Spud, Seed Balls and Diversity Speaker: Muriel Nesbitt, Brown Bag Green Thumb Lecture Series
Upcoming Events
May 25, 2013
Class Act at Woodcock Series: Plant-Insect Communication (by Pam Larsen)
These presentations are held on select Saturdays at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden at 2711 Woodcock Rd, Sequim. They run from 10 to 11 AM, and often involve hands on demonstrations. They are open to the public and free, but donations to help with the costs of the handouts are greatly appreciated.
May 25, 2013 – May 26, 2013
Revelry on Red Mountain – Auction of Washington Wines
Join us for one of our most popular events back for the 5th year – Revelry on Red Mountain! Red Mountain is a remarkable place, for both scenery and wine. Spend an evening rubbing elbows with growers and winemakers from the region while sitting atop this gold podium at Col Solare Winery. 24 Washington winemakers are bringing their newest releases for a spirited evening of acclaimed wines. A spectacular sunset, panoramic views of the valley below, savory delights from a noted Chef, and the warmth of eastern WA.
June 1, 2013
Class Act at Woodcock Series: Strawberries (by Master Gardener, Jeanette Stehr-Green)
These presentations are held on select Saturdays at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden at 2711 Woodcock Rd, Sequim. They run from 10 to 11 AM, and often involve hands on demonstrations. They are open to the public and free, but donations to help with the costs of the handouts are greatly appreciated.
June 11, 2013
Vineyard Pest and Disease Scouting Workshop
SORRY, THIS EVENT IS OFFICIALLY FULL!
General Information
Join us for a full-day, hands-on workshop on various components of disease, insect pest, and vine nutrition monitoring. Five modules are designed to give you practical information to help hone your vineyard scouting skills and increase your knowledge of plant health and protection from economically important and emerging pests. The modules will include new and regionally important information based on research findings from OSU, USDA-ARS and WSU. To print this information, click here.
Registration – SOLD OUT!
Registration is required in advance to ensure that adequate materials are available. Space is limited to allow greater interaction with presenters in this hands-on workshop. A boxed lunch, handouts, printed publications, and scouting tools (magnifying loupe and mini-microscope) will be provided as part of registration fees.
REGISTRATION IS FULL
Registration deadline is 12 (noon), May 30, or when the space is full. Registration will be capped at 60 participants.
No late or on-site registration will be allowed!
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June 22, 2013
FOREST and RANGE OWNERS FIELD DAY
The purpose of the field day is two-fold: 1) to provide fundamental management advice and information on emerging issues, and 2) to unite field day participants with products and services that will help them accomplish their personal management objectives. Last summer, we surpassed our 10,000th landowner in attendance.
June 24, 2013 – June 28, 2013
American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Meeting
For more information go to: http://asev.org/national-conference-2013
June 29, 2013 – July 13, 2013
France Winery Tour – Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux
Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux are world famous for their wines. Each has climates and soils suited to the particular wines produced, and have been making wines for over 2000 years.
Throughout the centuries, growers and wine makers have figured out which grape varieties grow best in their locale. Chateaux in each region produce large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world. During this educational tour you will become well acquainted with a wide variety of wines, wineries, vineyards and producers.
Each region also has its special tourist attractions including Gothic cathedrals, ancient villages, vineyard covered hills and world class historic sites, many of which are included in this tour.
July 13, 2013 – July 18, 2013
Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference and WineTech
Join us at Sydney’s iconic Darling Harbour for the Australian grape and wine sector’s premier technical conference for winemakers, grapegrowers and other wine industry professionals.
An exciting program will be presented by esteemed local and international speakers who will cover all aspects of grape and wine production from the vineyard to the consumer.
Visit awitc.com.au for more information.
August 3, 2013
Vintage Spokane
SAVE THE DATE!
Vintage Spokane returns to the Northern Quest Resort & Casino
For more information click here.