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May 3, 10 & 17
Organic Gardening Classes
Veradale, WA
www.freshabundance.com
10:00 AM-12:00 Noon, Fresh Abundance!, 3324 S Best Rd. Instructor: Chrys
Ostrander. Series of classes on starting and maintaining a thriving garden.
Cost: $20 per class pre-registered, or $25 per class day of class. For more
information contact BrightSpirit at 509-435-5210; or email:
brightspirit@freshabundance.com.
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May 3-4
Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sale
www.seattletilth.org/events/edible-plant-sale/PlantSale08
Saturday 9:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM, Good Shepherd Center, 4649
Sunnyside Ave N. Seattle's largest selection of organically grown heirloom
vegetable starts. For more information contact Emi Morgan at 206-633-5045 X 2;
or email: emimorgan@seattletilth.org.
*******
May 4
Building Community - Creating Connections
Seattle, WA
www.sustainablewestseattle.org/festival/index.html
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Alaska & 44th Ave SW. City Council President Richard Conlin
will open the first Sustainable West Seattle festival with a report on the
Seattle Local Food Action Initiative, followed by speakers, workshops and
exhibitors. For more information contact Brian Allen at 206-973-7374; or email:
secretary@sustainablewestseattle.org.
*******
May 4
Saving the Sammamish Valley
Woodinville, WA
4:00 PM, Sammamish Valley Grange Hall, 14654 148th Ave NE. John Lombard, author
of Saving
Puget Sound, will talk about addressing rural-urban-agricultural issues
critical to the Sammamish Valley and adjacent cities, followed at 6:00 PM with a
screening of The Future of Food. No charge. Sponsored by the
Sammamish
Valley Alliance. For more information contact Ron Baum at 425-806-8044.
*******
May 4
Essential Seed Saving Techniques for Home & Small Farm
Corvallis, OR
www.sunbowfarm.org/workshops
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sunbow Farm, Institute of BioWisdom, 6910 SW Plymouth Dr.
Instructor: Carol Deppe. Registration fee: $30; college students: $25. Pay at
the door, but pre-register via email:
sunbow@peak.org.
*******
May 5
Tilth Farm Walk: Organic Pastured Poultry & Beef
Olympia, WA
www.tilthproducers.org/farmwalks.htm
Noon-3:30 PM, Stokesberry Sustainable Farms. Learn about intensive pasture
rotations of cattle and poultry, and tour on-farm certified WSDA processing
facility. Cost: $10 for Tilth Producers members; $15 for non-members. Register
on-site or pre-register by mailing a check with your farm walk choice to Tilth
Producers, PO Box 85056, Seattle, WA 98145. For more information call Nancy
Allen at 206-442-7620; or email:
nancy@tilthproducers.org.
*******
May 5
Edible Garden Walk
Seattle, WA
http://growingfoodgrowingcommunity.org
6:00 PM, Sustainable Wallingford's garden walk begins at 2318 N 55th St. Learn
what works for other edible gardeners, meet your neighbors and find out how you
can share your harvest with those who have limited access to fresh produce. For
more information contact Abby Klingbeil at 206-930-8765; or email:
abbyklingbeil@yahoo.com.
*******
May 6
Food Not Lawns
Olympia, WA
www.oly-wa.us/Terra/Events.php
7:00-9:00 PM, Traditions Café, 300 5th Avenue SW. Presentation and book signing
by Heather Flores, author of
Food Not Lawns. Donations welcome. For more information contact Michael
Kelly 360-866-1331; or email:
terracommons@gmail.com.
*******
May 8
Raj Patel on the World Food System
Seattle, WA
www.seattleglobaljustice.org
6:30-9:00 PM, University Friends Meeting, 4001 9th Ave NE. Raj Patel, author of
Stuffed and
Starved, will speak on the inequalities and imbalances perpetuated by the
corporate global food system. $10 requested donation. For more information call
206-405-4600; or email:
cagj@seattleglobaljustice.org.
*******
May 10
Raj Patel: Stuffed and Starved
Seattle, WA
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/may08/patel.jsp
4:30 PM, Elliott Bay Book Co, 101 S Main St. Scholar/activist Raj Patel, a
former policy analyst with Food First, will read from and discuss
Stuffed and
Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. For more information
call 206-624-6600.
*******
May 10
Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy & Climate Uncertainty
Hillsboro, OR
www.relocalize.net/may_public_meeting_daniel_lerch
7:00-9:00 PM, Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 22785 NW Birch St. Daniel
Lerch, Program Manager of the
Post Carbon Cities
program of the Post Carbon
Institute, will speak on strategies for local governments to address peak
oil and climate change. For more information email:
dmaebori@spire.com.
