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February 2022
Farming by the Numbers #3: Paying Employees
Learn the basics of farm recordkeeping, taking sales online, and paying employees from experts and experienced farmers.
Find out more »Farming by the Numbers #4: Financial Statements, Cash Flow, & Loan Readiness
Learn the basics of farm recordkeeping, taking sales online, and paying employees from experts and experienced farmers.
Find out more »September 2022
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.
Find out more »September 2023
Raising Livestock 101/Livestock Advisors Training
“Raising Livestock 101” Offered this fall by the WSU Livestock Advisor Program in person at Stanwood High School. Integrate livestock onto your farm, improve your forage production, raise stress free healthy livestock while minimizing your costs and maximizing production gains. A recent graduate shared, “becoming a WSU Livestock Advisor has connected me to a knowledgeable network of livestock owners in the surrounding areas, which has been helpful to me when I have encountered health issues or concerns with my livestock.”…
Find out more »October 2023
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.
Find out more »November 2023
Growing Groceries: Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants
Learn proper soil and fertility management and how to grow healthy soil for healthy crops.
Find out more »December 2023
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 diseases and pests.
Find out more »January 2024
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 plants.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Growing Fruit Trees in Western Washington
Learn the basics of growing fruit trees in Western Washington including factors such as site selection, rootstock and size, varieties, pollination, pruning, nutritional requirements and diseases/pests.
Find out more »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 all includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common diseases and pests.
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