Tips, tricks, and a quick peek into the everyday life of the conservation district.
The news is out: more and more rural Washingtonians are considering renewable energy and energy efficiency options for their farms and small businesses.
Read MoreMarquart Farms provides a bountiful paradise for multiple beehives and pollinator gardens. This urban farmland uses several sustainable agricultural practices like raingardens, three tier composting systems, and collapsible greenhouses with drip irrigation systems.
Read MoreLaminitis in fall? Michael Hipp explains…
Read MoreCurious how long your donated food and produce will last at the food bank? Check out this list!
Read MoreAfter the rain stopped, a group of volunteers with their families enjoyed a fun family day on the farm at Red Barn Farm in Everett.
Read MoreSomeone once said that we owe our existence to six inches of soil and the fact that it rains. This is very true, and amazing to ponder. The soil in our pastures, and the grass it grows, are just as vital to the health of our horses.
Read MoreAt this time of the year, there are still lots of different vegetables you can grow. Here’s a list of basic planting instructions.
Read MoreAround a dozen folks enjoyed this summer day farm tour where David Capocci engagingly educated people curious about regenerative agriculture - a way of farming that regenerates the land.
Read MoreThanks to Monroe High School FFA for hosting and growing vegetable starts!
Read MoreHappy Graduation to the 2019 WSU Cultivating Success - Agricultural Entrepreneurship students! They completed a 12-week class at McCollum Park's Cougar Auditorium on April 2, 2019.
Read MoreThis month we would like to spotlight a local farmer, John Garcia of Skipley Farm, who is doing great things in our community.
Read MoreWarm Beach Camp and Stables hosted our Spring Nutrition and Pastures workshop last Saturday March 23. We brought together a veterinarian, a farm planner, and the leaders of Warm Beach Camp's Horsemanship Program discuss pastures, equine nutrition, and manure and mud management.
Read MoreAh, spring….the snow is gone, the sun is shining, the grass is growing, the horses are licking their lips and pacing their paddocks waiting for you to open the gate and let them out on that beautiful, lush pasture you have limed and fertilized and protected all winter. Before you open that gate and let them run free, however, there are three things you must make sure are ready – the soil, the grass, and your horse.
Read More2019’s Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winter School is in the books with Dr. Temple Grandin as the special guest. Bonus: Check out our two Facebook Live videos!
Read MoreWatch our new Working Buffers video to understand how planting trees and shrubs on your property can make a difference in soil health, water quality and habitat for birds and wildlife.
Read MoreA wrap up of the 2018 Manure Spreading Season from our Sound Horsekeeping Manager, Michael Hipp.
Image credit: The Oatmeal
Read MoreHorses have the ability to be and do many things, and one of the things we have found they can do is to help save our orcas.
Photo credit: Creative Commons, Kat Kellner
Read MoreDid we hit our 20,000 pound goal of food donated to the food bank? ALMOST! Way to go, Project Harvest folks, and Jill, our WSU intern.
Read MoreWe are so thankful to the 20 horse folks that came to our Horsekeeping in the Winter Wet farm tour.
Funding is currently available for certain projects in the Lower Stillaguamish PIC Project area. Even if you don't live in this area, please contact Michael Hipp at 425-377-7019 for advice and/or a free site visit to help you manage mud and manure for your sanity, your horses' health, and the health of the environment around you.
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Snohomish Conservation District | 528 91st Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 | 425-335-5634
