Post-conference Events

March 5–7, 2010

The Vashon Island Food Summit

  ...for people who eat

Raising Our Own Food Classes

Sponsored by Vashon Island Growers’ Association (VIGA) and Mariposa Gardens

 

Beginning Vegetable Gardening

Topics will include choosing a location, soil building, planning your garden, how to plant, frugal gardening, watering, protecting your crop, and more. Instructors are Nancy Lewis-Williams, a master gardener, and Cathy Fulton, proprietor of Mariposa Gardens. The vegetable gardening class will take place on Saturday,  March 20, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm.

 

Raising Chickens for Eggs and Meat 

Our chicken-raising class will cover ordering chicks, housing, feeding, managing your laying flock, chicken health, and raising chickens for meat. We will also discuss how to sell eggs at the market. Instructors are Dana Ness, who has been raising chickens since she was 10 years old and Joe Yarkin, owner of Sun Island Farm. The class will be held Wednesday, March 24, 6:30–9:00 pm.

 

Both classes are free and open to anyone but  pre-registration is required.

Contact Cathy, cathy@MariposaGardens.org, 463-5652.

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