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Spring Classes Teach Beekeping, Nettle Foraging and More |
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Written by Admin
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Tuesday, 08 February 2011 23:11 |
Learn how to nurture bees, tend your chicks, manage a small farm, and cook nettle soup this spring!
Backyard Chickens / Chickens 101
Care and brooding of chicks, equipment, housing for adult birds, feeds and feeding, chicken health, manure management, chicken breeds, and much more!
February 5, 1pm to 4pm, $35, Norm Dicks Government Center, Room 406, 345 6th Street, Bremerton WA 98337 Contact:
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Natural Beekeeping
Learn to mimic the way that bees live in the wild to keep healthier hives. Chuck Estin, Ph.D.
Saturday February 12, 3pm to 4:30pm, $8, Bay Hay and Feed, 206-842-2813.
Pruning
Tools, pruning techniques, plant types and timing. The class has a show-and-tell format, so your questions will guide the direction the class takes. Steve Minch
Sunday February 13, 1pm, $8, Bainbridge Gardens, 206-842-5888
Fruit Tree Grafting
Early spring is the time for dormant grafting of fruit trees. A hands-on workshop. Chuck Estin, Ph.D.
Saturday February 26, 2pm to 4pm, $8, Bay Hay and Feed, 206-842-2813.
Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are in stock at Bay Hay! Learn about caring for them for the first 16 weeks. Paul Farley.
Saturday March 5, 10 am to 12:30 pm, $18, Bay Hay and Feed, 206-842-2813
Westsound Small Farms Expo
Classes for farmers and ranchers. Topics include agritourism, season extension techniques, managing mud, pastured poultry, network with local farmers, visit vendors and more!
Saturday March 5, 8am to 5pm, $55, Olympic College Campus, Bremerton, http://kitsap.wsu.edu or 360-337-7157
Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are in stock at Bay Hay! Learn about caring for them for the first 16 weeks. Paul Farley.
Saturday March 12, 10 am to 12:30 pm, $18, Bay Hay and Feed, 206-842-2813
Orchard Mason Bees
Improve fruit production by starting your own Orchard Mason bee colony. Mason bees are non-aggressive & highly effective pollinators. What you need to get started, where and when to place your bee houses & more. Jenni McCain, CPH
Saturday March 12, 1pm, Free, Bainbridge Gardens, no preregistration
Permaculture Design
Basics of permaculture design; zones, secotrs, patterns, garden bed deisgn, guilds and food forests. Chuck Estin, Ph.D.
Saturday March 12, 3pm to 4:30 pm, $8, Bay Hay and Feed, 206-842-2813
Foraging for Stinging Nettles
Renowned Northwest forager and author of Fat of the Land, Langdon Cook takes students to a local park to forage stinging nettles, then cooks up a hearty and delicious Stinging Nettle Soup with enough leftovers to bring home to share.
Wednesday March 23, 10am to 2pm, $35, Bainbridge Parks and Rec, http://www.biparks.org/ 206-842-2306
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