Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
ZoomOnline 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 […]
Coupeville Community Garden Composting
Zoom(U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture photo by Katie Teague) Island County Master Gardener Don Krafft will give a presentation on Composting for those who rent plots at the Coupeville Community Garden and he is inviting your participation as well. Join this presentation at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4344291375?pwd=dHVlODQ3MmdGSTJhdmVEQVloSGZFdz09
USGS Volcanoes: Glacier Peak and Mt. Baker
ZoomJoin us for the second Our Earth, Our Home autumn session! You can register here for this virtual seminar. You will also be able to register for our first autumn session—The Invisible Disaster: How an unprecedented harmful algal bloom disrupted the U.S. West Coast. You will need a Zoom account to access this presentation. New […]
Whidbey Island Growers Association – Organic Seeds and Seed Production
ZoomThe 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 […]
Ask a Master Gardener Online Clinic
ZoomGot a question about why a plant isn’t thriving? Want to know what is eating your leaves? Maybe you want to know what plants will grow in the shade? Master Gardener volunteers are available to help diagnose plant problems and give gardening advice for free. Just ask! Your friendly, Island County WSU Master Gardeners are […]
Ask a Master Gardener Online Clinic
ZoomJoin us over Zoom with your gardening questions! https://wsu.zoom.us/j/92586177662?pwd=VjN5KzhzZ3RxT0JES2t4bVVYa1gxQT09 Meeting ID: 925 8617 7662 Password: 509241 For security reasons, all participants must have a free Zoom account and be signed in to join. To join the meeting by phone without a Zoom account, call (long distance) +1 253 215 8782 and enter the meeting password: […]
Agricultural Resiliency and Climate Change
ZoomJoin 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 […]
Common Vegetable Diseases
ZoomArea 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 […]
ICMG Foundation May Member Meeting
ZoomComposting Challenges and Choices Join the Island County Master Gardener Foundation for their monthly member meeting. The public is also welcome to attend. After a social time and brief business meeting, the educational presentation at 6:30PM will feature Don Krafft, Island County Master Gardener and Master Composter. He will present reasons to compost, waste management, […]
Cover Crops for Market Farmers
ZoomThe 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 […]