[event] Sustainability Studio: Food and the Environment

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Food and the Environment: Come hear how ENVIR 480 Sustainability Studio students evaluate UW’s dining program and food system

From composting and conserving to recycling and conservation, UW and Housing and Food Services’ priority is to move toward a zero-solid waste goal while sourcing and offering food and beverages that are certified as sustainably grown, harvested, produced and processed. This Spring Quarter, Program on Environment ENVIR 480 students conducted Life Cycle Assessments of eight food items (for example, comparing local to non-local and organic to non-organic ) and developed recommendations for a more sustainable UW dining program and food system. Please join us on Thursday, May 29th, for their presentation. 

What: Class Presentation and Q&A

 
Time: May 29th, presentation from 11:00am-12:00pm, followed by a reception with light snacks and refreshments until12:30pm.
Place: Wallace Hall 1st floor Commons, on the corner of NE Pacific and Brooklyn
Food items: Beef, chicken, salmon, milk, bread, tofu, spinach, and tomatoes

Class Partners and Contributors: UW Housing and Food Services and Real Food Challenge, among others

Hope to see you there!

This class report to be posted soon. Also view past class reports at: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/undergraduate_programs/courses/sustainability-studio.php

[Job] Pollinator Pathway is Hiring!

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The Pollinator Pathway seeks a friendly and responsible person for its Gardener + Volunteer Coordinator position. The position will be split between two primary tasks: organizing and overseeing our volunteer program (through outreach, coordination and planned weeding dates) and independently caring for the project (overseeing the gardens, preparing soils and planting areas, weeding beds between planting and maintenance events, communicating with homeowners about their individual gardens, and monitoring the health of the gardens overall) for the duration of the position.

We seek someone interested in creative urban space reuse with extensive experience and comfort working with volunteers and the public. The ideal candidate will possess advanced gardening skills and a working knowledge of native plants and pollinators. Must have own vehicle.

Please send a resume and a short cover letter outlining your experience and interest by April 4 to: info@pollinatorpathway.com

Farm Internship Part-Time

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June-Sept 2014 on Vashon Island
 
Kareli Farm, a small, chemical-free farm on Vashon Island, has an opening for a part time intern, someone interested in all aspects of small farm operation and marketing.
The primary crop is sunflowers for cut flower bouquets sold in the Seattle area; this is augmented with fruit and nut orchards, assorted vegetables and cane fruits and berries. The successful candidate will learn about and participate in drip irrigation, weed management, harvesting, bouquet making, and customer fulfillment in a near urban environment.  The position is several days per week and includes a small stipend.
Send a short letter of interest with any relevant experience to Dan Carlson at karelifarm@aol.com by April 15, 2014.

Winter Quarter Farm Lunch Speaker Schedule

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Hi POE’ers,

Just a heads up – here is the schedule of speakers this quarter in Farm Lunch – please feel free to come yourselves, and/or send students you think might be interested – this week:
keeping chickens in the city!
Feel free to join us: Wednesdays upstairs in Wallace 120 at 12:30. 
Cheers,
Beth
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Farm Lunch Seminar – ENVIR 495

Instructor: Elizabeth Wheat, Ph.D.

Location: Wallace Hall rm 120;

Time: Wednesday 12:30 to 1:20

Course Goals:

To deepen our systemic understanding of agriculture and urban food systems.

To foster community among students/faculty/community members interested in the food movement at UW.    

Schedule of Speakers:

Jan 8 – Introduction to the seminar – collection of ideas, dreams etc.

Jan 15 –  Keeping Chickens in the City – Elizabeth Wheat, Ph.D.

Jan 22 –  Food Justice & Community Gardens in Italy – Ann Anagnost, Ph.D.

Jan 29 – City Grown – a farm in the city – Becky Warner, farmer

Feb 5 – San Juan Island Sea Salt – Brady Ryan, farmer

Feb 12 – Nutrition and Food Policy – Jennifer Otten, Ph.D.

Feb 19 – Food Bank, Farming and Social Justice– Cary Peterson, farmer, community activist

Feb 26 – Panel of Young Farmers: why I farm – Speakers – TBA

March 5 – Gender, Fisheries and Sustainability – Eddie Allison, Ph.D.

March 12 – Agriculture and Food Systems in West Africa  – Anna Petersons, farmer/peace corps volunteer 

 

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Elizabeth Wheat, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Program on the Environment
206.550.4622

[course]: BIOL 240: The Urban Farm (SUM/2013)

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Biology 240: The Urban Farm
Instructor: Beth Wheat
3 Credits; Summer A-Term; [time schedule]

In this course students will learn the essential skills for maintaining soil health and turning urban spaces into productive landscapes.  We will cover: crop rotation, soils, urban farm planning, composting and cover cropping.   There will be a hands on component at the UW farm as well as field trips to some local farms (both inside and out of the city limits).   This is a great opportunity to develop a great skill (growing food) and thinking about how we can improve our food system from the bottom up!

[internship]: Social media promotion for films about community gardening

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Interested in food systems? Community gardening? Social media advertising/promotion? Event planning?

UW Anthropology Professor Ann Anagnost is looking for a motivated student to assist with promotion of a mini-film festival for amateurs for the American Community Gardening Association Meetings at the UW in August 2013.

Possible option to earn service learning credit for spring quarter.

contact: Professor Ann Anagnost: anagnost@uw.edu

[internship]: Garden Internship – International Rescue Committee/Cascade Land Conservancy

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[internship]: Garden Internship – International Rescue Committee/Cascade Land Conservancy

Here is an internship working with refugees and King County-area food/agriculture-related organizations to create classes at a community garden.  It’s a great opportunity for those interested in agriculture, food justice, community outreach and organizing, teaching, and volunteer coordinating. Could you possibly forward this to your undergraduate listserves and any other potentially interested groups? Thank you much!