WHATCOM COUNTY, WA -- At the end of October, nearly 1000 third grade students met farmers, ate local food, and learned about the importance of agriculture in Whatcom County. In the words of one volunteer, the Whatcom Farm Circle is unmatched in value. If you aren’t familiar with this ...
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA -- Each year the education committee of Whatcom Family Farmers hosts a field trip experience for Whatcom County third graders to learn where their food comes from and meet the farmers who grow it. The Whatcom Farm Circle (WFC) field trip has become so popular that ...
Whatcom Family Farmers-Education online auction "Growing Our Future Together," returns on March 13-19, 2023 Thank you to our Title Sponsor: At Whatcom Family Farmers - Education, our mission is to preserve the legacy and future of family farming in Whatcom County by educating and connecting our community with the people ...
Over the course of three days, a record-breaking total of 891 third graders piled out of buses and chaperone vehicles for the 7th Annual Whatcom Farm Circle. As students eagerly waited outside the doors of the WECU Expo Building at the Northwest Washington Fair, volunteers and station leaders gathered to ...
Whatcom Family Farmers is seeking a part-time Education Coordinator to plan and coordinate delivery of our education programs, which utilize both digital and in-person platforms and target all age levels with age-appropriate content. If you have a passion for education and are interested in growing public support for and understanding ...
After a 1-year hiatus caused by Covid-related shutdowns, the Whatcom Farm Circle was back earlier this month as an in-person event. Over the course of 3 days, 293 students visited a series of 7 exhibits to learn about dairy, berry, and potato farms, along with work that farmers and others ...
We are excited to share with you that we will be holding our first online/virtual auction April 6-10, 2021. Our theme for this event is Growing Our Future Together. At Whatcom Family Farmers - Education, our mission is to preserve the legacy and future of family farming in Whatcom County ...
Although some have suggested that adjudication is the best way to protect salmon runs, the reality is that it will put farms out of business, and put salmon in harm’s way. USDA data shows that Puget Sound has already lost 60% of its farmland since 1950 – ...
Lynden, WA – Whatcom Family Farmers launched the Virtual Farm Circle today, transforming the traditionally in-person event to an online activity for this fall in response to pandemic restrictions. The online activity uses a set of three illustrated maps, showing a dairy farm, raspberry farm and seed potato farm, to ...
A recent letter to the editor in the Lynden Tribune has sparked a response from an expert. Dillon Honcoop spoke with Washington State University scientist Chris Benedict after a letter to the editor raised fears that a specific pesticide was being used in local potato farming. The letter claimed local ...
