EVERETT, Wash. – Accurate financial records are essential to a farm business. A two-Saturdays workshop Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 will include information from experts about how to set up and maintain a farm money system.
EVERETT, Wash. – The Growing Groceries series of 10 extension gardening classes starts Sept. 30 and Nov. 11 with soil health and fertility. Participants who bring a soil sample to the first class will discuss lab results at the second class.
By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension EVERETT, Wash. – Growing fresh, healthy food in a sustainable way with limited space and resources is the focus of a series of classes 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 30, at Washington State University Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, Wash., inside McCollum Park.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Extension’s Cultivating Success courses are designed to make starting and maintaining a farm business easier. The courses are offered regularly in counties across the state and can be taken in any order. Registration is open for fall courses.
By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension EVERETT, Wash. – New and current farmers will gain skills in business planning and direct marketing in an in-depth course starting Sept. 22 at the Washington State University Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Mollusks, from land snails and slugs to oysters and mussels in the sea, have a few things in common. They have a head. They have a soft middle part that holds their organs. Then, some have a muscle that’s known as a “foot.”
STANWOOD, Wash. – Join researchers in the field for a free tour of the Advanced Hardwood Biofuel (AHB) Pilchuck poplar demonstration site in Snohomish County 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension EVERETT, Wash. – Learn how bees and other essential pollinators are faring and what you can do to increase their numbers during Pollinator Passion Weekend July 24-26 at Washington State University Snohomish County Extension, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park.
By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension BOW, Wash. – Hands-on workshops July 18 and Sept. 19 will cover summer and autumn vineyard care specific to western Washington wine grape regions.
By Kate Halstead, WSU Extension EVERETT, Wash. – An online prerequisite and a four-course hands-on evening series will teach participants about safely preserving food at home. The series of hands-on classes repeats three times during the summer on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.