Vote for Your Favorite Farmer
Here’s a chance to nominate your favorite Washington Farmers Market, Market Manager and Farmer for an award! It’s easy and fun to do. Winners will be announced at the annual Washington State Farmers Market Conference in early February, 2012.
Details are at: http://www.wafarmersmarkets.
Deadline to nominate is: Friday, January 6, 2012
If questions call: 206-706-5198 or email info@wafarmersmarkets.com
Available: Pigs & Classes
Joe and Celina Yarkin still have Heirloom Asian Piglets available to raise or for meat for 60$ each. If you are interested but have never raised pigs before, Joe is offering a class covering: electric fencing basics, and hog fencing; housing requirements and materials; methods for moving pigs to new ground; some strategies for feeding a complete; and affordable diet and butchering options. Cost is 20$ /person refundable with purchase of 2 or more piglets. For more info contact Sun Island Farm LLC yarkinfive@gmail.com.
Where’s the Honey?
Become a Master Beekeeper; grow local honey!
To help rebuild our resource of local honey producers, Washington State University Snohomish County Extension and Beez Neez Apiary Supply team up each year to sponsor the popular apprentice level course in the Master Beekeeper Program. The five-week course provides a thorough introduction to beekeeping for novice beekeepers as well as a comprehensive refresher course for experienced apiculturists.
The first session starts Monday evenings, January 9 through February 13, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in McCollum Park at WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th ST SE, Everett. The five-week course repeats Monday, February 27 through March 26, 2012.
Designed to build basic beekeeping skills, topics to be covered include bee biology, equipment, seasonal management requirements, identification, management of pests and diseases, as well as honey harvest. The overall focus will hone in on the unique challenges and benefits to beekeeping in the Pacific Northwest.
Each session will be taught by local beekeeping professionals, WSU Snohomish County Extension entomologist Dave Pehling, and Jim Tunnell, owner of Beez Neez Apiary in Snohomish.
Class size is limited and always fills quickly.There are just a few seats left for the January series. The cost for the five-week course is $70 per person. Register online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179866 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179873 for the March sessions. You can also download the form at snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/Beekeeping11.pdf and mail with your check. For registration information, contact Karie Christensen at (425) 357-6039 or e-mail christensen4@wsu.edu. For more information on the course, contact Dave Pehling, pehling@wsu.edu, (425) 357-6019.
Mother Earth News Recommends Vashon Farm Product
The December 2011/January 2012 issue of Mother Earth News recommends the broadfork made by Vashon’s own Meadow Creature LLC. Congratulations to Bob Powell and his team. Learn more about the the Vashon broadfork.
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