The 5th annual Cascadia Grains Conference will be held once again at the South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, WA, bringing together farmers, processors and end‐users, as well as investors, brokers and local government officials to support rebuilding a grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia through three […]
Pre-Diabetes Program Proven, Possible and Powerful Are you pre-diabetic or at risk for type 2 diabetes? People with pre-diabetes often do not experience any symptoms. A person’s risk for diabetes includes a family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes, being over the age of 45, being overweight and physically inactive. To know your risk […]
Registration is now open! The 2017 Ag Entrepreneurship & Business Planning Class will run Thursdays, Feb 23 – April 27, 6-9pm in Hazel Dell, WA. If you are a small acreage farmer looking to improve your business, check out our 2017 offering. Topics include business planning and development, marketing, legal issues, regulations, and more. For […]
Pre-Diabetes Program Proven, Possible and Powerful Are you pre-diabetic or at risk for […]
Person in Charge: Food Safety Training for Food Workers PIC Training is a 4-hour workshop to help shift leaders, managers, supervisors, and owners address Food Safety Regulations. The Washington […]
Registration closes today. The 2017 Ag Entrepreneurship & Business Planning Class will run Thursdays, Feb 23 – April 27, 6-9pm in Hazel Dell, WA. If you are a small acreage farmer looking to improve your business, check out our 2017 offering. Topics include business planning and development, marketing, legal issues, regulations, and more. For more […]
Vegetable Grafting Hands-On Workshop at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC is being led by Fairuz Buajaila, Patti Kreider and Dr. Carol Miles. Vegetable Horticulture Program Department of Horticulture Learn how to use the splice-grafted technique to graft tomato and eggplant. Participants will each graft 10 plants which they can take home. Grafting Materials will be provided. […]
Gain skills to build a sustainable business in this 10 week small farm business planning course. The Ag Entrepreneurship and Business Planning (a.k.a. Small Farm Business Planning) course is a […]
Person in Charge: Food Safety Training for Food Workers PIC Training is a 4-hour workshop to help shift leaders, managers, supervisors, and owners address Food Safety Regulations. The Washington […]
WSU Extension Celebrates 12th Annual Small Acreage Expo Saturday, April 8, 2017 - 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Heritage Farm, 1919 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, WA Vancouver, WA – […]
Person in Charge: Food Safety Training for Food Workers PIC Training is a 4-hour workshop to help shift leaders, managers, supervisors, and owners address Food Safety Regulations. The Washington Food Rule states that at least one designated Person inCharge (PIC) MUST be present during all hours when food is being prepared for sale and/or […]
Learn the basics of preserving fruits and fruit mixtures. Discover how to can fruits with full or sugar or low sugar, how to make sauces, and pie fillings just like you buy at the store! You will also learn how to determine if the product is safe to eat, proper storage and much more. You […]
Person in Charge: Food Safety Training for Food Workers PIC Training is a 4-hour workshop to help shift leaders, managers, supervisors, and owners address Food Safety Regulations. The Washington Food Rule states that at least one designated Person inCharge (PIC) MUST be present during all hours when food is being prepared for sale and/or […]
Learn all the different kinds of jellied products including jams and the different ways to thicken your product. You will also learn how to make low sugar jams and jellies, how to fix a jam that will not set, and more! This is the second class in a series of eight classes. You can take […]
Learn how to safely make quick pickles including dill and sweet, refrigerated quick pickles, relishes, fruit pickles, chutney and salads. You will learn how vinegar and processing make these pickles safe, how to keep them crisp, how to tell if a recipe is safe and more. These are all quick process pickles that are not […]
Learn how to prepare refrigerated dill pickles, processed dill pickles, sauerkraut and yogurt. You will learn what type of salt you use in pickling and how to tell if they're done fermenting. With the yogurt you will learn how to make it, types, spoilage and shelf life. Learn trouble-shooting, processing, food safety and what tools […]
The many varieties of tomatoes can make preserving tomatoes and salsas challenging. Learn how you can safely preserve salsas and tomato products, allowable substitutions, why you can't add more garlic, onions and other ingredients to your salsas and much more including storage and how to tell if your home canned goods are safe. This is […]
Learn the basics of dehydrating produce successfully and what is the best equipment to use for drying. Learn about pre-treatment methods, storage, proper containers and creative ideas. This is the sixth class in a series of eight classes. You can take just the ones that interest you or take them all! Tickets are available online through Brown […]
Person in Charge: Food Safety Training for Food Workers PIC Training is a 4-hour workshop to help shift leaders, managers, supervisors, and owners address Food Safety Regulations. The Washington Food Rule states that at least one designated Person inCharge (PIC) MUST be present during all hours when food is being prepared for sale and/or […]
Do you love to go fishing, clamming or crabbing and wonder how to best preserve your catch for future enjoyment? In this class you will learn all about the proper methods for freezing and the best packaging methods for that freshly caught flavor, how to smoke your fish and the difference in canning it over […]