Jan. 4, 2007
King County Noxious Weed Board meets Jan. 16 to discuss weed control list
County panel mulls changes to weed list as state requires control of 5 new weeds
Jan. 1, 2008
External article, Western Farmer-Stockman
WSU Offers Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Certificate
Dec. 4, 2007
Support King County agriculture by purchasing Christmas trees from Puget Sound Fresh growers
Dec. 3, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
King County loosens rules on some agricultural land
Nov. 21, 2007
External opinion, Seattle P-I Editorial Board
Living Food: It's about balance
Nov. 21, 2007
External column, Seattle P-I
On Food: Local choices are good for everyone
Nov. 3, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
Keeping it local for a green Thanksgiving
Nov. 2, 2007
Savor local flavor at the holiday table
Sims asks people to pledge to ‘Eat Local for Thanksgiving'
Oct. 17, 2007
External opinion, Seattle P-I
Color Northwesterners green
Oct. 15, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
Many barriers keep organic food out of school lunches
Aug. 4, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
Say bye bye to bananas, hello local with '100 Mile Diet'
July 30, 2007
Snoqualmie Valley farmers get tools
to protect against winter flooding
July 5, 2007
Ten critters ready to go toe to claw (to hoof) for King County Fair ‘Royal Critter’ crown
Newts, horse, rabbit, chicken among the flock of finalists for July 18 event
Apr. 27, 2007
King County wants to rip out noxious weed problem by the roots
King County Noxious Weed Program offering free workshops for landowners
Apr. 20, 2007
It doesn’t get any fresher: Farmers markets opening for business across King County
Apr. 13, 2007
Sims honors Rep. Norm Dicks, 13 others with Green Globe Awards
Leader in Resource Management:
Murray LLC
Greenprint
for King County
Regional conservation strategy
Mar. 27, 2007
April
16 workshop will provide farmers with tips on obtaining
permits
Mar. 16, 2007
Sixth-annual
Small Farm Expo slated for March 24
Mar.13, 2007
Hmong farmers need home gardeners’ help
Mar. 2, 2007
External Links, Time Magazine
- Eating
Better Than Organic
- Lure
of the 100-Mile Diet
Feb. 7, 2007
King
County Proposes Global Warming Action Plan
Other cities, counties and private
sector urged to join effort
Feb. 6, 2007
Sims
encourages local farmers, chefs to work together for better
health, environment, economy
Sustainable Northwest
Promoting environmentally
sound economic development
Jan. 3, 2007
King County’s noxious weed board meets Jan. 17;
Noxious weed list could grow by three
Oct. 17, 2006
USDA Rural Development to present grant to King County for renewable energy project
Sept. 26, 2006
8th annual Harvest Celebration
Aug. 31, 2006
Farmers, rural home-based businesses enjoy more flexibility under proposed code changes
Aug. 23, 2006
King County wins grant to plan manure digester
System would improve dairy waste management, capture methane for energy
Aug. 14, 2006
External Link, Seatle P-I
WSU's organic agriculture major takes root
Aug. 8, 2006
King County Farmers Markets: Providing fresh, healthy food year 'round
July 19, 2006
Jake the horse trots away with Royal Critter crown
24-year-old Morgan/Arab horse will represent 2006 King County Fair
July 18, 2006
King County in a race against the clock to stop the spread of toxic tansy ragwort
July
18, 2006
King
County Fair: Alive and Kickin’ for 144 years
Wednesday’s Critter Crowning kicks
off oldest county fair west of the Mississippi
June 21, 2006
External Article, King County Journal
U-pick
goodies: Take flowers, berries and herbs straight from the farm
to your kitchen
June 14, 2006
King County offers noxious weed workshop to Vashon property owners,
June 27
June 6, 2006
Don't
let your critter miss its big chance: King County Fair Critter Crowning
Contest entries due June 15
May 20, 2006
External link, Seattle Times
Organic
farming takes root
May 8, 2006
King
County farmers market season kicks into high gear
Executive Sims trumpets farm-fresh produce
now available in 27 neighborhoods
May 2, 2006
External link, King County Journal
9
noxious weeds: pretty, but dangerous: County asking for public's
help to wipe them out
May 1, 2006
King
County encourages landowners to get a jump on noxious weeds
Small
Farm Expo
March 18 at the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw
Jan 2, 2006
Sims
to encourage more marketing connections between farmers, restaurants
at Seattle event
Dec. 29, 2005
King County Agriculture Commission seeks applicants for five seats
Nov. 23, 2005
Puget Sound Fresh farm products still available as farmers' market
season continues
Nov. 3, 2005
Sims lauds King County's water conservation, says climate change
requires continued savings
Executive says reclaimed water source
an important part of future plans
Oct. 28, 2005
King County agreement preserves farmland, creates new athletic fields
in Sammamish Valley
Oct. 27, 2005
King County praised as national leader in addressing climate change
Oct. 26, 2005
Sims outlines efforts to reduce emissions, prepare for global warming
Oct 7,
2005
7th
annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour draws more than 5,000 King
County residents
Sept.30, 2005
King
County dishes up 7th annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour
Sept. 20, 2005
King
County's
2005 Harvest Celebration Farm Tour kicks off with events for children
Aug. 15, 2005
Come
on out to the farm! Harvest Celebration returns to King County on
October 1
July 25, 2005
External link, Seattle P-I
Noxious
-- or obnoxious -- county orders landowners to off invasive weeds
July 15, 2005
External link, Capital Press
Rural
King County residents asked to help plan future
June 21, 2005
Learn
how to fight green invaders
King County offers Noxious Weed
Workshop for rural landowners
May 17, 2005
King
County farmers market sales grow 20 percent
May 9, 2005
County
noxious weed specialists on the look out for infestations of the
worst plant invaders
April 27, 2005
Vashon
Island basin steward available to answer questions one-on-one
April 1, 2005
Snoqualmie
Valley farmers take lead on habitat improvements that help farms
and fish
March 9, 2005
Weeds,
Gardens, Manure and Crops, OH MY!
