Dear Ag Partners, The Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) is now accepting applications for anyone interested in serving on the newly approved Agriculture Advisory Council! The Council will advise Commissioners and County staff on key agricultural matters, including education and policy, land use, and economic opportunities, while serving Read more
Join Roots Farm, Kitsap Conservation District and NRCS for a free whole day Biochar Workshop led by Jen Clark of Roots Farm and joined by Sean McDonagh and Rebecca Anderson from NRCS. Learn how to make biochar and its many beneficial uses including greatly enhancing soil life and fertility. Jen Read more
November 16, 2024 Time: 11 am – 1pm Location: Poulsbo Fire Department Station 71, 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370 Free GO BAGS for 30 patricipants Join us for a discussion on how to prepare yourself and your property for wildfire and emergency situations. Ask questions of the experts Read more
Kitsap County’s first 2024 detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a backyard poultry operation in South Kitsap. The map can be found at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=5bb22df733ae49b29ac7b3cc3c7fc3e3 The highly contagious virus spreads rapidly in poultry environments, causing severe illness or death among infected birds. After a commercial detection: Read more
Pierce CD and Kaukiki Farm teamed up and were awarded funding from the WA State Conservation Commission Sustainable Farms and Fields: Climate-Smart Livestock program to purchase and demonstrate the use of a Ranchworx SB pull type aerator with a seed box attachment. This system utilizes blades to fracture the soil Read more
Online Forest Stewardship Coached Planning July 8 – 25, 2024 CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER Your Land. Your Trees. Your Goals. Natural beauty, wildlife, ecosystem health, harvest income, family ties, privacy, and peace and quiet are some of the many reasons people value their forestland. Whatever your values Read more
Are you prepared for wildfire? Check out the Washington Department of Natural Resources Firewise and Wildfire prevention page! See Fire Prevention information in English and Spanish! Each year, wildland fires consume homes in the wildland-urban interface – defined as areas where homes are built near or among lands prone to Read more
June 3, 2021 12-1 pm Register for this meeting at https://bit.ly/3uwf0IX Farmers and producers in Thurston, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, and King Counties are invited for a 1 hour virtual lunchtime Local Working Group meeting. Join us to share needs and any barriers you’re experiencing in your work. Your feedback is Read more
“From Pig to Pork Chop” Webinar will feature Dr. Paul Kuber, WSU Extension Specialist, explaining how much pork meat one can expect from a butcher pig. In The Swine Barn Webinar Series is a collaboration between WSU Extension and SDSU Extension, Washington Pork Producers and support from the National Pork Read more
Hosted by Stanwood FFA Presented by the Livestock Master Foundation, WSU Skagit & Snohomish County Extension Livestock Advisor Program and the Cattlemen’s Association The 2021 Expo will be held this winter virtually via Zoom! 3 Days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday January 29-31 Take up to 12 classes! MORE INFORMATION
