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s pr i ng/su m m e r 2 012
Exchanges in
Agriculture p.18
K Diamond K
Ranch p.22
WFB Ag
Photo Contest Winners p.26
FAMILY FARMERS & RANCHERS PULLING TOGETHER
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From the President’s Desk
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YesterYear
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Serves up Cheese,
Education
Exchanges in
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Agriculture
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SPRING/SUMMER 2012
inside this issue |SPRING/SUMMER 2012
10 Lynden Rodeo
Golden Glen 14
Creamery
Kevin Long | klong@wsfb.com
Diamond K Ranch
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KProvides
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Second Harvest
Helps Fight Hunger
and So Can You
About The cover: Younger guests try their hands
at fishing from the bridge while others enjoy a fresh
picnic lunch nearby at K Diamond K Ranch.
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from THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
The Changing Face(s)
of Agriculture
Mike LaPlant
President, Washington Farm Bureau
Y
ou might notice that this column
has a new face attached to it. That’s
because the Farm Bureau has a new
President. For many of you, this publication
is the first time you will have seen my name
or heard anything about me. So I’d like to tell
you my story.
I am an irrigated hay grower from Grant
County (and a Grant County Farm Bureau
past president). I have been active in Farm
Bureau since 1995 and have served on the
Washington Farm Bureau Board of Directors
since 1998. I have been Chair of the WFB
Water Advisory Committee and a trustee for
the Washington State Farm Bureau Political
Action Committee Board. Prior to being
elected Washington Farm Bureau President
in November 2011, I was the organization’s
Second Vice President for Policy Development
for three years.
I am passionate about water, policy
and farming. I believe in the grassroots
methodology of Farm Bureau and that as
volunteer leaders, we can (and do!) make a
difference in influencing the world around us.
One of the many things I enjoy most
about being a part of Farm Bureau is that
as volunteer leaders we drive the changes
that happen in Farm Bureau. Sure, keeping
up with change can be challenging, but I’ve
found that the Farm Bureau way of dealing
with change – which is really taking charge of
change – can be exciting.
Here’s one example of an exciting change:
farmers and ranchers are continuing to
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leverage the latest developments in science
and technology not only to farm better, but
also to tell our story better.
If you would have told me a few years
ago that I would be doing the majority of
my communication with other farmers and
ranchers on e-mail, FROM MY PHONE, I
would have laughed. Or, if you would have
told me how influential social media would
become, especially Facebook, I likely would
have responded with, “Face what?” Today, I
am on Facebook and so are my peers. And,
the Washington Farm Bureau has its own
Facebook page – which you should visit and
“like,” by the way. We use it to share our
stories and to help put a face on agriculture.
Here’s another big change: the definition
of agriculture is changing. What was widely
considered to be “non-traditional” agriculture
just a few short years ago is now becoming
more main stream. Because of that, the faces
in agriculture are changing. We are starting
to see more folks enter into the industry who
are willing to take risks that are ultimately
broadening the scope of agriculture.
In this issue, you’ll meet some of the more
unique faces of agriculture. Some are furry
and some are foreign.
Each face belongs to an innovator who has
a story to tell. I hope you enjoy them.
Corner posts
Lost in the Food Fact Clutter?
Contrary to popular belief,
straightforward answers to your
questions about food and farming
do exist. The new CommonGround
website is a great way to connect
with farmers and learn more about
how food is grown, produced and
processed by farmers and ranchers
throughout the U.S.
“I hope our website will make
people aware of the fact there is a
lot of misinformation out there,”
said Jennifer Schmidt, a registered
dietitian who is a CommonGround
volunteer and diversified farmer
from Sudlersville, Md.
The website focuses on the top
eight issues consumers ask about
related to food, including:
• Animal care
• GMO Foods
• Antibiotics
• Hormones
• Corporate Farms
• Local/Organic
• Food Prices
• Safety
CommonGround volunteers,
like Bennett, Colo., farmer Danell
Kalcevic, who raises a variety of
crops, including wheat, millet,
sunflowers, corn and cattle, will
dive into each issue by addressing
consumer misconceptions related to
their farm.
The site aims to share farmers’
personal stories as well as to
educate consumers about the
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The Patient-Centered Solution:
Our Health Care Crisis, How it Happened,
By Roger Stark, MD, FACS
and How We Can Fix It
In my new book, I explain that today’s flawed
assumption that providing health care is somehow
different from meeting life’s other necessities. I describe
the important historical developments in health care
policy in the United States and how they relate to our
current problems.
Everyone agrees health care is a necessity of life – just
like food, clothing and shelter are life necessities. Yet,
virtually no one in our country believes the government
should provide taxpayer-financed food, clothing and
shelter for all citizens. The government does exist,
however, to establish orderly markets for the provision
of these life-necessities and to provide a basic safety-net
for the poor.
Most people would also agree that the fundamental
problem with our health care system is the rising cost.
Last year we spent $ 2.4 trillion, or fully 18 percent of
our economy on health care. This number is increasing
at nearly 8 percent a year, or two to three times the
cost-of-living increase.
