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Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching

On Farm Internships

Agricultural Entrepreneurship

Organic Gardening and Farming

Organic Farming Practicum

Ecological Soils Management
 

Sustainable Livestock Production

Science, Society & Sustainable Food Systems

Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems

World Agricultural Systems
 

Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching  - Fall 2010
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees
Pierce County Chris Benedict & DeAnna Burnett-Keener
For info: Chris Benedict
Phone: (253) 798-7028
cbenedict@wsu.edu
Details TBA
Quillisascut Farm School | Rice, WA  Rick or Lora Lea Misterly
Quillisascut Farm
2409 Pleasant Valley Road
Rice, WA 99167
Phone: (509) 738-2011
loralea1@centurytel.net
Quillisascut Farm will be offering a hybrid Cultivating Success short course on Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching, October 9 - 13, 2010.
Skagit County Don McMoran & Sarita Schaffer
For info:  Sarita Schaffer
Phone:  (206) 914-7948
sschaffer@wsu.edu
Spanish Spoken/Se habla Espanol.
Sept. 8 - Nov. 24, 2010
Bilingual - English & Espanol
Location TBA
Skamania County Todd Murray
(509) 427-3931
tmurray@wsu.edu
Details TBA
Snohomish/North King County Holly Thompson
For info: Andrew Corbin
Phone: (425) 357-6012
corbina@wsu.edu
Sept. 21 - Dec. 7, 2010
Tuesdays, 6 - 9 p.m.
WSU Snohomish County Extension Office
Spokane County Pat Munts
Spokane County Extension
222 N. Havana
Spokane, WA 99202-4799
Phone: (509) 477-2173
pmunts@spokanecounty.org
Sept. 29 - Dec. 13, 2010
Spokane County Extension Office
$175 per farm/family
Whatcom County Colleen Burrows
Whatcom County Extension
1000 North Forest Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 676-6736
cburrows@cahnrs.wsu.edu
Details TBA

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Course: Agricultural Entrepreneurship -Fall 2010
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees
Jefferson County Katherine Baril
Jefferson County Extension
201 West Patison
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Phone: (360) 379-5610
kbaril@wsu.edu
Details TBA
Yakima County Malaquias Flores
2301 South 80th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98903
Phone: (509) 952-3346
mflores@wsu.edu
Spanish Spoken/Se habla Espanol.
Spanish course begins in October
Details TBA

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Course: Organic Farming & Gardening
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees
Pullman, WA
Washington State University Distance Degree Program course cross-listed with University of Idaho
WSU Soils 101
UI Ag 101

Stephen Bramwell
bramwell@wsu.edu

Details TBA

Course offered online through the WSU Distance Degree Program

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Course: Organic Farming Practicum
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees
Pullman, WA
Washington State University Campus Farm
Brad Jaeckel
jaeckel@wsu.edu
Contact instructor to arrange credit

Link to Course Syllabus

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Course: Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems
Location Instructor/Contact Information Dates, Times, Fees
PULLMAN, WA
Washington State University

Open for Community and Academic students

This course requires participation in a 1-week field tour. 

 

Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems (WSU Soils 445/545) - Spring 2011

http://classes.css.wsu.edu/soils445/index.html

Kevin Murphy
(509) 335-5463
kmurphy2@wsu.edu

 

Tentative In-Field Course Dates:
Spring Break, 2011
Details TBA

This course will emphasize field analyses of several examples of each of several different agricultural businesses, with a focus on understanding the systems and the concept of sustainability.  After initial readings, we will meet in person visiting farms, processing facilities, and marketing venues, with evening discussions and activities.

3 university credits or 5.2 Continuing Education Units

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Course: World Agricultural Systems
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees
PULLMAN, WA
Washington State University

Distance Degree Course

 

 

World Agricultural Systems
Crops 360 / Soils 360

Steve Ullrich
509-335-4936,
ullrich@wsu.edu


 

 

 

Fall Semester 2010
Details TBA

Study of agro-environmental characteristics of world agriculture; historical and contemporary features of world food production. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PISc 360).

Rental media will be shipped from DDP and your student account will be billed the applicable fee: more info

3 university credits or 5.2 Continuing Education Units

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On-Farm Internships - To be arranged
Location Farmer Mentor Dates, Times, Fees
Riley Creek
Blueberry Farm

Laclede ID
Stan Urmann To be arranged
Greentree Naturals
Sandpoint ID
Diane Green To be arranged
Skylines Farm Sheep & Wool
Harvard ID
Melissa Lines To be arranged
Moffett's Organics
Colton WA
Stacia & David Moffett To be arranged
Maple K Farm
Colfax WA
Tom Kammerzell To be arranged
University of Idaho Student Organic Farm Jodi Johnson-Maynard To be arranged
Washington State University Organic Farm Brad Jaeckel To be arranged

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Course: Sustainable Livestock Production
Location Instructor Dates, Times, Fees

Offerings of this course are under development.

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