The 2013 Farm Walk season has begun!
COST: $15 for Tilth Producers members, students and interns, $25 for non-members.
$5 additional late fee for day-of registration
Farm Mechanics
Pine Stump Farms in Omak, Okanogan County
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
Farm Walk 12:30-4:00 pm
Sign in 12:00 – 12:30 pm
(informal “bring your own” bag lunch networking begins at 11:45)
Space Limited! Pre-registration encouraged
Pine Stump is a diversified operation in Ponderosa Pine forest that produces hay, cattle, silvopasture, chickens, and goats, as well as value-added products like goat cheese. To keep any farm going, it is essential to have some ability in repair and maintenance of equipment. Learn from Albert Roberts how to get a chain saw and other equipment tuned-up, troubleshot and ready to go and then a test run to assess functioning. Also, we will tour this diversified farm. This farm walk will be limited to 25 people for its hands-on component. pinestumpfarms.com
Registration and Payment
Preserving Agricultural Heritage through Creative Collaborative Farming
Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms on Bainbridge Island
Monday, June 17rd, 2013
Farm Walk 12:30-4:00 pm
Sign in 12:00 – 12:30 pm
(informal “bring your own” bag lunch networking begins at 11:45)
Pre-registration encouraged
From Wendell Berry: “A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives.” Bainbridge Island’s Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms, originally farmed by Akio Suyematsu for nearly eighty years, is now a shining example of a community of farmers working collaboratively on public farmland. The 40-acre property is currently city-owned and managed by the non-profit Friends of the Farms. It is farmed, collectively and collaboratively, by a group of farmers that not only respect the culture of the place, but also cultivate the farmers of the future. On this farm walk we will tour the farms and learn from farmers, educators, and volunteers about each of the many pieces of this healthy agricultural community. We will hear about a variety of community efforts taking place on the farms including youth education, Farmers’ Guild, worker-owned winery, farm apprenticeship program, and collaborative farm stand. friendsofthefarms.org
Farmscaping for Beneficials in Washington’s Columbia Basin
Lenwood Farms, in Connell
Monday, June 24th, 2013
Farm Walk 12:30-4:00 pm
Sign in 12:00 – 12:30 pm
(informal “bring your own” bag lunch networking begins at 11:45)
Pre-registration encouraged
Discover integrated approaches to pest management with fifth generation farmer Brad Bailie of Lenwood Farms. Brad uses alternative methods for pesticide management and weed control on his 600-acre farm, growing heritage grains, camelina, potatoes, herbs and vegetables. Join us to explore key biodiversity enhancement measures, soil building techniques, and the reduced costs and trade-off of these innovative crop production practices. Learn about integrating beetle banks, cover crops, and insectary habitats into farm production systems and the benefits they can bring to weed and insect pest management. The stars of the tour include the organisms themselves, including plants, pollinators, beneficial insects and vertebrate predators that contribute to agriculture in important ways.
Registration and Payment
For more information:
organic@tilthproducers.org or call 206-632-7506.