Feb. 25, 2005
Small
Farm Expo on March 19 puts tools for success in the hands of small
acreage landowners
Jan. 12, 2005
Purchase
of surplus county land to help farmers market, innovative ag projects
sprout in Woodinville
» Critical
Areas Package - CAO Resources
» Agricultural
Practices Fact Sheet (Acrobat PDF)
Oct. 26, 2004
Agricultural Entrepreneurship: Business Planning for Farmers
Thursdays 6-9 pm, January 20 through
April 7, 2005
Oct. 26, 2004
Metro
Transit pilot project may tip balance for new statewide industry
Venture produces largest biodiesel-powered
fleet in the state
Sept 29, 2004
Seattle Times
Multigenerational
farm families want to keep tradition alive
Sept. 24, 2004
Local
farmers gearing up for King County Harvest Celebration Farm Tour
Sept. 17, 2004
County
surplus land to go to farmers'
market
Sustainable Small Acreage Farming
Class for beginning and existing farmers - Wednesdays 6-9 pm Sept.
8-Dec. 15, 2004
Sep. 9, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Citizen-farmers
are preserving the land and harvesting a dream
Aug. 30, 2004
Sixth
Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Announced
Aug. 4, 2004
Counties
will recognize 8 Puget Sound Fresh 'Partners'
for supporting local agriculture on Thursday
Jun. 24, 2004
King
County announces permit procedures to help farmers
May 26 - Jun. 1, 2004
Seattle Weekly
Think
Global, Eat Local
May 24, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Region's
strawberry crop gets a jump on summer
Extension Class June 9:
Best Management Practices for Pastures, Livestock, and Farms
March 22, 2004
Everett Herald
Program
gives farmers a fruitful way to grow
Feb. 27, 2004
Seattle Times
Reworked
ordinance offers break on waterside buffers
Feb. 27, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Proposed
land-use changes would boost density, ease rules in rural areas
Feb. 19, 2004
King
County Seeks Volunteers for Tree-Planting Events in the Snoqualmie
Valley
Feasibility Study: Anaerobic
Digesters for King County Dairies
Study
to Evaluate the Price and Markets for Residual Solids from a Dairy
Cow Manure Anaerobic Digester
Nov. 24, 2003
Care
about agricultural issues? King County Agriculture Commission has
vacancies to fill
Oct 20, 2003
Wineries
in rural areas match of agriculture, jobs
Oct 8, 2003
Reclaimed
water for Sammamish Valley to flow from new source
Oct. 6, 2003
External Link, King County Journal
Public input sought on resource plan
Sept. 3, 2003
External link, Tacoma News Tribune
From
cow pies to kilowatts
July 17, 2003
King
County explores 'Manure Power' to support dairy farmers and boost
air and water quality
King
County Fair mascot crowned
Apr. 23, 2003
External link, Seattle Times
New
generation of farmers nurturing a growing movement
Apr. 16, 2003
King
County announces 2003 Green Globe Award winners
Apr. 8, 2003
County
promotes wide range of energy measures
A biogas generation project for
Enumclaw-area dairy farms being explored, among other projects
Mar 25, 2003
External link, Capital Press Ag News
King
County listens to farmers
Mar. 6, 2003
Puget
Sound Fresh helps boost farmers market sales
Oct. 16, 2002
External link, Seattle Post Intelligencer
For
organic farmers, it's a much easier row to hoe
August 3, 2002
Seattle Post Intelligencer Editorial Board
Enjoy
bounty of this state's other big industry
July 17, 2002
External link, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Farm
foragers link local growers and up-scale restaurants
Puget
Sound Fresh: A Case Study (Adobe
Acrobat format)
External link - University of Wisconsin |
