05.10.23

Around The Farm

UW Farm Food Security Intern Learns about the Farm’s Collaboration with The UW Food Pantry
By Taylor Clementz, Junior, Environmental Studies & Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Major, UW Farm Food Security Intern

My name is Taylor Clementz, and I am wrapping up my third year at the University of Washington. I am double majoring in Environmental Studies in the College of the Environment and Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health in the School of Public Health. 

05.03.23

Around The Farm

By Olivia Johnson, Senior, Environmental Studies Major, Program on the Environment, UW Farm Education Intern
Creating User-Friendly Signage for Visitors at The UW Farm
Hi! My name is Olivia Johnson and I am a senior in Environmental Studies in the College of the Environment. I am the current education intern on the University Washington Farm. I train guides who then lead tours of the farm. 

04.26.23

Around The Farm

By Althea Ericksen, Senior, Environmental Studies Major, UW Farm Intern, Community
Communications Coordinator

Spring Planting Mix – A Musical Playlist for Gardening
Hi all! I haven't written for the newsletter in quite a while. I'm excited to be back! Last season, I was the UW Farm's Urban Farming and Food Systems Intern focusing on sales to UW Dining and planning the McMahon Rooftop Culinary Garden. 

04.19.23

Around The Farm

By Audrey Sun, UW Farm Dani Elenga Organics Intern
 
Beginner's Guide to Sourdough 

Long time, no read! For those of you who don't know, my name is Audrey Sun and I am the former Fall Quarter Nutrition Education Intern and current Dani Elenga Organic Re-certification Intern. You might remember seeing some of the recipes I did for a pickling guide, charred cabbage, or even a festive winter squash stuffing. 

04.12.23

Around The Farm

By Perry Acworth, UW Farm Manager
 
Seattle Sister City is First in France to Offer Degree in Urban Agriculture 
A year ago three delegates from Nantes, the sixth largest city in France requested a tour of the UW Farm. With the help of a translator, provided by the Seattle-Nantes sister City Association, and vocabulary learned from my high school french language class decades ago, I explained how we manage three different models of urban farming on campus and how we engage with students. 

04.05.23

Around The Farm
By Dan Cook, UW Farm Community Volunteer and Seattle home gardener.
Jamming, Part 3 – The Final Chapter!
OK, two weeks ago, I talk about making fruit jams, and last week I talked about the equipment I use for my jamming. This week I will talk about the step-be-step process of converting the ingredients into Tasty Jam! 

03.29.23

Around The Farm
By Dan Cook, UW Farm Community Volunteer and Seattle home gardener. 
 
Jamming! Part Two
In last week’s newsletter, I started talking about making fruit jams, one of the easiest and tastiest ways to get started with preserving food. I provided you with one of my go-to recipes for making blackberry mango jam, and discussed the various ingredients (fruit, sugar, pectin, citric acid) that make up the recipe. 

03.22.23

Around The Farm
By Dan Cook, UW Farm long-time volunteer 
 
Jamming! Part One
When my wife, Lily, and I moved from Las Vegas to Berkeley, California, we started growing tomatoes in a small 10’ x 20’ garden plot in the front of our rental house. We were soon facing what any successful urban farmer faces at some point in time, that is, the “too much produce” dilemma. 

03.16.23

Around The Farm
By Kove Janeski, UW Organic Farming and Operations Lead, Landscape Architecture Masters Student 
Coming Soon: Wapato Pond

As Seattle’s growing season ramps up, the Farm team is working hard every day to get our plots ready for this year’s crops. In addition to these seasonal tasks, the Farm is also focused on larger, long-term projects. One of these projects is the construction of a pond for the cultivation of Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia). 

03.10.23

Around The Farm
 
Composting: reducing carbon emissions from food waste is easier than you think

By Perry Acworth, UW Farm Manager
Many students that visit or simply hear about the UW farm often ask to what extent our farming practices are sustainable. There are quite a few answers to this depending on the definition. From individual understanding to textbook terms, sustainable is often referred to as addressing the long term well-being of society, the environment and economy.