*******
May 10
SPIN-Gardening Workshop
Portland, OR
www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.cfm?c=41480&a=190951
9:00 AM-4:00 PM, 1900 Building, Rm 2500A, 1900 SW Fourth Ave. Introduction to
the SPIN Farming
(S-mall P-lot IN-tensive) approach to urban agriculture. Cost: $40; registration
deadline May 7. For more information contact Lindsey Maser at 503-823-7553; or
email:
lindsey.maser@ci.portland.or.us.
*******
May 10
Stamp Out Hunger!
www.helpstampouthunger.com
Nationwide letter carriers food drive. This is an easy way for everyone to
contribute to feeding the hungry in their communities.
*******
May 12
Washington Cheese Meet & Greet
Seattle, WA
http://seattle.chefscollaborative.org
5:30-8:00 PM, Herban Feast Catering, 3200 1st Ave S. Seattle Chefs Collaborative
hosts its 2nd annual celebration of Washington’s artisan cheeses, and launches
the annual
Quillisascut Farm School scholarship competition for culinary professionals
and students. Chefs Collaborative members free; non-members $10. For more
information email:
seattle@chefscollaborative.org.
*******
May 12
Community Discussion Dinner
Corvallis, OR
www.tenriversfoodweb.org
5:30 PM, ZIA Southwest Cuisine, 121 SW 3rd St. The final Community Discussion
Dinner for the season. Reservations required by May 8. Cost: $10.50 per person,
plus beverages. RSVP by email:
info@tenriversfoodweb.org.
*******
May 12
Farmer-to-Farmer Series: Gretchen’s Wool Mill
Sultan, WA
10:00 AM. Learn about sheep health, feeding, dairy processing, and wool fiber
processing. Cost: $15 per person. Pre-registration required; download form
Here. For more information, contact Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024; or email:
khalstead@wsu.edu.
*******
May 12
Oregon Coast Local Foods Community Forum
North Bend, OR
2:00-4:00 PM, College Park Community Church, 2548 Newmark St. Community forum on
the priority food needs for the community, hosted by
Oregon Coast Community Action.
For more information contact Shawna Behm at 541-888-7057; or email:
shawna.behm@gmail.com.
*******
May 12
Essential Food Law & Regulations
Portland, OR
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/extservices/food law_regform.htm
8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Food Innovation Center, 1207 NW Naito Pkwy. Update for food
processors on the essentials of food law and regulations. Cost: $95 by May 2;
$125 thereafter. For more information contact Debby Yacas at 800-823-2357; or
email:
deborah.yacas@oregonstate.edu.
*******
May 14
Closing the Food Gap
Seattle, WA
www.ravennathirdplace.com
7:00 PM, Ravenna 3rd Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE. Mark Winne, author of
Closing the Food Gap,
will read from his new book and discuss new strategies for responding the
complex challenges of hunger in America. For more information call 206-525-2347;
or email: info@ravennathirdplace.com.
*******
May 15
Eating Good in the Neighborhood: The Medical & Moral History of Dietary Localism
Corvallis, OR
http://oregonstate.edu/cla/history/lectures/horning/07_08.php
7:00 PM, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. Steven Shapin, Professor of the History of
Science at Harvard University, will talk on changing conceptions of the self and
the place of food in our lives. For more information call 541-737-8560.
*******
May 15-19
Introduction to Small Acreage Sustainable Farming
Rice, WA
www.quillisascut.com
Quillisascut Farm, 2409 Pleasant Valley Rd. Learn from experienced value-added
producers through a hands-on, multidisciplinary, immersion course in small scale
sustainable farming. Participants will stay in our farm school, with
bunkhouse-style lodging, meals and all course instruction included in tuition.
$495 (transportation not included). Continuing education units or academic
credit available for an additional fee. For more information contact Lora Lea
Misterly at 509-738-2011; or email:
rmisterly@ultraplix.com.
*******
May 16
Acting Food Policy Council Seattle & King County
Seattle, WA
http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/foodpolicycouncil.htm
9:00-11:00 AM, Good Shepherd Center, 4647 Sunnyside Ave N. Discussion of Closing
the Food Gap with Mark Winne. For more information contact Rebecca Sayre at
206-205-3187; or email:
rebecca.sayre@kingcounty.gov.
*******
May 16
Farms Feed Everyone Fundraising Dinner
Corvallis, OR
www.emoregon.org/events.php
6:00-8:00pm, First United Methodist Church Community Center. Enjoy a delicious
dinner and good music, and learn about the
Interfaith Food
and Farms Partnership's latest projects in Benton County. Sliding scale
$12-49. For tickets and more information call 541-757-1988 X 107; or email:
thatsmyfarmer@gmail.com by May 10.