Unlike food, clothing and shelter, however, someone
else (a third party) pays for almost 90 percent health
care in the United States. Since 1943, employers have
paid for employee health insurance and since 1965, the
government has paid for medical care for seniors and
Our Health Care Crisis,
How It Happened,
and How We Can Fix It.
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ll Americans agree our health care system is badly
in need of reform. In this brief, easily readable
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care problems and describes the repeated failures of
top-down, government-centered reform efforts. He
also presents clear, commonsense solutions that would
allow patients to retake control of their health care and,
working with their doctors, decide how their own health
care dollars should be spent.”
- Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
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A new book from
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the poor through Medicare and Medicaid.
It is an economic law that people do not spend
someone else’s money as wisely as they spend their
own. Consequently, the health care system in the U.S. is
doomed to ever-increasing costs with only two solutions
to hold costs down. The first solution would give
government total control, with ultimate bureaucratic
rationing of health care. This is our current path under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which
became law last year after one of the most hotly
contested debates in our country’s history.
The second solution would allow patients more
control over their health care dollars and decisions. In
clear, understandable terms, Dr. Stark describes sensible,
free market solutions to put patients and providers back
in control of health care decisions and financing.
These include:
• Giving individuals and families the same tax benefits
in buying health insurance that employers currently
enjoy.
• Bringing more competition to the health care
market by allowing people to buy insurance across
state lines.
• Promoting Health Savings Accounts and high
deductable insurance plans which will allow people
to manage their own day-to-day health care
expenses.
• Reforming Medicare through
vouchers, premium support and individual HSAs, so
people in the program can control their own health
care dollars and decisions.
• Reforming Medicaid so it reverts to a real safetynet for the poor. States should receive federal block
grants and should have the freedom to establish
HSAs and vouchers for their own enrollees.
The United States is at a crossroads today. We can
repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and start over with market-driven solutions for health
care, just like we use free market solutions for the other
necessities of life. Or we can allow the government to
control our entire health care system and let bureaucrats
in the political world ration our health care. ■
Corner posts
Meet America’s Farmers
on YouTube
If you’re not quite ready for a real-life farm tour, the
virtual world has created a solution just for you. Take a
virtual farm tour or meet one of America’s farmers by
visiting this new YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.
com/meetamericasfarmers without leaving the comfort
of your own home.
Created earlier this spring, the channel currently
features 144 videos from 79 farmers, 16 commodity
groups and 12 states.
Half of the videos consist of a featured farmer
and his/her family providing a tour of their farm
and showing what they do every day to raise safe,
wholesome food for American consumers. Remaining
videos featured on the site include vignettes that were
originally developed for use on Facebook, featuring
other aspects of the farm and farmer’s life.
The channel strives to showcase the depth and
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Featured keynote speakers and conference
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This year’s Annual Meeting will be held November
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LYNDEN RODEO
By Kitty Lowe
odeo is only an 8 second
ride, for a years’ worth of
planning but decades of
handed down experiences.
ro·de·o
n. pl. ro·de·os
1. A public competition or
exhibition in which skills such
as riding broncos or roping
calves are displayed.
2. A cattle roundup.
3. An enclosure for keeping cattle
that have been rounded up.
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The western life style is the
root of rodeo, and that is exactly
what the Lynden PRCA Rodeo
brings to this town in Northwest
Washington. Now in our 8th year,
we have managed to earn two
honorable awards - “Best Arena”
and “SMALL RODEO of the YEAR”.
With over 80 volunteers helping to
make it happen, we have become a
regular stop for many professional
cowboys. As they work hard to
earn top money in their event, the
PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association) cowboys’ ultimate goal
is to be one of the top 15 riders at
the NFR (Wrangler National Finals
Rodeo) in Las Vegas for 10 days in
December. In 2011, 32 of the 119
contestants that earned their way
to the NFR, attended the Lynden
Rodeo last August.
Our Rodeo week kicks off
Sunday with a Country Gospel
Jubilee, starring local musicians
and singers, & features Country
Western recording artist, Kenny
Hess. Hosted by our TETWP (Tough
Enough To Wear Pink) committee,
we are treated with down home
country hospitality.
Next day, we wait the arrival
of trucks loaded with panels to
build our rodeo arena. Shortly it
takes shape to transform the area
into chutes, alleyways, and pens,
to keep the animals comfortable
during their stay. Our Stock
Contractors: Corey & Lange Rodeo
Co., Flying Diamond Rodeo Co.,
Flying 5 Rodeo Co. & Big Bend
Rodeo Co., come from Moses Lake
and Bar C5 Rodeo Co. travels from
Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada.
Mid week, stock trucks roll in. As
the Bulls and Broncs are unloaded,
the excitement runs high. With the
sounds of diesel trucks, neighs, and
mooing, the adrenaline is moving
through the veins of our volunteers.
Even the neighbors come to
welcome the rodeo to town. With
metal doors and ramps clanging,
the animals know this routine well.
Water troughs are filled and fresh
hay is ready for them. Committee
members finish hanging banners in
the arena. Cowboy Hospitality tents
get crowded with the volunteers,
wanting to know what they can
do to help. The stalls are ready,
parking attendants are roping off
Contestant areas next to hook ups
and cold bottled water is stocked.
