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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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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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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STATE – The Washington State Legislature has passed a bill to allow the serving of wine and beer samples at farmers markets across the state. The bill, SB 5674, is now on its way to the Governor’s Office and is expected to be signed into law. The bill allows three wineries or microbreweries per day
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by Samantha Schuller
Jane Billinghurst has been a gardener for as long as she can remember: “My father gave me a small area in his vegetable garden to plant. I chose to plant pansies,” she smiled. These days, her home in Anacortes is surrounded by water-wise perennials and deer-resistant natives, with no lawn to speak of.
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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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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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