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February 2022
Western Washington Potato Workshop
Free event; no registration required. More details coming soon.
Find out more »March 2022
Backyard Conservation (CE, free)
BACKYARD CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 2022 TRAINING SCHEDULE Wednesday Evenings, March 2 thru April 13th 2022 Via Zoom (& Sat. April 2nd & Sat. April 9th) https://www.skagitcd.org/backyard-conservation
Find out more »Western Washington Berry Workshop
No registration required. Free thanks to our sponsors. More details coming soon.
Find out more »May 2022
June 2022
Skagit County Extension 100 year Celebration
Skagit County Extension is celebrating 100 years! Join us for a fun afternoon of pizza, antique trucks and tractors, prizes, and much more!
Find out more »WSU Food Preservation 4 week series
Learn how to preserve food! This 4 part series will help you increase your food access using safe, tested protocols. With the recent COVID outbreak, we have found an increased interest in food preservation as we experience food shortages at grocery stores and put more emphasis on self-sustainability in our food system. No equipment necessary. WSU Food Safety/Preservation instructor will teach techniques and explain the items needed to preserve foods in your home. This series covers all information needed to…
Find out more »July 2022
Entrenamiento sobre la prevención del suicidio de QPR para agricultores y ganaderos (en español)
Participe en un entrenamiento gratuito en linea acerca de la prevención del suicidio para la comunidad agrícola en zoom. QPR (Preguntar, Persuadir, Referir) enseña a las personas cómo detectar señales de que un amigo, vecino o miembro de la familia está luchando emocionalmente. Similar a la RCP, el taller de QPR brinda conocimientos y habilidades que salvan vidas para ayudar a alguien en crisis. ¿Quién debe asistir? Familiares y amigos VeterinariosBanqueros y asesores financierosDistribuidores de equipos agrícolas/vendedores de pesticidas REGÍSTRESE…
Find out more »September 2022
Agricultural Community QPR for Farmers and Farm Families (Free Suicide Prevention Training)
What is QPR? QPR training teaches lay people and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer. In this 1.5-hour QPR zoom training, we will provide: - Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression and suicide. - Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide. - Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide. Participants must be 18 years of…
Find out more »Farmland Access Workshop Series
Are you a farmer seeking long-term land tenure? Do you have questions about water rights or assessing a potential new property? Do you want to learn about financing options and creative land tenure models? Join Viva Farms and American Farmland Trust for a series of workshops in September exploring farmland access strategies and considerations. We recognize that farmers face incredible barriers to accessing land, and we believe farmers should face these burdens alone. Through these workshops, we’ll convene people and…
Find out more »Kulshan Creek Street Festival
The Master Gardeners will have a booth from 9 AM - 2 PM to share information on gardening in the PNW. A bilingual MG will be present. Since the first Kulshan Creek Street Festival in 2004, the street festival has grown each year and typically 40+ families and organizations host booths. Each year there is an extreme variety of items being sold, food vendors, religious organizations, organizations providing information on available services and music. The street fair will be open…
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