Small Farm Expo features workshop for beginning farmers

Are you interested in sustaining farming in the Puget Sound area, or looking for farmland to lease or purchase? Join Mary Embleton of the Cascade Harvest Coalition as she presents "Washington FarmLink: Passing on the Farming Tradition" at the fifth-annual Small Farm Expo, March 18 at the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw.

Embleton's workshop will provide attendees with the opportunity to meet people who are looking for land to farm, and people who have land available for farming.

What: FarmLink workshop at the fifth-annual Small Farm Expo

Where: King County Fairgrounds - 45224 284th Avenue SE, Enumclaw

When: Saturday, March 18, 2:35 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

This FarmLink workshop is one of many attractions for farmers and rural landowners at this year's Small Farm Expo, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Throughout the day, experts will lead sessions on forestry, composting, small farm equipment, value-added processing, small business management and animal care.

A detailed program of the day's events is available at most King and Pierce County libraries, nurseries and feed stores, and online at: www.metrokc.gov/wsu-ce/farmexpo.

This event is presented by WSU King County Extension and sponsored by King County, the WSU Small Farms Program, The King and Pierce Conservation Districts, Bryant's Tractor, WRS Cover-All, The 4-H Foundation, Del's Farm Supply of Enumclaw, The Enumclaw Courier-Herald, Reber Ranch, Renton Western Wear, Sammamish Valley Grange and Mt. Rainier National Bank.

More information is available at the Small Farm Expo Web site, www.metrokc.gov/wsu-ce/farmexpo, or by contacting Hannah Cavendish-Palmer at 206-205-3206 or hannah.cavendish-palmer@kingcounty.gov.

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