(Port Orchard, WA) – The WSU Kitsap Count Extension is
offering new classes this year for local residents. Here are each of the classes
with a brief description, contacts, and how to register.
Ag Entrepreneurship & Business
Planning
Wednesdays, January 28 through April 22, 6:30-9
p.m.
Norm Dicks Government Center
Extension educators, successful
farmers & agricultural business professionals will help you make your farm
business professionals will help you make your farm business dream come
true! Learn how to:
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Create a plan for your business
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Brand and market products
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Manage your risk
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Apply for government programs
Register online at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1168929
For more
information contact Diane Fish dfish@wsu.edu.
Women in Agriculture Conference
February
21, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Join us for a multiple-site conference that offers
women in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska a unique opportunity to gather for
a 1-day event, experience great speakers, learn new skills and network with
others at an easily accessible location.
Walla Walla farmer Emily Asmus
will share how Welcome Table Farms keeps their “brand” fresh to build interest
and loyalty. Learn what tools and techniques are critical to their marketing
plan.
Marketing expert Erica Mills from Claxon Marketing believes every
woman can–and should–have a consistently compelling way to describe her farm
business. She knows this isn’t easy and will help farms of all shapes and sizes
tackle this tough challenge. Using proven tools that have been pressure-tested
by thousands of users, you’ll learn a simple, 3-step marketing method and create
a Marketing Action Plan that gets you results.
In addition to telling
your compelling story as part of your marketing plan, this conference will help
you inform decision makers, non-farmers and community members about your best
management practices.
Registration fee is $30 but there is a $25 early
bird special between January 10 and February 13; includes a light breakfast,
lunch, handouts and tools you can use. Scholarships are available for aspiring
farmers and student.
For event information including locations,
registration, and agenda, visit: Womeninag.wsu.edu. The Kitsap Community
Agriculture Alliance has generously created a scholarship fund to pay the
registration for seven participants to attend this conference. Please contact
Laura Ryser at
laura.ryser@wsu.edu or 360.337.7281 if you are interested in the
scholarship.
WSU Extension, Western Risk Management Center and
USDA-Rural Development bring you this great opportunity to learn – empowering
women in agriculture to achieve goals and manage risk.
Organic Gardening Vegetable Course
February
28, March 7, 21, and 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Norm Dicks Government
Center
Cost: $150 for all four classes (includes class materials,
Maritime Gardening Guide and resource guides) or $45 each class
individually
Early Registration by December 15th $125 for all 4
classes
Master Gardener Rate: $100 for all 4 classes. $15 cancellation fee
for series of 4 classes, $5 cancellation fee for each individual class. No
refunds after February 6, 2015, $35 charge for checks returned for
non-sufficient funds
Register online at https://ocrs.wsu.edu/Signup/?eventid=949
For more
information send email to kitsapvegclass@gmail.com
or call 360.337.7157
Stream Stewards
Fridays, January 23 through
February 27
Island Lake John Horsley Center
Cost: $45 - Stream
Stewards is for people who want to learn about and protect our natural
resources. Through this course, you will study local land and freshwater issues,
while connecting with other like-minded people who are making a difference in
the community.
In addition to the training and resources, we also provide
and connect you with opportunities to volunteer in activities around Kitsap
County, including tree planting, streamside restoration, stream sampling, and
teaching others about watersheds, wetlands, streams, and salmon.
This
class is open to the public, taught by local and regional experts, and covers
topics such as
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Streams and riparian areas
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Forest health and diseases
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Wetlands and aquatic insects
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Fish and wildlife and their habitat
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Human interactions with the watershed
Register Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/935662
For more
information contact Lisa Rillie by email lrillie@co.kitsap.wa.us
or call 360.337.7157 (ext. 3244)
Beach Naturalist Training
Thursdays, April
9 through May 14, 6-8 p.m.
Poulsbo Marine Science Center
Cost: $65
($60 if you register by March 18, 2015). Beach Naturalists is for people who
want to discover and explore shorelines and sea life. Nearly surrounded by
water, the Kitsap Peninsula is an amazing place to learn about the sea stars,
clams, crabs, and other cool critters, as well as seaweeds and plants that live
on our beaches. We also discuss Salish Sea oceanography and shoreline living,
conservation, and restoration.
In addition to the training and resources,
we also provide and connect you with opportunities to volunteer in activities
around Kitsap County, including acting as a naturalist for community beach
explorations and children’s field trips, conducting beach profiles, sea star
monitoring, and outreach at local events.
This class is open to the
public, taught by local and regional experts, and covers topics such as:
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Invertebrates and seaweeds
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Birds and bugs
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Shoreline conservation
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Oceanography
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Interpretative skills
Register online at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/935697
For more information
contact Lisa Rillie by email lrillie@co.kitsap.wa.us
or call 360.337.7157 (ext. 3244)
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