencing to build towards a peak pose that enlivens your body, mind, and spirit.

Afterwards, take a tour of the unique farm and learn how growing food is possible in urban settings! The UW Farm has kindly offered attendees fall seeds to take home for their own gardens.

Please Note: Some experience with yoga is recommended but not required. Please bring a yoga mat and water.

Net ID required. For more information click the link below!
https://thewholeu.uw.edu/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D162040174

Student Day at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

Fall Schedule – Now Active



Agriculture and Food Systems Employment Opportunities:
photo of 2 pitchforks in the ground with someone's shoe behind them. This is taking place in a garden plot.

Food Access Resources

The UW Farm donates regularly to the UW Food Pantry. During peak season we also donate to nearby food banks. The links below are resources to help you or someone you know with food access.  

Help The Farm Grow!

Every year, we have the capacity to grow more food and increase our educational and research program at the UW, but not without your support. Every contribution goes to work immediately, helping us better serve students. Your support can sustain our momentum and help seed new opportunities for student internships, academic work, and future growth. Please consider making a gift to the Farm online

 

The Weekly Dirt is produced once a week by the University of Washington Farm, a program of the UW Botanic Gardens, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment. It is published nearly year-round for educational purposes and the majority of the content is written or contributed by students and farm staff.

This issue's contributors:

Around the Farm: UW Farm Team
Editor: Dannette Lombert, UW Farm Assistant to the Farm Manager
Photo Credits and Other Content: UW Farm Team, Dannette Lombert and Perry Acworth
Other photos retrieved from the internet and noted in sections 

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