Farming

Scholarship Helps Plant the Seed for Future Farmers

By Huckleberry Press / September 9, 2019 /

by Carey Guhlke-Falk As a farm kid growing up in the Davenport area, there wasn’t much choice in whether I would be involved in 4-H or not.  I don’t remember…

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The Wayward Barnyard

By Huckleberry Press / September 8, 2019 /

by Val Mohney Tammy’s farm is called “The Wayward Barnyard” because her daughter is a huge Supernatural/Wayward Sisters fan. When they added goats to the farm they started naming them…

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Integrating Canola into Wheat Systems and Managing Nitrogen for Canola

By Huckleberry Press / September 7, 2019 /

By Haiying Tao, Washington State University Extension, Washington State University Farmers Network Integrating a new crop into an existing cropping system requires a comprehensive understanding of the new crop. For…

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A Passion to Grow Something Better

By Huckleberry Press / September 6, 2019 /

by Maria Vandervert Growing up I helped my grandma in her garden and cooked with her in the kitchen when I was a kid. She grew her own food, prepared…

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Misinterpreted Cacophony

By Huckleberry Press / May 3, 2018 /

by Tanja Thomas, Methow, WA   The chickens I loved in the past, were the chickens grilled on the BBQ. Being a lifelong animal lover, keeping chickens was the last…

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The Trials and Joys of Growing Your Own Food

By Huckleberry Press / May 6, 2017 /

photos and article by Amy Yeatman Seekins I am often asked by friends and family how I am able to raise animals for our freezer. My answer isn’t simple.  …

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Which Came First?

By Huckleberry Press / July 13, 2016 /

article and photos by Tammy Merrill Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It is an age old question jokingly debated by the experienced and used to provoke the minds…

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A Farming Anecdote: The Electric Fence and the Guinea Hog

By Huckleberry Press / July 9, 2016 /

by Jeremey Weeks I met a pig named Pork Chop in my ramblings across the country a few years ago. Pork Chop was the first American Guinea Hog I had…

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Stuff I’m Not Qualified to Talk About…

By Huckleberry Press / May 6, 2016 /

by Jeremey Weeks Homesteading is not easy.  It’s incredibly more difficult when there is only one set of hands to get work done. I’m fortunate to have a partner who…

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It’s Time for Washington to Embrace Industrial Hemp

By Huckleberry Press / May 4, 2016 /

By Rep. Matt Shea From the beginning of our nation’s history until the 1950s, industrial hemp was grown in the United States. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp. Benjamin…

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