What differentiates your livestock practice from thousands of others? In this session, Ren of Uphill Farmers will define heritage livestock, explain what differentiates it, and describe the benefits from ecological, welfare, and market perspectives, as well as the practical application of heritage livestock in small-scale agricultural operations. Poultry will...
Track: Track 3
Learn about practical agroforestry strategies for Pacific Northwest farms with Agroforestry Northwest. This session introduces forest farming, alley cropping, silvopasture, and Indigenous agroforestry, highlighting how these approaches can diversify production, strengthen resilience, and support habitat. Participants will leave with regionally relevant examples, learn PNW agroforestry keystone crops, design considerations,...
Sweet potato (Ipomea batata) can grow well in Washington with the right variety selection and if soil warming measures are provided in Western Washington. Sweet potato provides a new crop for soil rotation and diversifies market offerings. This presentation will describe the basics of growing sweet potato in Western Washington based on our experiences at WSU NWREC in Mount...
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This workshop will focus on organic production of top quality raspberries and blueberries. We will emphasize lessons learned from soil preparation to post harvest handling as well as share details on teaching people how to pick, anticipating disease, insect challenges and weed management systems, and what products are allowed...
