School Garden Teacher/Environmental Educator for Multi-age Montessori Setting (Renton)
Compensation: $15 – 17 per hour (DOE), 16 hours per week
Cedar River Montessori School is looking for a part time (16 hrs/week) gardening teacher/environmental educator for students age 3 – 14. We have three formal gardens and 12 acres of wooded campus. Our gardens include a large vegetable garden, a pollinator garden and a meditation garden. 

1)  Clerodendrum bungei

C. bungei is a deciduous, suckering shrub producing upright shoots and opposite, ovate, toothed, dark green leaves tinged with purple when young.  Salverform, fragrant, dark pink flowers, each with five spreading lobes, are borne in rounded, terminal panicles from late summer to autumn.  Native to China and a member of the family Lamiaceae, this specimen is happily spreading around the south side of bed ‘G’ on Azalea Way. 

From CSA Member Charlotte Smith 
Here is the Green Soup recipe I use when I have an over abundance of greens that I need to use up before they go bad.  It is delicious- my family eats it up quickly but it also freezes well.  I add everything green (spring mix, lettuce, kale, chard, etc.) from my CSA  bag, including the green top leaves (of carrots, celery, radishes, etc.) and the herbs (parsley, cilantro, etc.)  It changes the flavor each time but is always tasty.  

By Josh Furman
These past few weeks have been a wonderful reminder of how incredible the UW Farm CSA truly is! Each week we have all been lucky to enjoy such a bounty of produce, and our plates have been so intensely colorful. Here are a few simple creations.

A salad of radicchio, plums, shiso, and a vinaigrette made with plum jam! 

By Josh Furman

With the temperature rising, it’s nice to have some fast and fresh salads that don’t require you to warm the stove and heat your house! This salad is a breeze, and works well with whatever crisp vegetables you have in your CSA!
For the Dressing

2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Sriracha (a little more if you like heat)
1 garlic clove minced

For the Slaw (feel free to use whatever crisp vegetables you have in your CSA box)

3 cups of thinly sliced cabbage
1 cup sliced carrots
1 bunch of radishes thinly sliced
1 pint of peas, thinly sliced
2 medium scallions, thinly sliced. 

The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is home to truly one of a kind plants.  In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus refers to the case where a genus and only a single species are described.  These plants are often “living fossils”, comprising the last living remnant of ancient lineages.  Many are also often in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 

Jessica Farmer is one of those fortunate individuals who, through a combination of foresight, focus and possibly a bit of luck, ended up in her dream job.
“Just outside my office door at the Center for Urban Horticulture is Yesler Swamp,” she enthuses, “a quiet, shady oasis that provides me with instant wonder and relaxation.”
Just about a perfect location for a person who has been passionate about plants and nature since high school.   

by John A. Wott, Director Emeritus
For every creature – plants, animals, or people – there is a season. They are germinated/born, develop from juveniles into adults, usually produce progeny, grow into old age, and then succumb. In the plant kingdom, there are various ways in which plants reproduce, both sexually and asexually. In humans, we pass along our genetics, our ideas, and plans to successive generations. 

At the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, we rely on volunteers–over 500 of them– to keep daily operations afloat.
Volunteer Carolyn Scott works in the administrative heart of the Gardens, helping Manager of Administrative Services Carrie Cone with record-keeping, mailing, filing and data entry.
Born in 1921, Carolyn came to Seattle from Virginia in her early 30s with husband David who accepted a faculty position with the (then) College of Forestry at the UW. 

Imagine you see that a campfire has ignited some of the dry leaf litter nearby and no one but you is around.  Most of us would know enough to either try to put the fire out, or quickly alert officials to get to the scene.  With such early detection and quick action, it is quite possible to avoid an out of control fire that burns thousands of acres.