SNOHOMISH – The WSU Compost Outreach Project is conducting on-farm trials to study the effects of compost application on crops and provide local growers an opportunity to try commercially-produced compost. Specialty Crop Block Grant funding from the WSDA has directed the focus towards specialty crop trials. The Project is also seeking Non-Specialty crop growers including
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BELLINGHAM – Cascadia Mushrooms Tour is offering a tour of its growing facility on Sunday, Nov. 10. Participants can meet the farmers and get a hands-on education in growing Shiitake mushrooms at home. The crew will guide workshop “students” through the mushroom houses and give a behind-the-scenes look at how specialty mushrooms are grown and
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On the cusp of fall, a number of local farms open their doors to the public each year, inviting visitors to see and learn about local agriculture and life on the farm. Family-friendly and self-guided, these free events provide a hands-on experience for all ages. See what’s happening in your county this season. Port Susan
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STANWOOD – Presented by the Port Susan Food & Farming Center, Spring Jubilee Farm Tour on May 11-12 is a self-guided tour of nurseries and farms in Silvana, Stanwood and on Camano Island. The public is invited to meet the community’s food producers, tour their family-owned farms, learn about sustainable growing practices, and taste farm-fresh
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A number of local farms offer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, in which residents or businesses can subscribe for a season’s worth of produce. Most CSA options provide weekly boxes, with shares purchased up front or on an agreed payment plan. The content of the boxes differ from farmer to farmer, but generally include vegetables and
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Tea samples, research at Jan. 12 presentation by Samantha Schuller Sakuma Brothers Farms has been growing berries in the Northwest since 1915. Home to acres and acres of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, as well as apples, the Burlington farm is also growing tea plants, Camellia sinensis. The hardy evergreen tea shrub is, just as it
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by Jessica Harbert Twin Brook Creamery, located north of Lynden, is the only dairy in the area bottling milk in glass, distributing from the Canadian Border south to Olympia. The five-generation dairy farm, established in 1910, expanded the bottling facility last fall with help from funds awarded through the Whatcom Investment Network, a local organization
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Company produces 1,200 to 1,300 cases each year by Jessamyn Tuttle Even in bad weather, Eagle Haven Winery sits in a beautiful spot, just east of Sedro-Woolley in the Skagit Valley. It’s raining when I visit the farm, with fog settling down over the valley, and the picnic areas are packed up for the winter,
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by Samantha Schuller At their 23-acre farm between Snohomish and Monroe, owners Paul and Shawndra Johnson raise chickens, turkeys, and pigs in fresh air and sunshine. With the help of their two teenage sons and Shawndra’s parents, their farm is proudly family run and have a strong commitment to humane and healthy animal husbandry. “I’d
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Plans include expanded service to Anacortes, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley by Jessica Harbert The idea of a box of fresh, local products appearing on your doorstep once a week, complete with recipes and meal plan guide, is something Joy Rubey and Cara Piscitello, the founders of Acme Farms + Kitchen, wanted for themselves. This service,
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