farming

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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Win-tur Bison Farms and the Path to Agritourism

By Huckleberry Press / December 17, 2015 /

by Jessie Turney My name is Jessie. My husband, Drew and I own Win-Tur Bison Farm in Springdale, WA. We kind of fell into raising bison and becoming farmers. Drew…

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Building Bridges through Good Food

By Huckleberry Press / September 24, 2015 /

by Daisy Pongrakthai There’s more than just ‘where’s the beef?’ going on at Flat Creek Farm. Good ‘ol home town classic relations are envisioned with an added tasty gourmet beef product…

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Vintage Harvest, August 22nd & 23rd

By Huckleberry Press / August 19, 2015 /

 by Carey Guhlke-Falk Some of my earliest childhood memories are of harvest. Perched on the armrest of my dad’s seat in a Gleaner combine, I would be mesmerized by the endless rows…

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Let the Worms Do the Work For You!

By Huckleberry Press / August 13, 2015 /

by Kimberly Julian, Marle Worm Growers The technology has been around for a long time, it’s how the gardeners and farmers use to do it; and around it comes again,…

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Stevens County Cattlemen Offer Reward for Info on Killed, Maimed cattle

By Huckleberry Press / July 23, 2015 /

Reward of $2,500 being offered in Stevens, Ferry counties The Stevens County Cattlemen’s Association (SCCA) recently ran ads in newspapers in Stevens and Ferry County offering a $2,500 reward for…

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West Plains Beekeepers: Swarms

By Huckleberry Press / July 14, 2015 /

By Margo Buckles and Ellen Miller A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July…

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2015 Northeast Washington Farm Guide Available

By Huckleberry Press / July 1, 2015 /

Colville, WA – July 1, 2015 – Where can you find details about more than 40 local farms and ranches that sell products fresh from their fields, pastures, and orchards?…

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