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November 2019
First Friday Food Systems Team Meeting – November
Have a chance to share your latest project, upcoming event, or next great idea. We're revamping First Fridays in an effort to provide Food Systems Team Members more opportunity to connect and collaborate! This team meeting time will include team check-in and more opportunity for networking and reporting out about all of your incredible work. Call or Zoom in the First Friday of everyone month from 10am-11am for this open source group meeting, all Food Systems Team members are welcome! Join Us! Friday,…
Find out more »Food Systems Team Gathering – Seattle – Nov 19th
WSU Food Systems Team Members, You're Invited to a Team gathering in Seattle, Tuesday, November 19th! This year in lieu of a full blown team retreat, the Food Systems Program is supporting two regional team gatherings. We had a gathering in Spokane at the end of July and the next chance is coming up in Seattle, Tuesday, November 19th! Learn More... Agenda for Team Gathering: 10:00 am 12:30 pm Food Systems Team Meeting at Food Lifeline 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch Provided 1:30…
Find out more »February 2020
San Juan County Ag Summit
Two days of inspiration, education, and community for farmers, producers and all those involved in our local and regional food system. This year Orcas Island will host the annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit on February 7-8, 2020. Gather with more than 150 local farmers, food producers, businesses, and advocates for a weekend filled with education, inspiration, and community. Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-san-juan-islands-agricultural-summit-registration-83063574387 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summit Overview: Friday morning and afternoon will consist of several extended and hands-on…
Find out more »UW Seminar: Closing the Loop – Regenerative Animal Agriculture and Meat
Tuesday, February 25th Closing the Loop: Regenerative Animal Agriculture and Meat UW Nutritional Sciences and CHanGE (Center for Health and Global Environment) are co-hosting a Winter Seminar Series, Food Systems in the Age of Climate Change. On Tuesday, February 25th WSU Food Systems has been invited to co-host one of the seminars and will be moderating a WA Meat Up livestock producer panel discussing the carbon cycle, regenerative production practices, and the impacts of consumer meat purchasing choices. Featuring farmers David Haakensen of Jubilee Farm, Matthew Cox…
Find out more »March 2020
2nd Annual Cover Crop Roundtable
Please join us for the 2nd Annual Cover Crop Roundtable! This is an annual gathering to network regional growers and researchers, share information on local cover crop successes and coordinate research interests and needs. See below for this year’s roundtable agenda, and join us to share, learn, and find inspiration for using cover crops for the 2020 season! Can't make it to Puyallup? Join the roundtable remotely via Zoom. Complete the registration process, and then email alisonn@piercecd.org to receive the…
Find out more »September 2022
Cultivating Success: Whole Farm Planning 2022
Cultivating Success™: Whole Farm Planning Offered Statewide, Online, and with Spanish Interpretation We’ll cover a broad range of topics and decision-making tools for you to create a successful small farm enterprise! Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation, you’ll learn what it takes to create, sustain, and grow a viable small farm. 12-week course September 19th through December 5th, 2022 Class meets weekly on Mondays from 6:00pm to 8:30pm Online course classroom through…
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