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Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching
2013 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
Clallam
County |
Clea Rome
WSU Clallam County Extension Director
360.417.2280
crome@wsu.edu |
Monday nights, 6-9 pm
Feb. 11th - April 29th
Landing in Port Angeles
115 Railroad St.
$250/farm family |
King
County |
Bee Cha
Hmong Program Coordinator, WSU Small Farms Program
425.246.3189
bee_cha@wsu.edu |
Begins Spring 2013. Hmong immigrant farmers have priority
registration. |
Kitsap
County |
Jerry Darnall
Diane Fish
WSU Kitsap County Extension
345 6th St, Ste 550
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-509-0351
JADDarnall@aol.com |
Contact Diane Fish for details at
dfish@wsu.edu |
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Okanogan County |
Curtis Beus
WSU Okanogan County
Extension
149 3rd Ave N
Okanogan, WA
509-422-7248
beusc@wsu.edu
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Course will be located in Twisp, WA starting
the first week of February
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Thurston County |
Lucas Patzek
Director and Small Farms Faculty, WSU Thurston County Extension
5033 Harrison Ave. NW
Olympia, WA 98502
360-867-2153 (office)
510-316-0625 (cell) |
Spring 2013; details TBD |
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Skamania County |
Todd Murray
(509) 427-3931
tmurray@co.skamania.wa.us |
Courses held in White Salmon, WA. Contact instructor for
details. |
Stevens
County |
Lora Lea Misterly
Quillisascut Farm School
2409 Pleasant Valley Road
Rice, WA 99167
(509) 738-2011
loralea1@centurytel.net |
April 24-28, 2013
Intensive week long on farm course.
$895 tuition, includes food, lodging, course materials, and farm
tours (transportation not included)
http://quillisascut.com/farm-school/intro-to-farming |
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Course: Agricultural
Entrepreneurship & Business Planning 2012-2013 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
Clark
County |
Eric Lambert
WSU Clark County Extension
1919 NE 78 th
Street
Vancouver, WA 98665
(360) 397-6060 ext. 5729
eric.lambert@clark.wa.gov
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Jan. 6 - March 20, 2013
WSU Clark County Extension
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Franklin
County |
Johann Curtiss
WSU Franklin County Extension
404 West Clark
Pasco, WA 99301
For info: Vicki Contini
(509) 545-3511
vcontini@co.franklin.wa.us
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Wednesdays:
Jan. 23 - April 10, 2013
6 - 9 pm
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA
Building W, Room 190
Cost: $225 includes notebook
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Grant
County |
Jenelle Ottmar
County Coordinator
Enhancing
Specialty Crop Producer Profitability
P.O. Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 855.1918
jenelle.ottmar@wsu.edu
www.ext.wsu.edu |
Tuesday evenings, 6-9 pm
Feb. 19 - March 26
Big Bend Community College
ATEC Center, Hardin Room
Moses Lake
Registration required
$25 materials fee
*scholarships available* |
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Jefferson County |
Laura Lewis
Extension Director, Jefferson County, FIELD
Internship Program
201 W. Patison, Port Hadlock, WA 98368
360-379-5610 ext 202
laura.lewis@wsu.edu |
Contact instructor for more details. |
King
County |
Bee Cha
Hmong Program Coordinator, WSU Small Farms Program
425.246.3189
bee_cha@wsu.edu |
Essentials of Business Cards Workshop
Feb. 6, 10 am - noon
4621 Tolt Ave., Carnation
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Kitsap
County |
Diane Fish
WSU Kitsap County Extension
345 6th St, Ste 550
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-337-7026
dfish@wsu.edu |
Jan. 17 - March 21
Thursday evenings, 6:30-9 pm
Norm Dicks Government Center
345 - 6th St., Bremerton
$250 including materials
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Klickitat
County |
Susan Kerr,
Director
WSU-Klickitat County
228 W. Main St.
MS-CH-12
Goldendale, WA 98620
509-773-5817
509-773-5707 FAX
kerrs@wsu.edu
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Dates:
Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 & March 5
6-9 PM
located in Goldendale, WA |
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Okanogan County |
Curtis Beus
WSU Okanogan County Extension
149 3rd Ave N
Okanogan, WA
509-422-7248
beusc@wsu.edu |
contact instructor for details |
Skagit
County |
Sarita Schaffer/Chris Elder
Viva Farms (360) 707-3223;
info@vivafarms.org
Spanish spoken/Se
habla Espanol.
