Cover Crops for Market Farmers

Zoom

The May meeting of the Whidbey Island Growers Association will feature Doug Collins, WSU Extension Small Farms Educator and Soil Scientist at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center. He will discuss cover crops to improve soil quality for the market farmer. To join the Zoom presentation, please contact Loren Imes for a link and tell […]

Common Vegetable Diseases

Zoom

Area farmers are invited to the June meeting of the Whidbey Island Growers Association to learn about common diseases of vegetable crops from Plant Pathologist Lindsey du Toit at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center in Mount Vernon. Monday, June 1 from 7:00-8:00 (join at 6:30 for farmer social time) Once you have downloaded […]

Agricultural Resiliency and Climate Change

Zoom

Join the Whidbey Island Growers Association the first Monday of each month to learn and discuss issues of importance to Island County farmers. For July, the Snohomish Conservation District will share their Ag Resiliency Plan and Climate Impacts Assessment Tools, as well as the community process that created the plan. We will also hear from […]

Whidbey Island Growers Association – Organic Seeds and Seed Production

Zoom

The September presentation of the Whidbey Island Growers Association next Tuesday evening will be a discussion on organic seed production, genetic diversity, and locally adapted seeds. Our guests will be Micaela Colley and Laurie McKenzie from the Organic Seed Alliance, and Nathaniel Talbot of Deep Harvest Farm. Date: Tuesday September 8, 2020 Time: 6:30pm social […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]

Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Zoom

Online farm business planning course starts Jan 10! Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. However, success requires that farming be viewed as an enterprise that must sustain itself and the farm family for the long term. Beginning farmers must look at their farm like any new business […]