*******
May 16-18
Seattle Cheese Festival
Seattle, WA
www.seattlecheesefestival.com
The Pike Place Market will host the 4th annual Seattle Cheese Festival,
featuring more than 200 artisanal cheeses from around the world. For more
information contact Pat McCarthy at 206-622-0141; or email:
pat@seattlecheesefestival.com.
*******
May 17
Growing Gardens' 2nd Annual Veggie Ball
Portland, OR
www.growing-gardens.org
5:30-10:00 PM, Staver Locomotive, 2537 NW 29th Ave. Dance for fruits and
veggies! This costume ball and benefit will feature the sounds of Sneakin' Out,
as well as sample fare from more than a dozen of Portland's premier restaurants
and wineries. Tickets: $75 or $125/two, available through Growing Gardens at 503
284 8420, or online
Here.
*******
May 17
Hands-On Chicken Butchering Workshop
Ellensburg, WA
1:00-5:30 PM, 4W Ranch,
11670 Manastash Rd. Learn the step-by-step process of butchering chickens from
Boots Wickstrom, a seasoned poultry farmer with nearly 30 years of experience
raising and processing chickens. The workshop is free, but space is limited to
20 people so RSVP early by calling Colleen Donovan at 509- 925-7350; or email:
colleen.donovan@heifer.org.
*******
May 17
Cultivating Your Own Food Supply
Federal Way, WA
www.marlenesmarket-deli.com
10:00 AM-2:00 PM, Marlene's Market, 2565 S Gateway Center Place. Marisha
Auerbach will review techniques for growing all your own food year-round. Cost:
$10-$20 sliding scale. For more information call Marisha Auerbach at
360-943-5262; or email:
queenbee@herbnwisdom.com.
*******
May 17-18
4th Annual Northwest Lamboree
Goldendale, WA
www.lamboree.blogspot.com
Workshops on health practices, nutrition and selection for commercial sheep
production and show lamb projects; as well as spinning, weaving and other fiber
arts. Cooking with lamb is a new addition this year. Market lambs and breeding
stock will be available on site. For more information contact Paulette Lefever-Holbrook
at 509-773-5817; or email;
papa_pklh@yahoo.com.
*******
May 18
In the Spirit of the Garden
Corvallis, OR
www.sunbowfarm.org/workshops
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sunbow Farm, Institute of BioWisdom, 6910 SW Plymouth Dr.
Instructor: Harry MacCormack. Registration fee: $30; college students: $25. Pay
at the door, but pre-register via email:
sunbow@peak.org.
*******
May 19
Tilth Farm Walk: Season Extension—Capturing the Market
Monroe, WA
www.tilthproducers.org/farmwalks.htm
Noon-3:30 PM, Willie
Green’s Organic Farm. Jeff Miller will share his innovative ideas for
getting a jump on early mixed vegetable production. Cost: $10 for Tilth
Producers members; $15 for non-members. Register on-site or pre-register by
mailing a check with your farm walk choice to Tilth Producers, PO Box 85056,
Seattle, WA 98145. For more information call Nancy Allen at 206-442-7620; or
email: nancy@tilthproducers.org.
*******
May 21
Puget Sound School Garden Collective Spring Meeting
Seattle, WA
www.pugetsoundschoolgardens.org
3:00-5:00 PM, Solid Ground Conference Rm, 1501 N 45th St. Connecting parents and
kids with resources to create school gardens. For more information contact Erin
McDougal at 206-263-8804; or email:
erin.macdougall@kingcounty.gov.
*******
May 24-30
The Unforeseen
Olympia, WA
Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE. Screening of
The Unforeseen, a
powerful documentary about destruction of the natural environment in the name of
"development." For the trailer click
Here.
*******
May 25
Weeds: The Toughest Limiting Factor in an Organic, Biologically Based
Agriculture
Corvallis, OR
www.sunbowfarm.org/workshops
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sunbow Farm, Institute of BioWisdom, 6910 SW Plymouth Dr.
Instructor: Harry MacCormack. Registration fee: $30; college students: $25. Pay
at the door, but pre-register via email:
sunbow@peak.org.
*******
May 26
Farmer-to-Farmers Series: Dominion Organic Greenhouse
Ferndale, WA
10:00 AM. Learn what it takes to run a successful organic greenhouse vegetable
operation with discussions on compost, marketing, and integrated pest
management. Cost: $15 per person. Pre-registration required; download form
Here. For more information, contact Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024; or email:
khalstead@wsu.edu.
