Where Cows Meet Clams: A Farm and Forest Sustainability Program

Where Cows Meet Clams is a project designed to help farmers and foresters, and those interested in becoming farmers and/or foresters, build longevity and success with their resource businesses while protecting important natural assets using tools, trends and practices that have been demonstrated to work.  The project is also designed to build on existing buy local trends in the Snoqualmie Valley and develop new, experiential tourism ways to support Snoqualmie Valley farms and forests.

A series of four workshops have been developed to provide an integrated, hands-on approach to operating a successful and sustainable farm or forest. The holistic approach will combine stewardship, succession planning and marketing/ economic development that taps into trends in restoration, buy-local and experience-based tourism. Topics include building healthy soil, water and habitat; forest inventories and management plans; Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) marketing; cost-share opportunities; incorporating stewardship into outreach and education; low-impact development (Natural Landscaping); marketing tools and how tourism and economic development trends can generate new revenue.
 
Four additional topic-intensive classes will be held in March, including farm and forest stewardship, succession planning and marketing.  Stay tuned for registration information!
 
WORKSHOP DATES
Each farmer and forester workshop is repeated to give you a choice of two dates to attend.

FOR FARMERS
On-site Workshops on Feb 4th and Feb 25th from 9 am to 2 pm (Mondays)
Oxbow Farm & Education Center, 10819 Carnation-Duvall Road, Carnation, WA 98014
Cost: $15 includes box lunch
Register online

FOR FORESTERS
On-site Workshops on Feb 23rd and March 9th from 8 am to 1 pm (Saturdays)                                                 
Camp River Ranch, 33300 NE 32nd St, Carnation, WA 98014
Cost: $15 includes box lunch
Register online
 
Who should attend: Farmers and Foresters in the Puget Sound basin.
                           
For more information contact: Heidi Siegelbaum, heidi@calyxsite.com, 206-784-4265 or Mary Embleton, mary@cascadeharvest.org, 206-632-0606

Thanks to our Funders: Where Cows Meet Clams has been funded by EPA's National Estuary Program (Cooperative Agreement Grant PC-00J20101) in partnership with the Washington State Department of Ecology.

When	Feb 04, 2013 05:00 PM to Mar 09, 2013 09:00 PM
Where	Oxbow Farm & Education Center, 10819 Carnation-Duvall Road, Carnation, WA 98014 and Camp River Ranch, 33300 NE 32nd St, Carnation, WA 98014
Contact Name	Heidi Siegelbaum
Contact Email	heidi@calyxsite.com
Contact Phone	206-784-4265
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