8.17.22

Around The Farm

Urban Crop Planning Requires Time and Patience
by Daniel Osborne, UW Farm General Farm Intern, majoring in Environmental Science and Resource Management
 
As I was starting the second quarter of my UW Farm internship, Perry Acworth, the Farm Manager, asked me if there was anything that I wanted to focus on learning over the summer. I said, "crop planning." Immediately, I  plunged into the wild world of mismatched records and extensive spreadsheets. 

8.10.22

Around The Farm

Eat with the Moments: From Farm to My Table
by Hsin-Yu “Maggie” Huang, Dani Elenga Urban Farming and Environment Intern, Medical Anthropology/Food System, Nutrition, and Health Major

(Fruit wines and jams I made with UW Farm fruits)
   
We are what we eat. What do we eat? What makes us eat what we eat?
Eat with the season, and stop when the season is over. 

8.3.22

Around The Farm
Tomato Trellising at the UW Farm
by Althea Ericksen, UW Farm Urban Farm and Food Systems Intern, Environmental Studies major
Tomato Pruning
Pruning is essential in growing tomatoes to allow the plant to mature and focus its energy on fruit production. Depending on how developed your tomato plant is, it will affect your pruning. Our tomatoes were transplanted about two months ago and are now about the height of a toddler. 

7.27.22

Around The Farm
Vermicompost Facility Brings Hope for Sustainability on the Campus Farm
by Julia Macray, UW Farm Vermicompost Intern/Mary Gates Scholar, UW Earth and Space Science Major 
July 22nd marked the three month anniversary of our new commercial-scale vermicomposting system at the UW Farm site at the Center for Urban Horticulture. A CSF grant project over five years in the making is now coming to fruition, and the hopeful message of climate resilience that our on-site compost facility embodies could not be coming at a better time. 

7.20.22

Around The Farm

The UW Farm Strategic Plan Report
By Madison Rose Bristol, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, MPA + School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, MMA
 
In September of 2021, the UW Farm began a process of reflection, visioning, and planning to meet the needs of farm staff and to better serve the UW community. Now eleven months into the process, the UW Farm Strategic Plan has taken shape around organizational sustainability, food security and sovereignty, community empowerment, and deepened academic opportunities. 

7.13.22

Around The Farm

An Urban Gardening Journey from Tibet to Toronto to UW
By Quying Danzeng, Junior at UW, double majoring in Nutritional Science and Education, UW Farm Summer Nutrition Education Intern
Hi everyone, my name is Quying Danzeng or "Tenzin", and I am a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Nutritional Science and Education. I am also the Nutrition Education intern this summer at the UW Farm. 

Looking Back on my AmeriCorps Service Term
Many of you have seen me running around the farm, managing volunteers, or maybe delivering produce to the UW Food Pantry. This was all due to my serving as an AmeriCorps member with the UW Farm. I began this full-time position in September 2021 and recently my term of service ended in June 2022. 

07.06.22

Around The Farm

Looking Back on my AmeriCorps Service Term

By Dannette Lombert, Assistant to the Farm Manager, previously AmeriCorps Food Security Lead 2021-2022
Many of you have seen me running around the farm, managing volunteers, or maybe delivering produce to the UW Food Pantry. This was all due to my serving as an AmeriCorps member with the UW Farm. 

Purple kohlrabi is native to northern Europe and has been cultivated since ancient times. Kohlrabi is known as the “cabbage turnip” and is a popular vegetable in Hungary, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia.

06.29.22

Around The Farm
Walk With Me: A Trip to the UW Farm
By Yixuan "Eve" Wang, Climate Change Intern, Landscape Architecture Major
Hi everyone, my name is Yixuan Wang (or Eve). For this week's newsletter, I am taking you on my daily walk to the farm from my apartment. I love sketching so I took my little notepad with me to capture some key moments on my way.