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January 2024
The Country Living and Modern Homesteading Expo
Jan. 27, 2024 from 8:00-5:00, Stanwood High School, Stanwood Washington The Country Living and Modern Homesteading Expo is a gathering, decades in the making. Located in northwestern Washington state, it’s a day once a year that people from all backgrounds can come together to learn about homesteading and nature together. From each other. Most of the presenters are volunteers; all are local farmers, veterinarians, stockmen, homesteaders, and folks that are passionate about food preservation, soil conservation, livestock management and production,…
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Growing Berries in Western Washington
Topics include variety selection, soil preferences, fertility, pruning, pest and disease management, and cultural requirements for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other small fruits.
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Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants
Beginning with how and when to start to seeds, to watering techniques, thinning and transplanting, you’ll learn how to save money and be successful in starting your vegetables from seed.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli and Buckwheat Families
Includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts, and other members of the Brassica family. Discussion includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common diseases and pests.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Raising the Tomato & Potato Family
Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, as well as the major disease and pests affecting these species.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Growing in Hoop Houses, Cold Frames, and Small Greenhouses
An unheated greenhouse or cold frame can be used to grow greens during winter, start warm season annuals, propagate landscape perennials, and shelter frost tender plants through the winter chill. Besides greens like spinach and lettuce, you can grow cold-tolerant veggies such as cabbage and broccoli in a cold frame or hoop house.
Find out more »March 2024
Growing Groceries: Raising the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
This class in the Growing Groceries series will focus on growing all things Cucurbit! From luscious melons to giant pumpkins, summer squash to zucchini and winter squash we'll cover all these amazing vegetables and cucumbers too!
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Raising the Carrot, Lettuce, & Corn Families
The Carrot (Apiaceae) family also includes parsnips and celery along with many herbs like dill, fennel, and caraway. Puget Sound's mild climate makes it a great place to grow members of the lettuce (Asteraceae) family just about year-round. In addition, you’ll learn to raise sweet corn worthy of bragging rights when we cover members of the corn (Poaceae) family.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Basics of Seed Saving
We will discuss the basics of seed saving including cross-pollination and self-pollination, isolation, open-pollinated varieties versus hybrid varieties, collection, cleaning, drying and storage.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Pests, Predators, and Pollinators: An Introduction to IPM
Basics of managing disease, insect, and weed pests in the home garden. Discussion covers a variety of techniques including prevention, cultural practices like row covers, mulching, and more. Weed management practices include using mulches, hardscaping, and different cultivation techniques.
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