BELLINGHAM – Spinners Eden Farm will hold its annual Wonderful Woolies Fiber Sale featuring fleeces and fiber from farms located in Skagit and Whatcom counties on Saturday, April 11. All ages are welcome and visitors can purchase items and see the sheep. Spinners Eden raises award winning registered Romeldale/CVM sheep, and along with breeding stock,
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How it works and why it’s necessary by Bruce Vilders The youngest, and by far the smallest, of the young girls sitting in the class looked only slightly intimidated. She had been ‘snuck in’ by her older, and larger friends, in the hopes of getting past the stated age requirements. Stella was young but bright-eyed and
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Two events are available this month for anyone interested in learning about raising poultry. Tales from the Coop: Inspiration and Advice for Raising Backyard Poultry on Monday, Feb. 9: Four local poultry enthusiasts (all either current or former employees of the Mount Vernon Library) will share practical advice and alternative ideas about keeping chickens, ducks,
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Following is a step by step in photos of the butchering process recorded at Osprey Hill Farm’s sister business and new butchering unit, Osprey Hill Butchery, in Acme. This information accompanied the poultry processing article published in our October 2014 issue. The link to that article is available at: http://grownorthwest.com/2014/10/poultry-processing-new-butchering-options-available-to-farmers-and-home-growers-through-osprey-hill-butchery-northwest-agriculture-business-center-and-oak-meadows-farm/. This specific unit is 500
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Morning poultry workshop offered The annual coop and crop tour in Anacortes takes place Saturday, July 26. This family-friendly event shows visitors the coops and gardens of 11 sites within Anacortes city limits, and offers a morning poultry workshop at the Anacortes Farmers Market. Local resident and organizer Linda Zielinski shared some thoughts with us about
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Adult-only session offered April 22 by Grow Northwest Each April, the annual Milk Makers Fest brings 1st grade students to the dairy farm. The Whatcom County Dairy Women hold the event for both public and homeschooled students to learn about the milking process and daily life on a dairy farm, including care, feed, irrigation, fertilizing crops,
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Spinners Eden Farm will host its annual fiber sale and open house on Saturday, April 12, featuring a number of northwest Washington farms. Spinners Eden Farm raises award-winning registered CVM (California Variegated Mutant)/Romeldale sheep. Along with breeding stock, they sell raw fleece, roving, and other wool products. The annual event is also an open house,
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A day of workshops for current and future owners of alpacas and llamas will be held on Saturday, April 19 at JNK Llama Farm outside of Bellingham. Now in its seventh year, this annual day of workshops and education is free to anyone that currently owns or is interested in owning the animals. There will
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Several classes and workshops are being offered this month for those interested in raising poultry. • Valley Farm Center is holding a Poultry 101 class on Wednesday, March 5 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This free class features two special guests, information for all levels, deals and prizes. Participants need to pre-register by calling (360)
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LYNDEN – The Northwest Washington Fair presents the annual Horse Expo on Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6, and have changed the name this year to the Lynden Horse Expo & Draft Horse Spectacular. Participants can attend a variety of clinics regarding horse care and training, and learn how to drive a hitch of
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