*******
May 31
Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sale
Issaquah, WA
www.seattletilth.org/events/edible-plant-sale/IssaquahPlantSale
9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW. Plants will include tomatoes,
peppers, squash, salad greens, melons, cucumbers, and culinary herbs. The plant
sale kicks off Seattle Tilth's new programs in Issaquah. For more information
contact Emi Morgan at 206-633-5045 X 2; or email:
emimorgan@seattletilth.org.
*******
May 31
City Chickens Coop Design
Seattle, WA
http://www.seattletilth.org/classes-and-workshops/citychickencoopdesign
10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Landscape designer Jennifer Carlson will present design
ideas, materials resources, and practical considerations for creating a useful,
comfortable, well-sited coop. Class will be limited to 25 people, so early
registration is recommended. Cost: $32, or $25 for members of Seattle Tilth. For
more information contact Emi Morgan at 206-633-5045 X 2; or email:
emimorgan@seattletilth.org.
*******
June 1
Fall & Winter Gardening
Corvallis, OR
www.sunbowfarm.org/workshops
10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sunbow Farm, Institute of BioWisdom, 6910 SW Plymouth Dr.
Instructor: Harry MacCormack. Registration fee: $30; college students: $25. Pay
at the door, but pre-register via email:
sunbow@peak.org.
*******
June 2
Tilth Farm Walk: Diversified Wheat, Grain & Livestock
Pullman, WA
www.tilthproducers.org/farmwalks.htm
Noon-3:30 PM, Zakarison Partnership. Tour innovative livestock and grain farm,
with ten acres in transition to organic. Eric Zakarison is experimenting with
‘solar tractors,’ using draft mule, horse and oxen teams, with manure to
complete the power/nutrient cycle by enhancing soil fertility. WSU researchers
will present their plans for on-site research on minimizing soil disturbance.
Cost: $10 for Tilth Producers members; $15 for non-members. Register on-site or
pre-register by mailing a check with your farm walk choice to Tilth Producers,
PO Box 85056, Seattle, WA 98145. For more information call Nancy Allen at
206-442-7620; or email:
nancy@tilthproducers.org.
*******
June 4
Good Food Premiere
Seattle, WA
www.movingimages.org/page25.html
7:00 PM, Egyptian Theatre, 801 E Pine. This year's Seattle International Film
Festival features the premier of Good Food, a new documentary about sustainable
food and farming in the Northwest by local producers Melissa Young & Mark
Dworkin. The film includes farmers, distributors and chefs creating a new food
system in our region. For more information contact Melissa Young at
360-341-1269; or email:
Melissa@movingimages.com.
*******
June 4
Kitsap County Ag Summit
Bremerton, WA
http://montysview.blogspot.com/2008/04/announcing-kitsap-county-ag-summit.html
6:00-8:30 PM, Olympic College. Keynote speaker
Joel Salatin of
Polyface Farm. For more information contact Monty Mahan at 360-710-1506; or
email: montymahan@gmail.com.
*******
June 5-11
7th Annual Advanced Permaculture Course in Teacher Training
Jacksonville, OR
www.cascadiapermaculture.com/courses_advanced_08.html
Six-day advanced permaculture course at
Wolf Gulch Farm. Instructors: Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward. Learn techniques to
teach permaculture principles and strategies in a wide variety of settings.
Cost: $675-$750; registration deadline May 29. For more information contact
Denise at 541-688-1442; or email:
permaculturerocks@yahoo.com.
*******
June 17
Farmer-to-Farmers Series: St John’s Creamery & Sno-Isle Co-op
Everett, WA
10:00 AM. At St John Creamery learn about what it takes to run a goat dairy,
transitioning to organic grass feed, and the farm-to-retail store process. Then
discuss marketing at Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op Cost: $15 per person.
Pre-registration required; download form
Here. For more information, contact Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024; or email:
khalstead@wsu.edu.
*******
June 25
Farmer-to-Farmers Series: Mission Farrier School
Snohomish, WA
10:00 AM. Learn about evaluating horses' needs, when to call a farrier, when to
call a vet, and what maintenance procedures you can do yourself. Cost: $15 per
person. Pre-registration required; download form
Here. For more information, contact Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024; or email:
khalstead@wsu.edu.
*******
June 27-29
Biodynamics: Renewing Human and Natural Systems through Agriculture
Lopez Island, WA
Weekend workshop at S&S
Homestead Farm. The program will include on-farm slaughter using the
USDA mobile unit,
demonstration of biodynamic preparation making and usage, presentations on how
to form a healthy farm organism, practical and artistic applications of Goethan
color theory, sensitive imagining and food quality, making and understanding
compost teas, on-farm food processing and fermentation, and most of all,
celebrating farm-produced food and drink. Presenters include farmers, WSU
researchers, and biodynamic practitioners. Cost: $50/day or $150 for 3 days,
plus meals. For additional information call 360-468-3335; or email:
sshomestead@rockisland.com.
