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CSAs: What’s available in your county this season
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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JNK Llama Farm will host the 2013 Llama & Alpaca Information Day on Saturday, May 4. Numerous classes on care and other subjects will be offered during the 6th annual event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome. No animals will be sold during the
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LYNNWOOD – The second annual Celebration of Food Festival takes place Sunday, May 19, offering the public an event to taste, explore, and experience real food from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Free samples, demonstrations, displays and more will be available, as well as activities by farm and garden professionals.
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BELLINGHAM – Cascadia Mushrooms will be the site of a Tilth Producers Farm Walk on Monday, May 13. Farm owner/operator Alex Winstead of Cascadia Mushrooms will show the public the operation he designed and built from scratch in 2009. Located just north of Bellingham, it operates entirely on alternative power, and 90 percent of its
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CAMANO – The Port Susan Food & Farming Center offers a free class “How to Market Your Farm” on Sunday, May 19. Hosted at Shambala Farm, the event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Presenters are Heidi Siegelbaum of Calyx Sustainable Tourism, Toni Rush of Geek in the Country, and Nancy Chase of Shambala Permaculture
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GRANITE FALLS – A Feeding Homemade Fodder Class will be held in Granite Falls on Saturday, May 25 at Paca Pride Guest Ranch. Fodder is made from seeds that are sprouted in bins and harvested in thick mats afterwards. Participants will learn how to grow their own feed. There is no charge for the class
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People
Center for Local Self-Reliance nearing renovations of historic Caretakers House & Gardens by Kathryn Kozowski
The Center for Local Self-Reliance (CLSR) is a Fairhaven-based non-profit organization whose mission is to renovate and revitalize the historic Caretakers House & Gardens at Fairhaven Park and offer the space for community members to practice and teach gardening and food preservation skills.
The group was formed in 2008, when they drafted a proposal
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DIY
Vermicomposting: How to compost household scraps, garbage using red worms by Callie Martin
Of the many delicious meals cooked from the garden, left behind are delicious food scraps, waiting to return to the soil as compost. Compost is nature’s way of recycling all things that were once living.
There are several options for composting food waste at home. One of the most popular is vermicomposting. The art
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Cooking
Turnip time by Jessamyn Tuttle
The first farmer’s markets in early spring are frequently a little monotonous: greens, radishes, some more greens, asparagus if you’re lucky, and probably quite a few bunches of what look like huge white radishes, but are actually Japanese turnips. If your idea of a turnip is the big spicy purple-topped variety sold in
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Gardening
Top 10: Native plants for your home and garden by Chuck McClung
These days, many gardeners are already aware of the many advantages of using native plants in the landscape; they are tough, drought tolerant, and a source of beauty and food. I was recently asked what are some of my favorite native plants. Following is my top 10 countdown of favorite native plants for
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Food
Sprouting: How to do it in your kitchen by Chuck McClung
While winter gardening is certainly a viable option in the Northwest, most gardeners take a break for winter. Here is an idea for the warm, dry indoors: growing sprouts.
I’ve been growing sprouts for many years. I started sprouting after being repeatedly disappointed with the quality of sprouts in grocery stores. I was influenced
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Crafty
Local skills, stories focus of Skagit By Hand radio show A weekly radio show about the artisan spirit of Skagit County is featuring valley residents with diverse skills and treasures to share, and explores how and why people – and the community – are drawn to the work that they do.
The show started last fall and airs on KSVR’s Skagit Talks on Thursdays at 5 p.m.
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