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April 2024
Farm Glean
Our Farm Gleaning program distributes thousands of pounds of unharvested produce from local farms to food banks and other food access organizations in the region. Glean volunteers get a cut of the harvest, too! Food Access Coordinator Benji Astrachan leads weekly farm gleans. Exact day and time varies each week. Please email benji.astrachan@wsu.edu for more information and to join gleans.
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Green Thumb 2024 – School of Rock
Join Ross Bayton, Heronswood Garden Director, to learn about rock gardening. Rocks, stones and pebbles placed in your landscaping add interest, drama and texture to your greenspaces. They also provide support for vining or spreading plants and structure for water features. Want to learn more on how to rock your garden? Ring the bell because class is in session! Join Dr. Ross Boyton, Director of beautiful Heronswood Garden in Kingston for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation, “School of Rock:…
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2nd Saturday Garden Walk at 5th Street – April 13th, 2024
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, START! Another year, another start to Second Saturday Garden Walks. Starting April 13, 2024, and every second Saturday through September, WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners will lead a fast-paced walk through the Port Angeles Fifth Street Community Garden to examine what is happening (or should be happening) in local vegetable gardens. The walks have something of interest to people new to vegetable gardening, new to the Pacific Northwest, as well as more seasoned gardeners.…
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Our Farm Gleaning program distributes thousands of pounds of unharvested produce from local farms to food banks and other food access organizations in the region. Glean volunteers get a cut of the harvest, too! Food Access Coordinator Benji Astrachan leads weekly farm gleans. Exact day and time varies each week. Please email benji.astrachan@wsu.edu for more information and to join gleans.
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2024 Plant Clinic at Swain’s General Store
Come visit the Master Gardeners at the Swain's General Store with your questions, insects, and plant samples. We love sharing relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship information with our community. Sessions go from 10 am to 1 pm starting April 5th, 2024 and will continue every other Friday through September 20th, 2024. You can also email the Plant Clinic at mgplantclinic.clallam@gmail.com Or please call 360-565-2678
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Digging Deeper 2024 – Pruning Basics on the North Olympic Peninsula
As tempting as it might be to break out those shears and prune your plants with abandon this spring, you may be doing more harm than good to your trees and shrubs. Find out how to prune properly this spring for a beautiful garden year-round! Join Clallam County Master Gardeners Gordon Clark, Tom Del Hotal and Keith Dekker For the 2024 Digging Deeper Saturdays presentation: “Pruning Basics on the North Olympic Peninsula” will be held in person on: Saturday April…
Find out more »Farm Glean
Our Farm Gleaning program distributes thousands of pounds of unharvested produce from local farms to food banks and other food access organizations in the region. Glean volunteers get a cut of the harvest, too! Food Access Coordinator Benji Astrachan leads weekly farm gleans. Exact day and time varies each week. Please email benji.astrachan@wsu.edu for more information and to join gleans.
Find out more »Green Thumb 2024 – Flea Beetles
Do your mustard greens resemble Swiss cheese, pocked with little holes and a lot of sadness? Flea beetles are the likely culprits, and these little buggers have a big appetite! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Flea Beetles” to find out how to keep these naughty nibblers at bay. The 2024 Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Flea Beetles” will be held in person on Thursday, April 25th from noon…
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Farm Glean
Our Farm Gleaning program distributes thousands of pounds of unharvested produce from local farms to food banks and other food access organizations in the region. Glean volunteers get a cut of the harvest, too! Food Access Coordinator Benji Astrachan leads weekly farm gleans. Exact day and time varies each week. Please email benji.astrachan@wsu.edu for more information and to join gleans.
Find out more »Peninsula Food Coalition monthly meeting
The Peninsula Food Coalition is an informal group of local and statewide Food Access and Hunger relief organizations with the mission of recovering and distributing nutritious food to people in need across the North Olympic Peninsula. Meetings take place monthly and are open to all. Reach out to the Peninsula Food Coalition at peninsulafoodcoalition@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.
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