The UW Farm highlights the humble strawberry this month! Managed organically, the campus farm will add a sweet, culturally significant sustainable crop to its curriculum and production.

11.20.24

Around The Farm

 
Farm Inspired Poetry
by UW Dirty Dozen Club members; Carilyn Brandt, English 2027, Kavya Rao, ESRM/Info 2027, Tess Petrillo, Environmental Studies 2024, Ariana Milo, Environmental Studies 2025, Kaija Koenigberg, Environmental Studies 2025, Aliya Thompson, Food Systems 2026

The Weekly Dirt newsletter is often a space for highlighting the student farm experience. This week’s issue recognizes the contributions, energy and creativity of our partner club, the Dirty Dozen Registered Student Organization* (RSO). 

11.13.24

Around The Farm

The Dirty Dozen: What Does It Mean to You?
by Carilyn Brandt, English Major, UW College of Arts and Sciences, 2027 and Dirty Dozen Club Member.

The Dirty Dozen is a student organization that serves to teach and practice sustainable agriculture with the UW community. This club will be a space for students interested in gardening, urban agriculture, and food systems both generally and at UW in particular to come together and share ideas about these topics and take action in these fields. 

11.06.24

Around The Farm

Attention to Seasonal and Local Produce Transforms Cooking

by Alex Ball, the UW Farm Dani Elenga Scholar, Food Systems, Nutrition, and Global Health Senior

I have always loved to cook. I remember when I would stand on a step stool just to see the pot of simmering pasta sauce that my mom was cooking in the kitchen. I remember the first meal that I cooked all by myself for my family: a lemon-shrimp pasta with a side of sautéed vegetables. 

10.30.24

Around The Farm

Community Volunteer Groups Prove Critical for UW Farm Operations

by Erica Fong, AmeriCorps Education and Outreach Coordinator and Perry Acworth, UW Farm Manager

One of the opportunities that an urban farm enjoys is being close to a large population and potential volunteers. At UW there are many faculty that value experiential learning, utilizing the farm for hands-on experiences for students. research, field trips and labs. 

10.16.24

Around The Farm

Candy Roasters and Beyond – Winter Squash Harvest Demonstrates Diversity and Cultural Relevancy in UW Farm Crops
by Aisling Doyle Wade
Last week I experienced a culminating moment in a 10 month long crop growing experience. After a couple weeks of curing, the farm team moved all of our North Georgia Candy Roaster winter squash inside from our high tunnel into dry storage in the Douglas Research Conservatory.As we transported the over 650 lbs. 

10.09.24

Around The Farm

Capstone Project Leads to New Heritage Apple Orchard
  
by Perry Acworth, UW Farm Manager
 

On September 19th the UW Farm and UW Botanic Gardens hosted the Annual Harvest Dinner Fundraiser, at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Attendees celebrated the harvest season and a new Heritage Orchard along with a feast featuring locally caught salmon and UW Farm fresh produce. 

10.02.24

Around The Farm

Homemade Salsa: Connecting Mexican Heritage with the UW Farm Experience
  
by Sasha Crawford, UW Farm Work Study Student Staff, Masters of Landscape Architecture, College of Built Environments, UW ’26

My name is Sasha Crawford, and I joined the UW Farm the summer quarter, as a full-time work-study student.
As classes begin this fall, and my availability to work at the farm wanes, I reflect on an amazing summer of learning and growth in my first few months at the farm. 

09.25.24

Around The Farm

The Farm as a Classroom
 
by Dylan Hancock, UW Farm Work-Study Student Staff, majoring in Education, MEd Candidate UW, ’25
 

My name is Dylan Hancock and I am a Masters in Education Candidate at the University of Washington. In early July 2024, I also began as a work study student at the UW Farm. My responsibilities exist on and off the farm. 

09.18.24

Around The Farm

Why Rye?
 
UW Farm Grows Cereal Grains Modeling Biodiversity
 
by Aisling Doyle-Wade, UW Farm Production Manager, CEP Alumni ’21
 

Today marks the last pick-up for our Summer and Peak season CSA shareholders.
Our Full season shareholders have another two months of veggie boxes to look forward. While the next eight weeks of boxes will be choked full of fall favorites such as onions, potatoes and winter squash, today, we wanted to send off our Summer and Peak shareholders with a special fall treat – UW Farm Grown 100% whole wheat rye flour!