Pierce County will permanently conserve 154 acres of farmland in the Puyallup River Valley, thanks in part to a Washington State Department of Ecology grant. The $525,000 grant from the state agency’s “Floodplains by Design” program serves as the final funding piece to acquire and conserve the “Matlock Farm” in the Puyallup River Valley at…
Category: Agriculture
Agriculture, farms, gardening, livestock
New Puget Sound Fresh app puts local farms and farmers markets info in your pocket
Consumers can find hundreds of local farms, markets, products, recipes and more using a new mobile app built by Pierce County and Cascade Harvest Coalition. The Puget Sound Fresh app provides quick access to a growing network of farms and farmers markets who are members of the Coalition, a Seattle-based nonprofit that has been providing…
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt – April 12
Wilcox Farms Easter Egg Hunt! This event will take place on Saturday, April 12 events start at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The hunts are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event is held at the Wilcox Family Farms in Roy, Washington. Tour the organic egg farm Enjoy fresh omelets Take a…
Magnificient Mutts at Frontier Park
By Marianne Lincoln On Saturday, March 29, many mutts and their human friends visited with the 2014 Daffodil Court at Graham’s Frontier Park dog building. Among the yellow tennis shoed and tiaraed princesses strode festooned canines and costumed children.The princesses beamed and cooed at the entrants. The kids and dogs were delightfully irresistible. Although the building…
Edible Gardens workshop series teaches gardening from seed to table
Pierce County residents can learn how to grow their own food through Pierce County and Pierce Conservation District’s Edible Gardens Workshop Series. The free series of monthly workshops, which is offered at several locations, teaches beginning gardeners how to plan a garden, prepare the soil, plant seeds and harvest the food they’ve grown. Each workshop…
Treatment plant ending sales of individual bags of SoundGRO fertilizer
Individual bags of SoundGRO® fertilizer will no longer be sold directly from the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in University Place, effective March 15. Bags will continue to be available at a number of distributors across Pierce County. Large volumes – orders of 1 ton or more – will still be available at the…
Composting classes teach residents how to reduce waste at home
Residents can learn how to reduce the amount of waste they produce by attending Pierce County’s composting classes this spring. One class focuses on yard waste, and the other on food waste. “These classes are a great way to learn about the two kinds of composting you can do at home,” said Mary Coleman, Pierce…
Pierce Conservation District’s 23rd Annual Native Bare Root Plant Sale
March 1 from 9-1 at 5430 66th Ave E in Puyallup, 98371. Spring is the perfect time to plant bare root plants, and bare root is the most economical way to purchase them!! The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 30+ species of plants native to Western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray…
Natural Science Resource Center hosts community work party on March 8
Come one, come all! On March 8, beginning at 8:00 a.m., the Natural Science Resource Center is hosting a community work party to spruce up the raised beds and ready them for planting. No RSVP is required. Just show up wearing clothes that are allowed to get a little dirty. This is the school district…
Dish Garden workshop at Chase Garden
Dish Garden workshop at Chase Garden 16015 – 264th St. E. Orting, Sat. March 8 1:30 – 3:00, $20.00 fee, Chase members $15.00 All materials provided to create your outdoor miniature garden in a ceramic or wooden container. Reservations required: 206 242-4040 http://www.chasegarden.org
Pierce County’s first Farm Forum will share marketing ideas and expertise
PIERCE COUNTY — More than 70 farmers are registered to attend the Pierce County Farm Forum, where they will glean ideas from each other and experts in agricultural marketing and trends. The Farm Forum, to be held Thursday, Feb. 6, on the WSU Extension campus in Puyallup, was organized by County Executive Pat McCarthy to…
Native Plant Sale Pre-Orders Due January 17!
Pierce Conservation District’s 23rd Annual Native Bare Root Plant Sale Taking Pre-Orders Until January 17 for Early Spring Pick-Up February 28 and March 1. The perfect time to plant bare root plants. The Pierce Conservation District is featuring 30+ species of plants native to western Washington as well as plastic tree tubes and spray on…
Pierce Prairie Post 