Printed day sheets arrive and we
get to see who is coming and what
stock they are paired up with.
Decorating the VIP begins with hay
bales, old saddles, wagon wheels,
bronc and bull silhouettes, cowboy
boots, horseshoes, and a store
front stage are put into place to
give our guests the feeling of “Old
West”.
As our Rodeo Director, Chris Paul
of Custer, gathers all the volunteers
together, the committees are ready
to report. The dedicated volunteers
haven’t forgotten a thing, and
are now ready for the schooling
of the stock, and the Grand Entry
dress rehearsal. Sound: check,
“CODE OF THE WEST”
Live each day with courage…
Take pride in your work…
Always finish what you start…
Do what has to be done…
Be tough but fair…
When you make a promise,
keep it…
Ride for the Brand…
Talk less and say more…
Remember that some things
aren’t for sale…
Know where to draw the
line…
Leave things better than you
found them.
Cowboy attempting to capture a calf in
Tie-Down Roping.
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Lynden Rodeo VIP section.
Lynden Rodeo Grand Entry
with the Flag Carriers.
slack
is the first go-‘round for Cowboys
who compete in timed-events: Team
Roping, Tie-Down Roping, Steer
Wrestling, and Barrel Racing. The
top 36 cowboys and cowgirls who
have qualifying scores during the
slack go-‘round compete in the Rodeo
performances.
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Caesar de la Cruz and Derrick Begay
compete in team roping.
Music: check, Gate Marshall: check,
Flags: check, Announcer: check.
All goes off without a hitch. We
honor our Armed Forces in every
performance as well as P.O.W.s.
Active servicemen are introduced
and salute the flag, as the National
Anthem rings throughout the
grandstands. Patriotism is heart
felt and emotions are high, as the
Lynden Rodeo begins…tomorrow.
No, you don’t want to be late
tomorrow!
The rodeo office is a buzz as
contestants arrive from all over
the United States. Clean grounds,
green grass, and down home
western hospitality greets our
guests. We are proud they chose
our rodeo. Most of them do this
for a living. Life on the road is just
that, so we offer laundry services,
showers, haircuts, horseshoeing,
airport transportation and home
cooked meals. Some of our guests
even like to extend their stay in our
town, because of the welcome they
receive here.
Saturday is busy. Slack begins
at 8 a.m. and is free to the
public. No rough stock events
are held during this time, just
Bar C5 broncs resting.
Clean run for Tyson Durfey of Colbert,
Washington in Tie-Down Roping.
timed events. Cowboy Church is
held right afterwards, as we give
thanks for protection and safety
of the cowboys. Locals compete
in Jackpot Team Roping, held at
the same time as our kids’ event,
Dummy Roping. Rodeo Queen
Committee hosts a luncheon, to
meet our Miss Lynden Rodeo and
other visiting royalty.
Saturday night’s performance
this year will be our PINK night.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink
(TETWP) will host the evening,
and we encourage our guests and
contestants to wear pink.
Billy Etbauer, World Famous Saddle Bronc Rider.
We always welcome new
Sponsors and any contributions
and donations. Our hope is to
continue to keep our “Code of the
West” alive and practiced in future
generations.
Our Lynden PRCA Rodeo is
August 24 & 25, 2012 and it’s
held at the Northwest Washington
Fairgrounds in Lynden, WA. For
more information go to www.
lyndenrodeo.com or check us out
on Facebook. You can also call
Lynden Rodeo Director, Chris Paul
at 360.366.3144. ■
saddle bronc riding
involves a rodeo participant riding
on a horse (sometimes called a bronc
or bronco), that attempts to throw or
buck off the rider.
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Glen
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Visitors to the Creamery
often stop to have their
photo taken in front of
this iconic sign.
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I
n addition to being the crème
de la crème of creameries,
the folks at Golden Glen
Creamery in Skagit County also
find a niche in continuing to
educate the public about where
their food comes from.
“Even though I often tease that
our brown cows give chocolate
milk, I do spend a lot of time
educating people about the dairy
industry,” said Brandy Jensen.
“People are so disconnected
from their food that it’s amazing.”
She’s working to avoid that with
her own children – Aidan, 9, and
Marin, 6, and makes a point to eat
produce from local farms.
Brandy, 35, is the operations
manager at Golden Glen Creamery,
while her husband, Doug, 38, is
farm manager. It’s his parents,
Victor and Judy Jensen, who
both come from deep-rooted
dairy families and established the
business in the town of Bow. Judy
is the master cheesemaker while Vic
now assists.
In 2011, through a variety of
twists and turns, the longtime
family dairy and creamery were sold
to silent partners. The Jensens all
still work at the creamery and the
farm where they continue to make,
cut, wrap and sell some of the most
heralded artisan cheeses in the
region. Golden Glen’s farmstead
butter fromage blanc which is
similar to ricotta, and creme
fraiche, the European counterpart
to American sour cream, are both
well-known and sought-after.
What’s in that?
As far as general knowledge about
food, Victor, 68, says at times the
ignorance seems unfathomable.
