- Glacier Peak Institute Trail Race
- Help make the outdoors more accessible for rural and marginalized youth by participating or volunteering in the 2nd Annual Glacier Peak Institute Trail Race, on Sunday, August 14th, 2022. Choose a 12K, half-marathon or full…
- Whidbey Island Twilight Tour
- Join WSU Extension Forestry for a twilight tour through the forests and restored prairies of the Pacific Rim Institute. Hear from PRI land managers about the work they’re doing as well as future plans for…
- Whole Farm Planning
- 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 enterprise.
- Growing Groceries: Starting a Vegetable Garden
- Includes a discussion on site selection, raised beds, planning your crop calendar, plant families, intercropping, succession planting, cover crops, and crop rotation.
- Growing Groceries: Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants
- Learn proper soil and fertility management and how to grow healthy soil for healthy crops.
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Onion and Beet Families
- The onion (Allium) family includes garlic, leeks, and shallots as well. The beet (Chenopod) family includes everyone’s favorite, spinach, as well as chard and quinoa. Discussion of both families includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common…
- Growing Groceries: Basics of Irrigation & Weed Management
- Join us for a discussion of several types of irrigation products and their application in the food garden. In addition, we’ll focus on the details of installing drip irrigation and its application for gardens and…
- Growing Groceries: Pruning Fruit Trees in Western Washington
- You’ll learn the basics of apple and pear fruit production including variety and rootstock selection, nutrient management, and basic care including pruning, irrigation and pest management.
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Pea/Bean Family & the Basics of Cover Cropping
- We'll cover the Legume family which includes peas, beans (both green and dry), and lentils as well as the one member of the Solanaceous family that can be planted out early – potatoes! Discussion of…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Berries in Western Washington
- Topics include variety selection, soil preferences, fertility, pruning, pest and disease management, and cultural requirements for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other small fruits.
- Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants
- Beginning with how and when to start to seeds, to watering techniques, thinning and transplanting, you’ll learn how to save money and be successful in starting your vegetables from seed.
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli and Buckwheat Families
- Includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts, and other members of the Brassica family. Discussion includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common diseases and pests.
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Tomato & Potato Family
- Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, as well as the major disease and pests affecting these species.
- Growing Groceries: Growing in Hoop Houses, Cold Frames, and Small Greenhouses
- An unheated greenhouse or cold frame can be used to grow greens during winter, start warm season annuals, propagate landscape perennials, and shelter frost tender plants through the winter chill. Besides greens like spinach and…
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
- This class in the Growing Groceries series will focus on growing all things Cucurbit! From luscious melons to giant pumpkins, summer squash to zucchini and winter squash we'll cover all these amazing vegetables and cucumbers…
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Carrot, Lettuce, & Corn Families
- The Carrot (Apiaceae) family also includes parsnips and celery along with many herbs like dill, fennel, and caraway. Puget Sound's mild climate makes it a great place to grow members of the lettuce (Asteraceae) family just about year-round.…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Culinary & Tea Herbs
- We’ll cover the basic perennial and annual herbs used in so many sweet and savory dishes along with the not-so-common ones like epazote and lemongrass. In addition, we’ll talk about some of the easy to…
- Growing Groceries: Pests, Predators, and Pollinators: An Introduction to IPM
- Basics of managing disease, insect, and weed pests in the home garden. Discussion covers a variety of techniques including prevention, cultural practices like row covers, mulching, and more. Weed management practices include using mulches, hardscaping,…

WSU Snohomish County Extension continues to provide a range of activities and resources to the Citizens of Snohomish County, some of which are listed below and others are offered on program webpages throughout our website. Welcome!

Resources for Parents

Check out our 4-H program’s Stay Home Stay Healthy Resources webpage. You’ll find links to help parents with children at home remain engaged with learning, online collaboration help, and the latest news on COVID-19 from WSU.

Resources on Food Safety

Food Safety in a Minute (website) answers your COVID-19 questions.

Latest from the CDC on COVID-19 and transmission via food (website). Good news! “The risk of getting COVID-19 from food, treated drinking water, or food packaging is very low.”

Resources for Farms and Food Businesses

WSU Food Safety has put together a host of resources and COVID-19 protocols for agricultural producers on this webpage.

In response to evolving farm and community needs, WSU has developed a website called the WSU Food Systems COVID-19 HUB.

Resources for Home Gardeners

Master Gardeners are available to answer plant problem questions via e-mail at snocomg@gmail.com, phone: 425-357-6010 or in person at Willis Tucker Park, 6705 Puget Park Drive, Snohomish, Monday – Thursday, 10am – 4pm.

Connecting People, Resources and Knowledge

WSU Snohomish County Extension programs connect the people and communities of Snohomish County with the knowledge base of Washington State University to promote quality of life and advance economic well-being through fostering inquiry, learning, and the application of research.

County Programs

Snohomish County Extension

6705 Puget Park Dr.
Snohomish, WA
98296
425-338-2400

Phone Hours: 9 am – 5 pm, weekdays

Master Gardener Plant Problem Clinic
Available Monday – Thursday, 10am – 4pm
By phone at 425-357-6010,
In-person at Willis Tucker Park, 6705 Puget Park Drive, Snohomish
Or by e-mail at snocomg@gmail.com

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Resources for Parents

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County Programs

Upcoming Events

Low-Tide Exploration – Olympic Beach Park (Edmonds)

Power of Produce Kids Club (Snohomish Farmers Market)

Power of Produce Kids Club (Stanwood Farmers Market)

Low-tide Exploration – Mukilteo Lighthouse Park (Mukilteo)

Glacier Peak Institute Trail Race

SNAP-Ed Nutrition Demonstration – Mountlake Terrace

SNAP-Ed Nutrition Demonstration – Lynnwood

Whidbey Island Twilight Tour

Vashon Forest Owner’s Field Day

Whole Farm Planning

Strengthening Families Facilitator Training

Growing Groceries: Starting a Vegetable Garden

Growing Groceries: Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants

Growing Groceries: Raising the Onion and Beet Families

Growing Groceries: Basics of Irrigation & Weed Management

Growing Groceries: Pruning Fruit Trees in Western Washington

Growing Groceries: Raising the Pea/Bean Family & the Basics of Cover Cropping

Growing Groceries: Raising Berries in Western Washington

Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants

Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli and Buckwheat Families

Join Snohomish County WSU Beach Watchers for Low-Tide Exploration.

Master Gardener Office Clinic and Hotline Return for 2022.

Resources for Parents

Resources on Food Safety

Resources for Farms and Food Businesses

Resources for Home Gardeners

Connecting People, Resources and Knowledge

County Programs

Upcoming Events