Participants may earn
credits toward Skagit Valley College
Sustainable Ag & Food Systems Certificate.
Contact SVC for more info.
Offered by Grow
Food (www.GrowFood.org)
in
partnership
with WSU Skagit Co Extension.
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Bilingual course (English & Spanish
WSU NWREC in Mount Vernon
Thursday evenings, 6-9 pm
Jan. 10 - Mar. 28, 2013
Graduates are eligible to begin farming at the Viva Farms
Incubator. (www.VivaFarms.org)
Limited number of scholarships available. |
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Snohomish County |
Holly Thompson
WSU Snohomish County Extension
600 128th Street
SE
Everett,
Washington 98208-6353
For more information, contact Andrew Corbin 425.357.6012
corbina@wsu.edu |
Tuesday evenings, Jan 15- Apr 15, 2013.
WSU Extension Cougar Auditorium, Everett.
Register online at
www.brownpapertickets.com/events/250334
or contact Karie Christensen
425-357-6039
christensen4@wsu.edu. |
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Thurston County |
Lucas Patzek
Director and Small Farms Faculty,
WSU Thurston County Extension
5033 Harrison Ave. NW
Olympia, WA 98502
360-867-2153 (office)
510-316-0625 (cell)
to register for the course or learn more call Beth at 360-704-3375
ext. 2 or visit:
www.enterpriseforequity.org/agripreneur/ |
"Grow a Profitable Food, Farm, or Fish Business"
Agri-preneur Business Training Program
Click here for
Agri-workshop_flyer
or visit:
www.enterpriseforequity.org
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Whatcom County |
Colleen Burrows
WSU Whatcom County Extension
1000 N. Forest St., Ste. 201
Bellingham, WA 98225
cburrows@wsu.edu |
Visit:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/edu/cs/
Tuesday evenings 6-9pm
Feb 5th - March 26th
WSU Whatcom Co. Extension
1000 N. Forest St. Bellingham
$200 per person/family/farm (includes course materials) |
Yakima
County |
Malaquías Flores
WSU Yakima County Extension
2403 S. 18th Street, Suite 100 Union Gap,
WA 98903-1637
For Spanish course information, contact
Malaquías Flores (509)952-3346
mflores@wsu.edu |
Manejo Financiero en la
Agricultura
En Español - In Spanish Only.
Tuesday & Thursday evenings, Sept 18-
Nov 8, 2012.
Márquez Farms:
4301 Progressive Rd.
Wapato, WA 98951 |
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WSU Academic
Courses: Organic
Farming & Gardening |
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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
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Details TBA
Course offered online through the WSU Distance Degree Program
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WSU Academic
Course: Organic Farming
Practicum |
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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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WSU Academic
Course:
Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems |
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Location |
Instructor/Contact Information |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
PULLMAN,
WA
Washington State University/Univ. of Idaho
Open for Community and
Academic students
This course requires
participation in a 1-week field tour over the WSU spring break.
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Field Analysis of Sustainable Food
Systems (WSU Soils 445/545) - Spring 2012
http://classes.css.wsu.edu/soils445/index.html
Kevin Murphy
(509) 335-9692
kmurphy2@wsu.edu
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Tentative In-Field Course Dates:
Spring Break, 2012
WSU Soils 445/545
UI Ag 445/504
This course will emphasize field analyses of several examples of different agricultural businesses, with a focus on
understanding the systems and the concept of sustainability.
After initial readings over the first 8 wks of the spring semester, we will meet
as a class and visit farms, processing facilities, and marketing
venues, in a selected region of Washington state (TBD).
3 university credits or
5.2 Continuing Education Units |
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WSU Academic
Course: World
Agricultural Systems |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
PULLMAN,
WA
Washington State University
Distance Degree Course
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World Agricultural Systems
Crops 360 / Soils 360
David Brown / Steve Ullrich
509-335-4936,
ullrich@wsu.edu
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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).
3 university credits or
5.2 Continuing Education Units |
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On-Farm Internships
- To be arranged |
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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
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To be arranged |
Maple K Farm
Colfax WA |
Tom Kammerzell |
To be arranged |
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University of Idaho
Student Organic Farm |
Jodi
Johnson-Maynard |
To be arranged |
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Washington State
University Organic Farm |
Brad Jaeckel |
To be arranged |
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Course: Sustainable Livestock Production |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
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Offerings of this course
are under development. |
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