“When the government said we
all had to start putting that milk is
an ingredient on our butter labels, I
couldn’t believe it,” he recalled.
For her part, Brandy says that she
often is asked why their cheddar
cheese is white.
“I explain that cheddar cheese
that isn’t white has food coloring
in it and we choose not to put
coloring agents, stabilizers or
emulsifiers in our cheese. When I
ask them what color milk is, you
can see the light bulb go on.”
Another point of confusion for
the average consumer is the issue
of hormones.
While Golden Glen Creamery
products contain no artificially
added hormones (which is probably
what most folks are wondering
about), they are often asked if the
products are “hormone-free.”
Brandy, a former teacher with
a degree in agriculture from
Washington State University, uses
the question as a teaching moment
Victor Jensen poses with
some of Golden Glen
Creamery’s famous cheese.
Cheezy Facts
Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
The most recognizable characteristic of
Swiss cheese is its holes which punctuate
the pale yellow exterior.
These holes, also called "eyes," are caused
by the expansion of gas within the
cheese curd during the ripening period.
If cheese gets moldy, should I throw
it away?
Mold may develop on the surface
of cheese. Although most molds are
harmless, to be safe, cut away 1/2 inch
of cheese on all sides of the visible mold.
Use remaining cheese as quickly as
possible.
The terms "Big Wheel" and "Big
Cheese" originally referred to those who
were wealthy enough to purchase a whole
wheel of cheese.
A variety of tasty farmstead
cheeses come from Golden
Glen Creamery in Bow.
Cheese takes up about 1/10 the
volume of the milk it was made from.
A giant wheel of Cheddar cheese was
given to Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
for a wedding gift. It weighed over 1,000
pounds. A normal Cheddar wheel weighs
60-75 pounds.
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These girls work hard to do their part to create
farmstead cheese and other dairy products.
to explain that anything that grows or was alive has
hormones in it – even grass.
“There is still a certain amount of education pieces
and that’s one of our main reasons for continuing,”
she said. “We love to open our doors and have tours
here and talk to people about what makes small farms
so appealing,” she said. “We like to connect people to
how things are put on their plate – from the farm to
the table.”
In fact, their farm will be included again this year the
first weekend in October
– Oct.6 and 7 – as one
of 15 farms featured in
the Festival of Family
Farms in Skagit County.
(More information can
be found at w w w.
festivaloffamilyfarms.com.) Last year during the event,
some 4,000 people visited Golden Glen Creamery.
As part of the education process about farms, a
couple stereotypes often have to be challenged, Brandy
said.
“Often farmers are portrayed as being dumb.
Farmers often have to be their own vet, their own
nutritionist, and their own crop specialist. I don’t
personally know one dumb farmer,” she said.
“Also, many folks believe that farmers aren’t
environmentally responsible with their land. This is our
livelihood and our way of life. We are very careful how
we do things.
I like to tell people on tour groups: ‘Look how
beautiful it is out here. That’s because of our
responsible farming practices.’ Ducks, geese and swans
winter over in our fields. There are also innumerable
birds and coyotes. We’re right on the Samish River,
known for its salmon, so we have to be extremely
careful about all of our farming practices,” she said.
All the milk for their products is produced by some
360 Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey and Jersey cross cows
at the Samish River Dairy, which is now a separate legal
entity.
“Technically the
creamery is buying its
milk from Darigold,
but it’s actually the
milk we produce on
the farm. Everything is
right here. We make everything right here on the farm.
The milk never leaves here for processing,” Brandy
explained. “‘Farmstead’ just means that we make all of
our butters and cheeses and cultured cream out of milk
that is produced on our farm.”
In the past, the enterprise had made and sold raw
dairy products. However in November 2011, the Jensens
decided to sell only pasteurized products because the
stringent regulations for raw products were financially
prohibitive.
Golden Glen Creamery products are available at
the little farm store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. They can also be found at independent
“When the government said we all had to
start putting that milk is an ingredient
on our butter labels, I couldn’t believe it,”
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double cream, sharp cheddar that
is spreadable at room temperature
and “knocks your socks off, it’s so
good,” Brandy said.
They’re also known for their
dill and garlic cheddar. A seasonal
favorite is lavender cheddar that
includes lavender from Lavender
Wind Farm on Whidbey Island.
“I’m extremely happy to see as
many farmstead cheese makers out
there in the state. You could get
nervous that they might all flood
the market. But as Kurt Dammeier
from Beecher’s once told me, ‘a
rising tide floats all boats’ and that
we still have room for all cheese
makers. And one of the plusses in
Washington state is that most of
cheese makers tend to get along
well together.
“We hope to keep growing and
expanding and working with new
co-ops and chain stores such as
PCC in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho. In addition, from May
to October, they are sold at 22
seasonal farmers markets in Skagit,
Snohomish and King counties.
“During that time, it’s kind of
like running a circus,” Brandy said.
“We personally attend at times,
but we also hire young adults and
grandmothers who are great. They
are passionate about the product.”
It’s not just their sales crew that
is passionate about the product.
In 2006 cheese from Golden Glen
Creamery was selected to be served
at the party after the lighting of the
Christmas tree at the White House.
