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Home Vegetable Gardening, Part Two
Tuesday, Feb. 18 6:45 pm at the Anacortes Library Tomatoes, and cabbage, and corn, oh my... Dr. Carol Miles continues her popular class that will help you have a great growing season! If you don't have it already, here is the link to Carol's free online guide: Home Vegetable Gardening in Washington: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/EM057E/EM057E.pdf Dr. Miles is an energetic speaker with a wealth of knowledge in organic vegetable production. She has her Ph.D. in vegetable crops from Cornell University and has been teaching and learning about growing vegetables for over 25 years. Dr. Miles conducts research at the WSU Mt. Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, and gardens right here on Fidalgo Island. Bring your questions! Free, no registration required. Eat Your Yard is a special project of Transition Fidalgo & Friends to help grow local resilience. Coming up next in our 2014 "Veggie U" series... March 4: Growing Vegetables Year-Round in the Maritime Northwest, with Binda Colebrook March 11: Keeping Good Garden Notes, with Anna Torgersen March 18: Increase Your Soil's Micro-Nutrients for Higher Yields and Nutrition, with Julianne Ash Greenwood Tree Cooperative School
Presents a Parent Education Night on the subject of D I S C I P L I N E T h u r s d ay, F e b r u a r y 2 7, 2 0 1 4 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Greenwood Tree Cooperative School 500 West Section Street (Downtown Mt. Vernon, behind the Post Office) Edison Women's Club Bingo Night
Annual fundraising event to keep the street lights on in Edison This Saturday, February 15, from 7-9 o'clock at the Edison Elementary School.  “Solar Electricity for Your Home” FREE Solar Workshop
with Tim Nelson of Fire Mountain Solar Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Room 309, Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 South 1st St, Mt Vernon 98273 Solar works in Western Washington! Learn how you can save on solar, reduce your electric bill, improve your home’s salability, address climate change and support your local economy, all with one smart investment. Tim Nelson of Fire Mountain Solar will explain how the current federal and state incentives mean your solar system can pay for itself completely, typically in 5 to 7 years, utilizing incentives for Made-in-WA products. Attendees will receive special discount pricing on solar system installation by Fire Mountain Solar (system size 4 to 10 kW). Workshop is free. You can take action now to move away from burning fossil fuels with clean green renewable energy. If you are considering buying an electric car, plan now to offset your electric use by adding solar. And, when you buy local, your money stays here, in our shared community. 2014 is the year – now is the time to save on solar! Fire Mountain Solar is a local family-owned expert solar installation firm. Owners Tim & Alana Nelson live near Big Lake and, after 14 years of living completely off-the-grid using solar and wind for power, they now enjoy the luxury of a solar utility grid-tied system with battery backup. www.FireMountainSolar.com Questions? Contact Joan@FMSolar.org or 360-422-5610. Joan Schrammeck, Customer Outreach Coordinator Fire Mountain Solar LLC Joan@FMSolar.com Phone: 360-387-9589 | Cell: 206-399-8401 Fax: 360-539-0045 www.firemountainsolar.com The Ticky Tacky Project: Building Small Dwellings, Community, and Quality of Life For Freedom, Security, Durability, and an Eco Friendly and Vital Life!
What: An ongoing group or team; brainstorming, resource sharing, troubleshooting, inspiring, touring and creating long lasting friendships. Who should attend? YOU! IF YOU are looking for alternative options for housing:
Qustions? Call Tiffany 360-441-1493 or visit https://www.facebook.com/thetickytackyproject CPR/first aid training at the Alger Fire Department. March 24 and 25 from 6 - 10 pm. For more information: http://www.skagitems.com/services/public-training/
Tilth Producers promotes ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable farming practices that improve the health of our communities and natural environment.
Save the Date 3rd Annual Northwest Washington Sustainable Agriculture ConferenceFriday, March 7, 2014 at Bellingham Technical College This conference will once again highlight issues important to produce and livestock farmers in Northwest Washington, with sessions on food safety/GAP/FSMA, fertility management, animal feeds, livestock economics, and plant disease management. University and government experts will be presenting alongside farmers with plenty of time for discussion to get the information you are looking for. New this year will be more farmer-to-farmer learning opportunities with facilitated discussions around hot topics. Bring your expertise and your questions! Information and registration will be available at: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/edu/susagconf/ Hope to see you there!! Save the date: March 15, 2014 Women In Agriculture Conference Mark your calendar and join us for inspiration, knowledge and networking on Saturday, March 15, 2014 for the 3rd Annual Women in Agriculture Conference. This year's conference will be held in multiple locations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon - on the same day! This multiple site conference format brings the best of national and local speakers to easily accessible locations. Mark your calendar and join us for a day full of inspiration, learning and networking with other women involved in agriculture. Last year nearly 500 women at 20 locations heard a national speaker offer practical advice on improving farming skills, marketing, labor issues and work-life balance. Financial information and networking with each other about challenges and risks was valuable to everyone who attended. Visit the website for more information: www.WomenInAg.wsu.edu or contact me at WSU Extension. We hope to see you at one of our locations listed below! 2014 Locations Washington: Bremerton, Chehalis, Colville, Coupeville, Goldendale, Lopez Island, Lynden, Mount Vernon, Nespelem, Olympia, Port Townsend, Prosser, Pullman, Puyallup, Republic, Rosburg, Snohomish, Spokane, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Yakima Idaho: Bonners Ferry, Idaho Falls Oregon: Aurora, Corvallis, Medford Donna Rolen donna.rolen@wsu.edu (509) 745-8531 Tilth Producers of Washington www.tilthproducers.org 206-632-7506 organic@tilthproducers.org |
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