Farm Walks
Each Farm Walk features farmer-to-farmer education through a tour of farm or business, with guest experts on hand to share the most current research and resources.
Join us for a Farm Walk!
Join Tilth Alliance in collaboration with Washington State University for the 16th year of Farm Walks. Farm Walks are designed to transfer the hard-earned expertise of established farmers to the current and next generations of sustainable producers. Each Farm Walk features farmer-to-farmer education through a tour of farm or business, with guest experts on hand to share the most current research and resources.
Farm Walks usually take place on Monday afternoons. Registration is $15 for Tilth Alliance members and students and $25 for non-members.
Questions? Contact Erin Murphy, Statewide Education Coordinator: erinmurphy@tilthalliance.org or (206) 633-0451 ext. 116.
Save the Date: Farm Walks 2019
This year we will visit seven farm locations throughout Washington State, hosted by organic, sustainable and innovative farm and food businesses providing peer-to-peer education. Keep an eye out for registration!
- Bright Ide Acres — Orting, WA — May 20
- Bluebird Grain Farms — Winthrop, WA — June 13
- Spoon Full Farm — Thorp, WA — July 8
- Lazy R Ranch and LINC Foods — Spokane, WA — July 29
- Viva Farms — Mount Vernon, WA — August (date TBD)
- Lost Peacock Creamery — Olympia, WA — September 9
Farm Walk Booklets
See below for information about past farm walk sites. Click the location for a site description, resources and topics covered during each Farm Walk.
Basics of Biochar: On-Farm Kiln and Soil Amendments: Finnriver Farm & Cidery
- Sat., Dec. 8, 2018
- Oct. 22, 2018
Fall Cover Crops and the Value of On-Farm Education: Cloudview Farm
- Sep. 24, 2018
Creative Farm Financing & Diversified Enterprises (English)
Financiación Agrícola Creativa y Empresas Diversificadas (Español)
- Sep. 10, 2018
Organic Orchard Pest Management (Manejo Organico de Plagas de la Huerta): White Bear Orchard
- Aug. 6, 2018
Fermented Feed for Pastured Poultry and On-Farm Nutrient Management: Foothill Farms
- July 9, 2018
Crafting Value-Added Products with Heritage Grains: Palouse Colony Farm and Joseph's Grainery
- June 4, 2018
- Topics: heritage grains, niche grains, grain-to-glass movement
Cover Cropping for Soil Health: Lenwood Farms
- May 22, 2017
- Topics: cover cropping, irrigated systems, habitat, beneficials
- July 7, 2017
- Topics: Season extension, diversified marketing
- August 7, 2017
- Topics: Orchard, organic transition, certification, recordkeeping
- August 21, 2017
- Topics: Organic, medicinal herbs, wholesale, retail, budgeting
- September 25, 2017
- Topics: Cider, orchard, taphouse, marketing
- October 2, 2017
- Topics: Organic, seed production
Farm Walks are supported in part by the WSDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the USDA Risk Management Agency.
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