The Jensens sent a variety of their
specialties.
The creamery’s signature
cheese is River Cheddar, which
was developed by accident. It’s a
Brenda the Brindle is one of
the Jensens’ “pin-up girls.”
customers and bringing on some
new packaging and labels and to
enter some contests this year and
see what happens. We’ve never
entered contests before,” said
Brandy.
For more information about
the creamery, go to www.
goldenglencreamery.com. ■
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Exchanges in
A griculture
By Deb Hampton
e don’t often get to see
the world from our living
rooms, but some farmers in
Washington state are making it
a priority.
Friehe Farms, owned by Grant
County Farm Bureau member
Berend Friehe, has been bringing
international exchange visitors
to his farm and operation for
years. German by birth, Friehe has
incorporated an internship and
training program into his seasonal
operations, to help train young
farmers from around the world and
bring a little culture and diversity
to his corner of the state. With the
help of a local Washington, nonprofit educational organization,
Experience International, Friehe
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gets to host highly qualified interns.
Experience International (EI)
is a not-for-profit, educational
organization designated by
the US Department of State to
sponsor J-1 visa internship and
training programs. Since 1988,
EI has been placing international
students and professionals with
outstanding hosts in the fields of
agriculture; horticulture; viticulture
and enology; forestry; fisheries;
and natural resource management.
EI gives interns and trainees the
program tools and the right
environment to learn as much as
they can and to enhance their
existing skills.
Interns are typically students
enrolled in a degree program
related to their field or young
professionals --though there is
no upper age limit-- and have
at least one year of practical
experience. Trainees are graduates
with one year of work experience
or professionals with five years
experience total related to their
field of interest. All exchange
visitors have conversational English
skills. Hosts get a qualified,
motivated person for their team
while participating in a valuable
cultural exchange. All applicants
are screened by program
representatives in their home
country as well as by EI staff, and
ongoing support is provided to
both the exchange visitor and host
throughout their placement.
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The Friehe’s farm comprises
12,000 acres in central and eastern
Washington, which gives exchange
visitors much to learn. The goal
of the training program is to
increase the knowledge and skill
level of the trainee in the area of
agriculture. Friehe’s Irrigation and
Storage Manager, Pascal Bolduc,
a transplant from Canada himself,
is assigned to help the exchange
visitors throughout their placement.
Bolduc supervised many of the
exchange visitors that interned or
trained at Friehe Farms. He says
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the rewards for the operation and
surrounding community are many.
He is consistently impressed with
the technical capabilities and skills
of the interns they receive from
EI, as many already come with
advanced theoretical knowledge
in regards to plant taxonomy,
soil ecology and other technical
agronomy-related areas.
He thinks this background and
high level of education allows
exchange visitors to provide
valuable contributions to the
operation and helps exchange
visitors transition easily into the
day-to-day operations. The amount
of training time is no more than for
a new local employee.
Seasonally, the exchange
visitors gain experience in
pest identification, calibrating
machinery, taking soil, tissue and
fertility samples, tracking plantings,
harvesting, working the combines,
and more. As a part of the training,
Bolduc and Friehe bring exchange
visitors to association meetings so
that they can interact with the rest
of the local farming community.
This also gives exchange visitors
a chance to hear some of the
challenges and issues that
Washington farmers face on a daily
basis.
Though exchange visitors on J-1
visas can only work production
agriculture for 12 months, the
training and time spent is not for
loss. Bolduc stresses that one of the
major benefits for Friehe Farms is
the exchange of knowledge, and
Bolduc states that the training isn’t
simply one-sided.
The concepts and learning that
exchange visitors bring with them
are shared on the farm, and the
information can lead to better
production methods and valueadded changes for the entire
operation. Though he says this
may be a selfish reason for hosting
exchange visitors, it’s one of the
best benefits by far. Bolduc says he
gets “way into the technical parts
of agriculture with these guys” and
that it also “gives them a good case
study and experience to take back
home to better their careers.”
Exchange visitors also get to
share their culture and lifestyle
with hosts and other employees,
bringing diversity and expanded
points of view to all.
Bolduc has routinely taken
exchange visitors skiing, fishing,
hiking, even to combine demolition
derbies in the surrounding areas on
days off. Bonds are made and other
employees on the farm regularly
ask if Bolduc still hears from past
exchange visitors.
Friehe Farms currently has one
exchange visitor for this season
already and is also looking for one
more exchange visitor to add to the
operation this summer. They are
excited to be working with a quality
program like EI and very much
looking forward to continuing the
relationship for years to come.
Experience International and
technical and cultural exchange in
agriculture, please send inquiries to
ei@expint.org, or visit them on the
web at www.expint.org. ■
125 Years Ago in Yakima…
enry Pinchwell planted
what is widely considered
to be the first commercial
orchard in the Yakima Valley.
The orchard, planted in 1887,
on property belonging to J. F.
McCurdy, consisted of five acres
of prune and peach trees.
White settlement in the Yakima
Valley began in the late 1850s.
Early settlers sometimes planted
orchards for personal use. Fort
Simcoe, which was established in
1886, had an orchard by the early
1860s. The Saint Joseph’s Mission
at Ahtanum Creek is also known to
have had a small orchard.
