Small Farm Expo will take place this Saturday at the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw

2005 Archived News

The 4th Annual Small Farm Expo for Puget Sound-area small acreage farmers and rural landowners will be this Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw. Admission is free! This one-of-a-kind event gives people a chance to learn about livestock and crop production, land management, landscaping, and more through a wide variety of demonstrations and speaker presentations. If last year is any indication, more than 1300 people will be at the event.

This year's Expo includes a composting workshop with Andy Bary, WSU Soil Scientist and a chainsaw safety and maintenance workshop taught by Tim Curran of Stihl Northwest that will cover basic chainsaw operation safety, safety gear and equipment, and saw maintenance. This is a Hands-on Workshop so please BRING YOUR SAW as well as any basic tools that came with it! Register to ensure space by calling 206-205-3206.

Additional highlights include:

• booths and personnel from local businesses, agencies, and organizations including Del's Farm Supply, HendrikusOrganics, Cascade Harvest Coalition, Enumclaw Garden Club, USDA, and WSDA.
• speaker presentations by renowned gardener Marianne Binetti and local farmer Henning Sehmsdorf.
• a wool spinner's circle, antique tractor display, yaks, turkeys, highland cattle, llamas, alpacas, pigs, sheep and goats.
• amazing animal demonstrations including goat harnessing, dog agility, pony driving, sheep herding, horseshoeing and Dr. Jason Henke, a local horse chiropractor.
• 4-H horse, dog, and rabbit shows and 4-H public presentations.
• delicious concessions provided by New York Catering and Mt. Rainier Espresso.

Small Farm Expo programs are available at your local library or feed, hardware, or grocery store or go to our website at: www.metrokc.gov/wsu-ce/farmexpo.

The event is sponsored by WSU King County Extension, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, From the Heart of Washington, Kiwi Fencing, and King and Pierce Conservation Districts. Reasonable accommodations are available to people with disabilities upon advance request by calling Laurie Clinton, King County Water and Land Resources Division, 206-296-1471 or TTY 800-833-6388. For more information: Contact Hannah Cavendish-Palmer at 206-205-3206, or e-mail hacp@wsu.edu.