*******
November 7-9
Tilth Producers Annual Conference
Bellingham, WA
www.tilthproducers.org/conference.htm
Save the date for this year's Tilth Producers of Washington conference. The
theme will be Farming for the Ages: Exploring Our Roots, Adapting to Change.
Keynote address by Dr Paul Hepperly, Research Director, Rodale Institute. The
conference will also include a WSU symposium on Food Safety and Risk Management
for Farmers.
*******
ONLINE EVENT CALENDARS – PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
www.permacultureportal.com
Cascade Harvest Coalition
www.cascadeharvest.org/UpcomingEvents.htm
Cascadia Permaculture
www.cascadiapermaculture.com/courses.html
Clackamas Community College Horticulture Events
http://depts.clackamas.edu/hort/events.asp
Corvallis Environmental Center Events Calendar
www.peak.org/~ecenter/Calendar/index.html
Cultivating Success
www.cultivatingsuccess.org
Forest Stewardship Event Calendar
http://ext.nrs.wsu.edu/newsevents/forststewardship.htm
Friends of the Trees
www.friendsofthetrees.net
Gorge Grown Food Network Upcoming Events
www.gorgegrown.com/events.cfm
Local 20/20 - Jefferson County, WA
www.l2020.org/index.php?page=events-calendar
Northwest Agriculture Business Center
www.agbizcenter.org
Northwest Biofuels Association Upcoming Events
http://beta.nwbiofuels.org/events
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust
www.osalt.org/events
Oregon Tilth Events Calendar
www.tilth.org/calendar/EventsCalendar.html
Oregon Tilth Organic Education Center
www.tilth.org/Research/OEC/oec.htm
OSU Small Farms Program Events Calendar
http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/events
Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group Calendar
http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/path_team/current_calendar.htm
Portland Permaculture Institute
www.portlandpermaculture.com/permaculture_classes.shtml
Seattle Tilth
www.seattletilth.org/classes-and-workshops
Seattle Permaculture Guild
http://seattlepermacultureguild.org/wiki/Main/CurrentNewsletter
Slow Food Skagit
www.slowfoodskagit.org/Slow_Food_Skagit/Events.html
Slow Food Portland Meeting Calendar
www.slowfoodportland.com/meeting
Solar Oregon Events
www.solaroregon.org/events
Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/sorec/about/CurrentClassesPrograms.php
Sunbow Farm
www.sunbowfarm.org
Sustainable Corvallis News & Events
www.sustainablecorvallis.org/newsandevents
Sustainable Kitsap Calendar
http://kitsap.wsu.edu/economic/sustainable_kitsap.htm
Tryon Life Community Farm
www.tryonfarm.org/share/calendar
WSU Agricultural Research Center Field Days
www.arc.wsu.edu/overview/fielddays/index.htm
WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural
Resources
www.csanr.wsu.edu/calendar/index.asp
WSU Jefferson County Classes & Events
www.jefferson.wsu.edu/index.php?page=event_calendar
WSU King County Extension Events
www.king.wsu.edu/events.htm
Washington State Fairs
www.wastatefairs.com/fairdates.htm
Whatcom County Farm Friends Events
www.wcfarmfriends.com/go/doc/1579/185587
ONLINE EVENT
CALENDARS – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings
www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/meetings.html
Agriculture Network Information Center Calendar
www.agnic.org/events
California Certified Organic Farmers
www.ccof.org/calendar.php
Ecological Farming Association
www.eco-farm.org
International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM)
www.ifoam.org/events/calendar.php
Local Harvest
Food & Farming Events Calendar
www.localharvest.org/events.jsp
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
www.attra.ncat.org/calendar/index.php
Northern Nut Growers Association
www.nutgrowing.org/calendar.htm
Organic Farming Research Foundation Upcoming Events
https://ofrf.org/events/events.html
Planet Friendly Calendar of Events - Canada & Beyond
www.planetfriendly.net/calendar
Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture & Food Security
www.ruaf.org/node/513
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
www.sare.org/events/show_events.asp
Sustainable Industries Journal Events
www.sijournal.com/events
The New Farm Events
www.newfarm.org/depts/classifieds/events.shtml
UC Davis SARE
Calendar
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/sarepcal.exe/list_events
US Composting Council
www.compostingcouncil.org/section.cfm?id=7
WiserEarth Events
www.wiserearth.org/event
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