The sources for these original
orchards are not clear. Apple seeds
brought from England were grown
at Fort Vancouver in 1825. The
seeds were started in Dr. John
McLoughlin’s greenhouse and
transplanted to the Fort Vancouver
grounds. It is possible that seedlings
from these trees were planted
in the Yakima Valley. Another
source could have been seedlings
brought by boat from France and
transported by hand from The
Dalles to the Yakima Valley.
By 1857, home orchards grew on
the Hawkins, Comrad, Knox, and
Elgin home sites. Settlers used the
fruit from these home orchards for
personal consumption: fresh, dried,
and rendered into fermented cider.
It was not until irrigation
projects took hold in the 1870s
that orchard planting began
in earnest. The arrival of the
Northern Pacific Railroad in 1885
provided convenient, dependable
transportation of fruit crops to
market.
Source: http://www.historylink.org/_content/
printer_friendly/pf_output.cfm?file_
id=5356.
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WA Map: Where to go
K Diamond K Ranch
K Diamond K Guest Ranch
Republic, WA
K Diamond K Guest Ranch check
out their website:
www.kdiamondk.com
Upcoming Activities
June
Horseback Riding, Cattle Drives,
Fishing & Tubing the river
2nd weekend
Prospector's Weekend Celebration
www.prospectorsdays.com
3rd weekend
Colville Rodeo
Each guest is responsible for tacking
his or her own horse, including
brushing and cool downs after the
rides. Here, saddled horses await
their riders before the trail ride.
Photo credit: Mollie Hammar
July
Horseback Riding & Tubing down
the river,
Cattle Drives
August
Horseback Riding, Plus tubing
down the river and swimming in
the lake nearby
2nd weekend
World Famous Omak Rodeo
www.omakstampede.org
Last Weekend
Wings Over Republic Fly-in
www.wingsoverrepublic.com
September
Cattle Drive
2nd weekend:
Wine Tasting & kids grape crush
Guests hit the trail for an
afternoon cattle drive. Ranch
hands lead the way on the trails
and are always on site to help
and provide guidance.
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Diamond
RANCH
Provides Guests with
a Taste of the Old West
By Mollie Hammar
Younger guests try their hands at
fishing from the bridge while others
enjoy a fresh picnic lunch nearby.
hose willing to travel off
the well worn path of I-90
will find an authentic Old
West adventure at K Diamond K
Guest Ranch. Located 125 miles
north of Spokane, this familyowned and operated ranch is
truly a destination vacation.
By the mid-1990s, many of the
family-owned ranches that defined
the area around this picturesque
homestead had been sold off.
Although the reasons varied the
result was the same: only three
ranches remained in an area that
once was known for having more
cattle and horses than people.
“I couldn’t imagine living
anywhere else,” says owneroperator Kathy McKay. “This ranch
is my home.”
When coming home from college
on the weekends, Kathy and
her siblings (two sisters and two
brothers) would often bring friends
home with them and these friends
helped them do their chores.
“Most of the friends we made
at school had not been on farms
and didn’t know anything about
what we did when we went home
for the weekends,” says Kathy.
“Bucking hay, feeding the animals,
you name it — they would do
whatever chores needed to be
done with us and they thought it
was fun.”
Although they didn’t necessarily
have a name for the concept
back then, these original guests
ultimately inspired the creation
of what would become today’s K
Diamond K Guest Ranch.
The rustic lodge, built entirely
by logs harvested and hand hewn
by the family, contains a spacious
lounge designed for relaxing or
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playing cards or board games.
Cowboy boots lining the hallway
serve both as quaint décor and
the practical purpose of supplying
guests with appropriate footwear.
Their expansive gift shop features
only locally made and grown
products.
Nearby, a white board hung on
the wall lists the days’ scheduled
activities. Horseback riding, cattle
drives, fishing, hunting, trap
shooting, fossil digging, wagon
rides and gold mine exploration
are just a sampling of the activities
available. There is also an onsite
driving range.
“I love to share the ranch with
anyone interested in experiencing
our way of life,” says Kathy.
If there is an activity you don’t
see listed, but it’s something you
want to do, just go ahead and ask
her about it.
She is the most accommodating
host you could ever imagine. And,
the mark of a true rancher, Kathy is
resourceful.
“Nothing is close here. We have
to make do with what we have
and figure out how to make things
work until we can make a trip
into town or go to the ‘city’ to get
a part to fix machinery or make
repairs,” says Kathy.
The same whiteboard also lists
the days’ scheduled meal times and
menus. Kathy’s parents Steve and
Dr. June Konz, DVM — the original
founders of the ranch — often
"We feel so blessed to be able to provide this life for our
children and to share it with our guests," says Kathy
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join the guests for the family-style
meals.
“We use what we grow in
our garden for all the meals
we prepare. We try to use the
resources we have and to be as
self-sufficient as possible,” says
Kathy.
Their expansive garden includes a
variety of lettuces, tomatoes, beans
and corn. They also have chickens
and goats.
