Grade A Goat Dairy Farm Walk: From Pasture to Product On a hot, sunny day 38 people gathered at the base of Tower Mountain, just south of suburban Spokane, to listen to Lorie Arnold tell the story of Heron Pond … Continue reading
Agricultural Habitat Restoration: Connecting the Farm and Vineyard to the Ecosystem High upon ridges above the Columbia River gorge, 25 people gathered to learn about the growing methods of the Meadowlark Vineyard and Klickitat Canyon Winery. Participants came from around … Continue reading
Hands-On Farm Walk in Producing On-Farm Compost On a colorful spring day Tilth Producers of Washington and WSU Small Farms Team sponsored a hands-on workshop in on-farm composting at Plum Forest Farm on Vashon Island. The workshop was full to … Continue reading
Hands-On Farm Walk in Blueberry Pruning The Blueberry Pruning Hands-on Workshop, co-sponsored by WSU Small Farms Program and Tilth Producers of Washington, was held at Blue Heron Farm near Rockport on March 12, 2013. Twenty nine people attended, ranging from … Continue reading
Organic Research Trials & Diversified Vegetable, Grain and Poultry Farm Colin Barricklow and Genine Bradwin of Kirsop Farm hosted 66 people at a jointly sponsored Tilth Producers-WSU Small Farms Program farm walk on September 10, 2012. Kirsop Farm is located … Continue reading
Improving the Sustainability of Large-Scale Fruit Production The WSU Small Farms Program and Tilth Producers co-sponsored a farm walk in the Columbia Basin at Warren Morgan Orchards on Monday, August 6, 2012. It was a hot day that got hotter … Continue reading
Bilingual Flower Workshop At Jello Mold Farm near Mount Vernon, Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall are growing over 150 varieties of flowers sustainably, applying the same sort of local, green standards to their work as organic fruit and vegetable growers … Continue reading
Building a Broad-Based Agricultural Enterprise & Farmer Training On a cool and overcast Monday in July, thirty-two people convened at Cloud Mountain Farm Center in Everson, Washington for the sixth farm walk in the 2012 Farm Walk series jointly sponsored … Continue reading
Livestock Production with Horse Power Doubletree Farm, established in 2008, is owned and operated by Samantha Thrasher-Soodak and Paul Soodak. Sam and Paul’s objective is to grow healthy, sustainable food with horse-power. They are developing a self sufficient farm cycle … Continue reading
Waldorf Education on a Community Biodynamic Farm On Monday, June 25, about 30 people attended a Tilth Producers/WSU walk at Sunfield Farm in Port Hadlock, Washington. Sunfield is a Waldorf School located on an 81-acre biodynamic farm. The school enrolls … Continue reading
Organic Raw Milk and Agri-Tourism On Friday, June 15, 2012, Cheryl and Allen Voortman hosted a Tilth Producers-WSU Farm Walk at their Pride and Joy Dairy in Granger, Washington. There were approximately 18 participants, including three resource people: Malaquias from … Continue reading
Sustainable Shellfish Production On the morning of June 4, 2012 a dozen participants gathered around a barbeque at the edge of the tide flats owned and operated by the Hama Hama Oyster Company near Lilliwaup. As shellfish farm co-manager Adam … Continue reading
Organic Mechanics About twenty people gathered on a high overcast day in front of Grant Gibb’s 3-bay shop on his 40-acre farm north of Leavenworth. Albert Roberts started with an explanation of the interrelationship of crankshaft to piston, connecting rods, … Continue reading
