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SUMMARY:Cultivating Success Whole Farm Planning
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCultivating Success™: Whole Farm Planning\nOffered Statewide\, Online\, and with Spanish Interpretation \nSeptember 19th – December 5th \nWe’ll cover a broad range of topics and decision-making tools for you to create a successful small farm enterprise!  Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation\, you’ll learn what it takes to create\, sustain\, and grow a viable small farm. \n\n$200 for a 12-week course September 19th through December 5th\, 2022\nClass meets weekly on Mondays from 6:00pm to 8:30pm\nOnline course classroom through Zoom with in-person field trips\nScholarships are available for Military Veterans and anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier\nThis course will be offered with Spanish language interpretation and facilitation\n\nCultivando Éxito: Planificación de toda la granja\nOfrecido a nivel estatal\, en línea y con interpretación en español   \n¡Cubriremos una amplia gama de las opciones de producción y mercadeo paras las pequeñas granjas de hoy! Ya sea que este explorando nuevas oportunidades disponibles o ya tenga una operación existente\, aprenderá lo que se necesita para crear\, sostener y hacer crecer su granja de pequeña escala. \n\n$200 por un curso de 12 semanas del 19 de septiembre al 5 de diciembre de 2022\nLa clase se reúne semanalmente los lunes de 6:00pm a 8:30pm\nCurso en línea a través de Zoom con visitas al campo\nHay becas disponibles para veteranos militares y cualquier persona para quien la tarifa del curso sea una barrera\n¡Curso traducido al Español! Este curso se ofrecerá con interpretación y facilitación en español\n\nLearn More/Más información:\nhttps://www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org/whole-farm-planning\ncultivating.success@wsu.edu \n 
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SUMMARY:Dirt Talk Farm Walk: Meat Goat Production and Pasture Management at Bowman Farms
DESCRIPTION:Join farmer Mark Bowman of Bowman Farms in Port Angeles for an on-farm tour on September 21st from 3-5pm. Mark will be sharing his expertise about all things meat goat production with a focus on breeding and pasture management. Dirt Talk Farm Walks provide farmer-to-farmer education to promote the exchange of ideas and innovations related to sustainable and organic farming in our region.  \nThis farm walk is open to all beginning and current farmers\, not to the general public.    \nTopics to be discussed during the Farm Walk:  \n\nPasture-raised meat goat operation without using grain with a focus on pasture and grazing management on poor sandy soils using compost and other methods \nGoat breeds – a successful breeding program that showcases how to match breeding and birthing to maximize grazing and grass production to reduce hay costs. Mark will touch upon meat processing\, too.  \nNew WSU AgWeatherNet weather station\n\n\nRegistration Details\nDate: September 21st\, 2022 @ 3pm – 5pm (in-person event!)\nLocation: Port Angeles\, WA  – Address will be provided to registered attendees\nAudience: Farmers and Producers Only\nRegistration link: Please only register for the farm walk if you plan to attend as there is limited space for this event. If you register and are unable to come we kindly as that you inform us at least 48 hours before the event so that we may open up registration to other interested farmers.   \nIf you go to register and there are no spaces available\, please email jess.sappington@wsu.edu to be put on our cancellation list. \n \nMore about Bowman Farms:  \nBowman Farms is a 17 acre livestock ranch dedicated to pasture raised meat goats and beef cattle.  Bowman Farms was established in 2016 by owners Mark and Nancy Bowman with the goal of raising healthy\, grass-fed livestock for wholesale and retail consumption on the Olympic Peninsula.  As grass farmers\, they take a long-term approach to rehabilitating their fields to increase fertility and production for year-round\, non-irrigated animal rotations.  \n———–\n \nWSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Jess Sappington (345 6th St. Suite 550\, Bremerton WA / jess.sappington@wsu.edu / 360- 228-7308) at least two weeks prior to the event. 
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/dirt-talk-farm-walk-meat-goat-production-and-pasture-management-at-bowman-farms/
CATEGORIES:Dirt Talk,Farm Walk,Farmer Networking Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jess%20Sappington":MAILTO:jess.sappington@wsu.edu
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