Windows that line the walls
of the great lodge provide an
expansive view of the great
outdoors — 1,600 acres, to be
exact. Guests have an abundance
of trails to explore by hiking,
biking or riding. In the winter,
snowmobiling and sleigh rides are
also popular.
Each of the 16 guest bedrooms
has its own private bath and some
rooms have balconies. Every room
is outfitted with authentic country
touches such as fresh flowers and
quilts. But you won’t find a single
TV in the guest rooms.
Instead, for evening
entertainment guests can enjoy
music in front of the campfire
where they are supplied with
marshmallows, graham crackers
and chocolate for making s’mores.
The hospitality Kathy shows
each and every guest keeps them
coming back. Some folks come
from nearby Spokane, while others
come from farther away cities like
Seattle or even from out of state.
Her reputation as a hard worker
and a fair boss also gives Kathy her
pick of folks who want to work for
her as a ranch hand.
“I get e-mails from people in
New York and Florida and even as
far away as Germany and Sweden
asking how they can come work
for me as a ranch hand. It gives me
hope that there are still people out
there who have a love for this life
like we do,” says Kathy.
Kathy and her husband also
operate a wheat farm and grow
alfalfa hay near Almira, Wash.
Although managing that operation
takes her husband away from
the day-to-day ranch activities,
it provides the family with better
economic certainty to whether the
tough times.
“We feel so blessed to be able to
provide this life for our children and
to share it with our guests,” says
Kathy. “Our goal is for our kids to
be able to run it if that’s what they
want to do.”
Kathy’s children are involved in
4-H and FFA. Both showed animals
and competed in the 2011 Ferry
County Fair in Republic. So, if they
do want to carry on the family
tradition “they are off to a great
start.”
And, she should know. ■
Left: Kids enjoy floating on the river to cool
off on a hot summer day.
Grasses and hay harvested from the property
are stored here and help feed the cattle and
horses during the winter months. The barn
next door holds all the tack and also serves as
a community square dance hall.
Photo credit: Mollie Hammar
Right: Kathy McKay, owner and operator of
K Diamond K Guest Ranch takes a break from
leading guests on a horseback trail ride near
the river.
Folks come from miles around to see Dr. June
Konz, DVM, the matriarch. Having the area’s
most renowned practicing vet living on the
property comes in handy for onsite animal
care.Photo credit: Mollie Hammar
Center: Guests gather around the community
bonfire in the evenings to tell tall tales, roast
marshmallows and sing songs.
Photos used in this story were provided by Kathy McKay
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Craig Madsen with his herd in Quincy
working for Yahoo to manage the weeds in
their water retention pond.
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Have Goats, Will Travel
F
or 10 years, Craig Madsen, has worked as a
shepherd. Each May he
leaves his wife, Sue Lani at
home to hold down the ranch
and travels west in a 30-foot
goose-neck semi truck with his
faithful Border Collie, Harvey,
and 250 goats.
He says goodbye to Edwall in
Lincoln County, about 35 miles
southwest of Spokane, and heads
to Central Washington and the
Puget Sound area to accomplish
what goats do best – clear weeds,
brush and vines. They stay on the
road from May to October, typically
with only a short break back home
in August.
Madsen, 50, a former range
management specialist for the
Natural Resource Conservation
Service, began his business, Healing
Hooves, in 2002. While he already
knew about land management and
various plants, he has worked to
gain an understanding of just what
goats can and cannot eat, as well
as how to run his own business.
“I’ve learned how important it
is to be very clear up front about
understanding what the client’s
expectations are. When we’re
done, it’s not going to look like a
By Gail Greenwood Ayres
piece of equipment came through
and evenly cut everything,” he
explained.
Craig – and his herd – must be
doing something right because
many of their clients, which include
the City of Seattle, the Tacoma
Parks Department, Pacific Lutheran
University, Seattle City Light, King
County Metro, Issaquah Highlands
Homeowners Association,
Leavenworth Fish Hatchery and
private businesses, ask them back
year after year.
That’s because goats can clear
out places that humans with
equipment can’t, as well as tackle
areas that would be prohibitively
expensive or unsafe to accomplish
with human workers, he said.
The agile creatures can handle
steep slopes, rocky or uneven
terrain, soft soils and dense thickets
of thorns, including invasive
blackberry canes. Goats can also
eat plants that are hard for humans
to handle such as poison ivy, poison
oak and English ivy. In addition,
many clients are attracted to the
natural, non-toxic approach to
weed control and brush removal
that even includes free “timerelease fertilizer,” as his wife likes
to call it.
Madsen bids a project and works
out the details with his client ahead
of time, taking work that is at least
an acre and a half and will last at
least three days, because of the
amount of time it takes to set up
the electric fences and ready the
site.
He uses his entire traveling herd
of 250 for each job. (Approximately
another 30 stay home.) It can take
from two to four days for the herd
to clear an acre, depending on the
density of the brush.
To make sure each area is
thoroughly cleared, “I don’t fence
the whole site at once. I use smaller
pens and move them frequently.
They do a more uniform job and
it keeps their level of nutrition up
higher when I do that. They’ll let
me know when they need more
room – they get pretty vocal when
they’re hungry,” Madsen said.
