Everyone is welcome to come celebrate fall harvest at WSU’s Organic Farm annual Harvest Party, Oct. 17 from 10 – 4 p.m. Harvest Party activities include hay wagon rides around the farm, face painting, and fresh pressed apple cider. There will be a U-pick pumpkin patch with traditional jack-o-lanterns, baby pumpkins, and a few novelty […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Replacing costly chemicals with new crop rotations and no-till technology to raise dryland crops such as wheat and barley organically will be the focus of Washington State University scientists thanks to a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Integrated Organic Program. “This adds an important new dimension to our […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Organic Center, a national non-profit organization supporting research and education on the consumer and environmental health benefits of organic food and farming, has donated another $30,000 to support organic agriculture research and programming at Washington State University. This latest donation brings the total in gifts and grants to WSU from the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Come discover the latest research and hands-on teaching methods being tested at Washington State University’s Organic Farm in Pullman at the field day scheduled for Thursday, July 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the WSU Organic Farm. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Current research on a variety of organic farming topics and on the use of riparian buffers will be presented at this year’s organic field day and farm walk at the Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center. The farm walk and field day will be held on Monday, Aug. 3, from […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – One of the hottest trends in gardening today is organic gardening which relies on natural processes to grow plants. There is now a growing consensus among scientists that organically grown fruits and vegetables may contain higher levels of nutrients than conventionally grown produce. “Organic gardening is experiencing a surge in interest,” said […]
WENATCHEE, Wash. – The number of certified organic farms in Washington state increased by 10 percent and certified acreage increased by an estimated 18 percent between 2007 and 2008. That compares with 15 percent growth in the number of organic farms and a 27 percent increase in organic acreage in 2007. Gross farmgate sales from […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. – A 16-member organic farming systems team led by Craig Cogger, a soil nutrient management specialist at Washington State University’s Puyallup Research and Extension Center, has landed a $644,232 grant from the USDA-CSREES Integrated Organic Program to design production strategies for stewardship and profit on fresh market organic farms. “Our team is partnering […]
Everson, Wash. – Tour Alm Hill Gardens, a 35-year old diversified, fresh-market organic farm and learn about an emerging, cooperative business model that is gaining interest around the state and country. The July 28 farm walk, offered in both English and Spanish, will highlight the practices in the field and at the market that make […]
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Certified organic acreage farmed in Washington state continues to expand, increasing by an estimated 27 percent between 2006 and 2007. Since 2004 the amount of certified acreage being farmed in the state has increased by 86 percent. Those growth estimates are documented in the annual profile of the state’s organic acreage and […]