- Master Recycler Composter Volunteer Training Information
- Now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 MRC Volunteer Training!
- 2022 Composting Workshops
- Multiple composting workshops are scheduled for 2022!
- Learn in the Garden Series - Open Garden & Classes
- Free, open to all, and no registration is required.
- Thurston County Extension and the EDC can help determine if you are eligible for a $10,000 Thurston Strong Agricultural Recovery COVID Grant!
- If you are a Thurston County farmer, rancher, or value-added producer, and have considered applying for Thurston Strong Agricultural Recovery COVID Grant assistance but aren't sure if you qualify, click here!
- Local Farm Box Available through SW WA Food Hub
- The Southwest Washington Cooperative Food Hub is now accepting subscriptions for 2022. Click here to learn more...
- Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
- WSU Cultivating Success will be offering our online Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning Course February 8th-March 29th and we’d like to share this opportunity with you and your community.
- Bachelor of Science in Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
- We are pleased to announce the Bachelor of Science in Organic and Sustainable Agriculture degree is available at WSU Everett, and includes instruction by faculty based at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC.
- Experience 4-H!
- Try something new and find your spark! Free classes are open to youth ages 6-18 unless otherwise specified.
- SNAP-Ed Food Drive
- In partnership with the Olympia Food Co-Op, SNAP-Ed is hosting an instore food drive through February. Food donations can be dropped at the Westside Olympia Food Co-op located between 9am-8pm at 921 Rogers St NW,…

Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.

For over 100 years, Washington State University has been connecting with you, your neighbors, and your community through our Extension programs. Every day, Thurston County Extension works to extend the university’s knowledge—addressing real-world issues to help find new opportunities for our farmers, natural resource managers, families, young people, and business leaders to become successful and thrive.