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SUMMARY:Chicken Keeping 101
DESCRIPTION:Join WSU Regional Small Farms for our next online virtual educational offering all about Chickens! \nAcross Kitsap\, Jefferson and Clallam counties\, ranging from residents with small backyards to those managing large acreage\, raise chickens. This class is for those new to caring for poultry and for those who would like a refresher. The focus will be on how to start a flock\, how to keep your chickens healthy\, common mistakes and misconceptions in poultry care\, and connecting folks with resources to further build their knowledge. \nThis class is open to farmers and homesteaders across the region and further afield. It’s for both homesteaders and small farmers new to chickens. The class is also suitable for those seeking ways to better care for an already established flock. We will be joined by guest speaker Lisa Van Horn\, who will be sharing her years of knowledge as a poultry breeder and caretaker. \n  \nRegistration Details \nDate: May 14th\, 2024 from 6pm – 7pm (may go until 7:30pm for Q&A session) \nLocation: Online via Zoom (you must register to receive the Zoom link!) \nAudience: New & Beginning Farmers\, Homesteaders \nRegistration Link: \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 CLARE MENARD (345 6th St. Suite 550\, Bremerton WA / 360-228-7308 / clare.menard@wsu.edu) at least one week prior to the event.
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/chicken-keeping-101/
CATEGORIES:Online Class
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SUMMARY:Planning for an Early Cut Flower Season\, Season Extension and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join Regional Small Farms as we dive into cut flowers with Stacy Marshall of Petal & Pitchfork Farm in Poulsbo\, WA. Combining an interactive presentation with a walk-through of the annual and perennial fields and tunnels\, we will talk through tunnel growing\, planning in late summer and early fall for a robust spring cut flower season and the benefits of plugs and perennials. A thread throughout this session will be the issue of climate change and how growers can best mitigate issues of unseasonably cool and wet temperatures\, field flooding and unpredictability in germination and maturation times. \nThis event is geared towards commercial cut flower growers who have at least 2-3 years of experience planning\, growing\, harvesting and selling. This foundation will make the concepts and discussions more accessible for individuals and the group. \nDiscussion will be focused on: \n\nUse of high and modified low tunnels for season extension and cool springs\nCold hardy annuals and perennials for a robust spring season\nPerennials for cutting and climate resiliency\nGermination vs. plugs\nWorking with climate change variables\n\nRegistration Details \nDate: May 20th\, 2024 @ 1pm – 4pm (in-person event!) \nLocation: Address will be provided to registered attendees \nAudience: Commercial cut flower growers with 2 – 3 years of experience growing\, harvesting and selling. \nRegistration link: \n \nPlease 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 ask 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. \nPetal & Pitchfork Farm Bio: \nStacy has been passionate about native plants and plant cultivation for nearly three decades. She was a hobby grower at her home gardens throughout Kitsap County since 2000 before becoming a commercial cut flower grower in 2017 after she and her family moved to fifteen historic agricultural acres outside of Poulsbo and she became a graduate of the Floret Cut Flower Grower course. She currently grows on 3/4 of an acre which includes several fields and high tunnels and sells her flowers at retail through wedding and special order design work as well as at wholesale to local designers. Her family farm\, Petal & Pitchfork\, is managed and worked by herself\, her husband and their fifteen-year-old son. \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/planning-for-an-early-cut-flower-season-season-extension-and-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Dirt Talk,Farm Event,Farm Walk
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SUMMARY:On Farm Composting: Part 1 Online Class
DESCRIPTION:Join WSU Regional Small Farms for our next Dirt Talk event series all about on-farm composting. This is a two-part series for farmers who want to learn more about building\, managing\, and making high quality compost for use on your farm. Please see details below for Part 1 which is a virtual class. Part 2 will be an in person farm walk. You can register for one or both classes through the same Brown Paper Ticket registration link or go here for full class info. \n——- \nOn-Farm Composting: Part 1 – Online Class\nDate: May 21st\, 2024\, from 6pm 7:30pm \nWhere: Online Via Zoom (you must register to get Zoom link!) \nAudience: Farmers \nThis first class will be online with Kellie Henwood\, WSU Regional Small Farms Coordinator who will be joined by Bob Gilby of Rokalu Farms. They will be delivering the following topics along with Q&A time for local farmers at the end: \n\n Introducing the compost process what is happening and why?\nCalculating C:N ratios and overview types of compost systems (windrows\, static piles\, aeration\, enclosed systems)\nManagement of composting to reduce pathogens and risk\, along with Food Safety considerations (Organic Certification\, food and produce safety requirements)\nOverview of a local on-farm compost system\nTroubleshooting common compost pile problems.\nFarmer Q&A\n\nRegistration: Please note that you must register to get the Zoom link for this class.  \nIf you want to register for both classes in this series: you must select the date of the first class on Brown Paper Ticket registration\, add to cart\, and then click “continue shopping”. Go back to the registration and select the second date of the class and add that one to the cart. Finally\, click “Check out” and you should see registrations for both dates in your cart. For questions please email jess.sappington@wsu.edu \n \n \n  \nAbout the Presenters: \nKellie Henwood with the WSU Extension Regional Small Farms Program is a certified compost facility operator with the Washington Organic Recycling Council and small farms educator. \nBob Gilby is the owner of Rokalu Farm in South Kitsap and is a certified compost facility operator with the Washington Organic Recycling Council. \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 accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Kellie Henwood (121 Oak Bay Rd\, Port Hadlock WA / kellie.henwood@wsu.edu / 360-379-5610 ext. 201) at least two weeks prior to the event. 
URL:https://extension.wsu.edu/regionalsmallfarms/event/on-farm-composting-part-1-online-class/
CATEGORIES:Dirt Talk,Online Class,Soil Health
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