The market for fresh vegetables doesn’t stop when outdoor production becomes impossible. Puget Sound consumers still want healthy fresh salad-greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and more, making year-round regionally based greenhouse production cost-effective and profitable once again. Join Washington State University Snohomish County Extension on Saturday, Mar. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a visit […]
EVERETT, Wash. – The Washington State University Snohomish County Extension farmer-to-farmer tour series goes to farrier school with a visit to Mission Farrier School near Snohomish. Participants will learn to view horses from the farrier’s point of view, and how the school’s students learn to evaluate each horse’s needs. Each horse is then shod taking […]
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Members of northwestern Washington’s agricultural community are invited to participate in the annual field day and picnic at the Washington State University-Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center. The event will feature tours of field research trials, a picnic dinner, and meetings of the Northwest Agricultural Research Foundation and other […]
EVERETT, Wash. – The next stop for Washington State University Snohomish County Extension’s Farmer-to-Farmer information series is St. John Creamery near Everett, followed by a visit to the Sno-Isle Natural Food Cooperative in downtown Everett. The two-stop tour will be held on Tuesday, June 17, starting at 10 am at the creamery located at 8431 […]
EVERETT, Wash. – Washington State University Snohomish County Extension is presenting a series of farmer-to-farmer tours this spring and summer. The purpose is to create opportunities for farmers to share information and expertise. The knowledge needed to farm profitably used to be passed from one generation to the next. For many, that connection no longer […]