As the Environmental Justice Intern for the Spring quarter, it was my goal to host an event to introduce people to the Farm and have them feel welcomed. The intended guests for this event were people of color, and specifically, registered student organizations focusing on marginalized identities. In recent history, outdoor spaces have been viewed, and statistically found, as white spaces. 

Imagine you walk deep into a woodland in Japan, the Hokkaido region, and along a rocky creek side you see these small clouds of nodding bell-shaped flowers. Hues of pink, maybe yellow, some with striations of red (hence it’s English common name, red-veined enkianthus).

06.01.22

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Incorporating Environmental Justice at the UW Farm
By Kelsey Borland, UW Farm Environmental Justice Intern, Environmental Sciences and Resource Management Major, College of the Environment
As the Environmental Justice Intern for the Spring quarter, it was my goal to host an event to introduce people to the Farm and have them feel welcomed. The intended guests for this event were people of color, and specifically, registered student organizations focusing on marginalized identities.  

1)   Corokia cotoneaster                                                            Wire-netting Bush

The common name of this species of Corokia aptly describes its wiry branches and tangled growth form.  In late spring, small, fragrant yellow flowers are produced singly or in clusters up to four.
Several specimens of this and the following selections are currently in bloom throughout the Pacific Connections New Zealand Garden.

2)   Phyllocladus alpinus                                                              Mountain toatoa

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Hello! My name is Sean, and I’m a second year undergraduate student majoring in general biology and an intern at the UW Farm.
Before my Spring internship I was a regular volunteer at the Farm. I first decided to volunteer in Fall 2021 and have been coming back ever since. Prior to the UW Farm, I helped clean up and maintain some community P-Patch gardens in the Seattle area. 

5.25.22

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Meet Our Intern: Sean Flory
By Sean Flory, UW Farm Intern, Biology Major, College of Arts and Sciences
Hello! My name is Sean, and I’m a second year undergraduate student majoring in general biology and an intern at the UW Farm.
Before my Spring internship I was a regular volunteer at the Farm. I first decided to volunteer in Fall 2021 and have been coming back ever since. 

Within various cultures the utilization of harvesting weeds is a practice to sustain food security.  Chickweed, dandelion, shepherds’ purse, crabgrass, common purslane, shot weed, and lamb’s quarter are all known weeds harvested for consumption throughout a vast number of cultures.
Weeds that are harvested for consumption are often known by differing names and preparation styles across cultures. They may be consumed in a variety of ways, including cooked, baked, or raw in salads, sautés, sauces, stir-fries, soups, or in a pickled form. 

5.18.22

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The Cultural Utilization of Weed Harvesting
By Kayla Guzman, Food Security Intern, Food Systems and Nutritional Health Major, Education Learning and Society Minor
Within various cultures the utilization of harvesting weeds is a practice to sustain food security.  Chickweed, dandelion, shepherds’ purse, crabgrass, common purslane, shot weed, and lamb’s quarter are all known weeds harvested for consumption throughout a vast number of cultures. 

5.11.22

Around The Farm

Introducing our NEW Urban Farming and Food Systems Intern at UW Farm

Althea is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Studies, College of the Environment, and new Urban Farming and Food Systems intern at the UW Farm.
Before joining the UW Farm team in April, Althea spent her 2020 summer working on an organic strawberry farm in Oregon. 

1)  Sequoiadendron giganteum                                                 Sierra Redwood

These impressive trees are scattered around Seattle and West Seattle.
The grove on the western border of the Pinetum is worth a visit (located at: 101-48-K).  Feel the “vibe”!

2)   Platanus orientalis                                                                 Oriental Plane

This is a excellent urban tree.
You’ve probably zoomed past a good example many times along the Lake Washington Boulevard (located at: 31-54-C).