May 2020
VIRTUAL Dirt Talk – Small Ruminants & Agritourism
Join Roni Smith of The Smithshyre as she leads an open discussion on raising and caring for small ruminants. She will share their farms journey, and the evolution to introducing agritourism on their farm in the form of goat yoga. This is an online networking event, not a class. It is an opportunity for our farmers to come together and discuss topics of interest. These events are open to any new or existing farmer who wants to join in! When:…
Find out more »February 2021
Agricultural Entrepreneurship
The WSU Regional Small Farms program will be offering Agricultural Entrepreneurship, a 9-week in-depth business planning course for farmers in Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap counties. The course features a full line-up of local guest speakers including bankers, business professionals, and successful farm owners with a special emphasis on the financial and legal issues unique to farm-based businesses. The course covers evaluating resources, planning and research, legal and management issues, marketing strategies, budgets and financial statements along with how to cultivate…
Find out more »November 2021
Dirt Talk – Integrated Pest Management: Clubroot
Join us for our next Dirt Talk Farmer-to-Farmer networking and learning event on November 4th at 6pm. We will be joined by Laurel Moulton, WSU Regional Small Farms Pest Specialist, and Betsey Wittick, owner of Laughing Crow Farm in Bainbridge and farmer/viticulturist at Bainbridge Vineyards. They will be sharing helpful pest identification and management information for farmers in our region and leading an interactive discussion with participants on what problems they are seeing in their own fields. This is the…
Find out more »November 2022
Meet Your Livestock Specialist: Winter Nutrition and Feeding Needs
Meet Your Livestock Specialist (Virtual Event!) Topic: Winter nutrition and feeding needs Join us for a special virtual "Meet your Livestock Specialist" event for Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap farmers. This event will allow farmers to meet and ask questions of Dan McCarty, our Regional Livestock Specialist. There will be two sessions in November offering discussions specifically around Winter nutrition and feeding needs. Dan will give a basic overview of the dietary needs of livestock, common strategies for winter feeding, and…
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