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July 2019
2020 WSU Master Gardener Training Enrollment Now Open
Apply HERE for 2020 Master Gardener Training . Join over 350 WSU-Snohomish County Extension Master Gardener volunteers in teaching good gardening and environmental stewardship practices to county residents while at the same time learning and and having fun working with other like-minded volunteers. Training focuses on familiarization and learning how to use resources to research, educate, mentor, and answer horticulture questions for the general public in a collaborative environment. With that in mind, all quizzes and exams are open book and can…
Find out more »November 2019
Repair Cafe
Got broken stuff? Toss it? NO WAY! Bring it to the Repair Cafe! FREE! Clothes, vacuums, jewelry, lamps, computers, bicycles, small appliances and more...at the Repair Cafe, you bring the broken items (and parts if you know what it needs), and our handy volunteers bring their skills to help you fix it, keeping it out of our landfills and helping the environment, and your pocketbook, along the way. While you wait, enjoy a cup of coffee, or tour the gardens…
Find out more »Beginning Beekeeper Course
Designed to build basic beekeeping skills, topics covered during the five week course include bee biology, equipment, seasonal management requirements, identification and management of pests, as well as honey removal and processing.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants Part II
PART 2 During Part 2, Dr. Stacey will demystify the results of our soil tests, helping us interpret the numbers and determine next steps. In addition, you'll learn about everything Compost from Lisa Taylor: what is good compost, where to find it, how to use it to enrich your garden, as well as how to make compost from your own kitchen and yard waste. Lisa has a rich history of garden education and is currently teaching an original garden-based literacy…
Find out more »January 2020
Agricultural Entrepreneurship
During the course, participants develop a business plan they can literally take to the bank to finance a new enterprise or expand an existing farm-based business.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Weeding, Watering, Crop Rotation, & Succession Planning
While our maritime winters and springs are very wet our summers are often as dry as a desert leaving crops gasping for water by mid-July! And as for the weeds, they are happy to grow anytime!
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Vegetables A to Z #1
If you plan it right, you can enjoy a beautiful garden full of the fruits of your labor -- without having to spend hours and hours tending it.
Find out more »Country Living Expo & Cattlemen’s Winterschool
The annual Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winterschool is the PNW region’s premier educational event offering an array of country living classes to the public as well as an opportunity to network with small farmers, professors, business people, and subject matter experts in olde time and ag-related topics.
Find out more »Growing Groceries: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, & Pollinators
Did you know that less than 1% of the insect species in the world are the so-called bad bugs that eat us, our livestock, and/or our food? The other 99% are necessary to keeping a healthy environment in our gardens. They help pollinate our crops, eat the bad bugs, and help keep our gardens healthy in many ways.
Find out more »February 2020
Growing Groceries: Small Fruits, Big Harvest
We'll cover varieties, soil preferences, and cultural requirements for Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and other small fruits.
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