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April 2017
Livestock Advisors Farm Tour: Jo’s Fleece Fields
The Livestock Advisor Program is offering this free farm tour. Please visit farmtours.brownpapertickets.com to register. Hosts: Don and Jodi Stanwyck Jo's Fleece Fields is a small family farm (6.5 acres) dedicated to raising the finest natural fibers and producing eggs from uncaged poultry. Our fiber production is through a herd of 30 huacaya alpacas and 30 fiber goats (commercially cashmere and mohair production). We also maintain flocks of chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys from which we collect eggs. Egg sales…
Find out more »May 2017
Livestock Advisors Farm Tour: Jonasson Farm
The Livestock Advisor Program is offering this free farm tour. Please visit farmtours.brownpapertickets.com to register. Hosts: Don & Linda Jonasson We are a family-run farm established in the 1980s and are located just west of Burlington, off of I-5. We are committed to raising our livestock in as healthy and natural a method as possible. We raise and sell Suffolk sheep, White and Natural Colored Border Leicester sheep, locker lambs, sheepskins, roving and batting, and raw, washed, and dyed fleeces.…
Find out more »June 2017
Livestock Advisors Farm Tour: Skagit River Ranch
The Livestock Advisor Program is offering this free farm tour. Please visit farmtours.brownpapertickets.com to register. Skagit River Ranch Hosts: George and Eiko Vojkovich Hosts This family-owned organic farm is located in Sedro-Woolley and certified organic since 1998. The owners, George and Eiko Vojkovich, farm bio-dynamically to build the soil and nutrient-rich grass that grows healthy animals. "No antibiotics. No hormones. No chemicals. We have dedicated the last 20 years to providing our customers with the most wholesome, best tasting, ethically…
Find out more »September 2017
Cultivating Success Course: Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching
Learn how to apply successful whole farm management principles to your small farm operation. Evaluate your farm’s resources, develop marketing strategies, explore vegetable, flower or livestock production in a bilingual course with like minded students. This twelve week course will be offered in both Skagit and Island County through in-class activities, guest lectures, video conference, and two additional field days.
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Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture at Viva Farms
https://vivafarms.org/practicum-in-sustainable-agriculture/ https://vivafarms.org/practica
Find out more »October 2019
FREE Jump Start Your Pasture Class Series
FREE Jump Start Your Pasture Class Series Learn more about pasture management and renovation in this 3-week class series facilitated by the Skagit Conservation District and WSU Skagit County Extension’s Pasture Management Program. Refreshments will be provided. Dates: Wednesdays (October 30th, November 6th and November 20th) Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm *Doors open at 6:30pm. Come early for free ice cream Sundays! Location: WSU Skagit County Extension Office located in the Port of Skagit. 11768 Westar Lane, Suite A; Burlington, WA…
Find out more »February 2020
38th Annual Western Washington Potato Workshop
8:50 am Light refreshments - Thanks to our Refreshment Host Peoples Bank 9:20 Opening Remarks - Don McMoran 9:35 Washington State Potato Commission - Dr. Matthew Blua 10:00 Break 10:15 Weeds in Potatoes - Dr. Steven Seefeldt 10:30 Pump Command - Dr. David Wallace 10:45 Irrigation - Dr. Troy Peters 11:05 Wire Worm - Dr. Brook Brouwer 11:15 WSU NWREC - Chad Kruger 11:30 The Dollars and Cents Behind Non-Traditional Additives…
Find out more »Sustainable Connections Farm to Table Trade Meeting
https://eatlocalfirst.org/all-events/farm-to-table-trade-meeting/
Find out more »March 2020
Livestock Advisor Training Begins
Are you interested in raising beef, sheep, poultry, goats for meat, milk or fiber? WSU Livestock Advisor training begins a new 10-week series of classes March 3, 2020 at Stanwood High School. From fencing, feeding, housing, breeding to pasture management, learn how to raise high quality livestock sustainably. Network with WSU Livestock Advisors who share similar experiences and successes while raising livestock. Whether for your own family’s use or to increase your animals’ market value, our training will help you…
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Using Assistive Technology for Working Farmers
Washington AgrAbility focuses on keeping individuals working and functioning in rural communities who experience limitations such as injury, disease or aging. Learn how assistive technology resources and technical expertise enhance the quality of life for those working and living in rural communities. This training provides an overview of AgrAbility national history; anticipated Washington State services and technical support available; and a review of resources to find products, designs, ideas and techniques to improve safety and independence. A tool demonstration will…
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