While goats are great climbers,
sometimes he’ll need to pull down
a vine or a berry bush for them
from a tree. No extra food is
needed, but he does provide trace
minerals and water for his crew.
Goats, like cows, are cudchewing ruminants with fourcompartment stomachs. However,
goats, unlike cows, are browsers,
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“I’ve learned how important it is to be very clear up front about
understanding what the client’s expectations are...”
not grazers, meaning that they
actually prefer shrubs and brush to
grass, Madsen explained.
While many picture an iconic
image of a billy goat with a tin
can in his mouth, goats can’t eat
everything, Madsen clarifies. The
image may be stereotypical but the
goat is most likely licking the inside
of the can, eating the paper off of
it, but isn’t actually consuming the
tin can, he explained.
And while goats can stomach
many things that humans, horses
and cows can’t – some think it’s
because their large liver is able to
detoxify more effectively – certain
common plants are deadly to goats.
As he prepares a site for the
goats to begin work, Craig carefully
looks at the landscape to make
sure none of the plants dangerous
to his crew are available to them. If
there are rhododendrons, azaleas,
Goats are well suited to work in difficult terrain.
Here they are on a rocky slope at a substation in
North Seattle working for Seattle City Light.
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foxglove, poison hemlock and
western yew or other deadly plants,
“I won’t do a site unless I can fence
them off,” he explained.
Just like shepherds from the past,
Madsen stays with his animals to
protect them. But instead of lying
under the stars, he spends the
night in the sleeper cab of his rig.
And the greatest threat, he said, is
the two-legged predator.
“I’m often working in a setting
Madsen’s goats are at college on a mission. They’ve passed blackberry bush
eating 101 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and are now moving
from one area of campus to another that needs blackberry management.
with a lot of people around.
Sometimes they want to mess with
the fences, let goats out or feed
them.”
Unfortunately, many people
don’t know how toxic certain
plants are to goats.
On one job, friendly folks
innocently fed rhododendron and
azalea leaves to the goats. Seven of
his animals died as a result, he said.
On a happier note, he enjoys
watching people relax as they
watch the herd of goats eat, play
and chew their cud.
In fact, at one project site in
Renton, during breaks from their
jobs on an assembly line, workers
came out and watched the goats.
The boss told Madsen that it was
like therapy for his people and that
production actually went up when
Healing Hooves was there.
“People miss that connection
with the land and animals,”
Madsen reflected. “They’re usually
so busy, but they feel drawn to
watch the animals graze. It makes
them relax to watch something
more natural. … I guess that’s just
one more benefit of having a herd
of goats clear the land.”
Craig Madsen and Healing Hooves,
visit his website at healinghooves.
com or on Facebook at Facebook.
com/HealingHooves. Madsen can
be reached at shepherd@healinghooves.com or by calling (509) 9907132. ■
In addition to blackberries, goats
will also consume bull thistle.
Here is the area after the goats are
finished – blackberries and bull
thistle are gone.
healing hooves
To get a dog’s perspective of life on the road with
a shepherd and 250 goats, follow Madsen’s Border
Collie, Harvey, on Twitter @EyeOnTheHerd.
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Second Harvest
Helps Fight Hunger
and So Can You
By Jason L. Clark, President and CEO of Second Harvest
onated apples, potatoes,
pears, onions, carrots
and cherries are among
a long list of nutritious
fresh foods that Second Harvest
brings to the tables of people in
need.
These days, fresh produce that’s
cultivated and harvested in fields
throughout agriculturally rich
Washington state is a common
ingredient in emergency food
boxes. Last year, fresh fruits and
vegetables made up 6 million of the
20.5 million pounds of free food
that Second Harvest provided to
Asuris Northwest Health
volunteers sorting and
packing apples from
Chelan Fruit along Second
Harvest’s conveyor line
inside the new Asuris
Northwest Health
Volunteer Center.
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250 food banks and meal programs
in Eastern Washington and North
Idaho.
The farm-fresh food means so
much to the more than 40,000
helped by Second Harvest’s
network every week. It provides
healthy eating options for children,
families and seniors who regularly
face food shortages at home.
Second Harvest, which has
been feeding hungry people in
Spokane and the Inland Northwest
for nearly 41 years, runs on the
generosity of thousands of people
who care enough to donate
food, funds and their time. Many
dedicated supporters have left their
fingerprints on Second Harvest,
shaping it into the hunger-fighting
organization it is today.
Organized by volunteers in
1971, Second Harvest first served a
handful of emergency food banks
in Spokane. Since then, it has
grown to meet hunger-relief needs
region-wide, with a service territory
that spans 21 counties in Eastern
Washington and five counties in
North Idaho – a mostly rural area of
just over 51,000 square miles.
It took 10 years for Second
Harvest to distribute its first
million pounds of food. After
four decades, Second Harvest has
provided more than 237 million
pounds of groceries to fill the
nutritional gap for some of the
most vulnerable populations in the
region.
Local, regional and national
food companies donate about
80 percent of Second Harvest’s
inventory. Second Harvest covers
the entire cost of transporting,
warehousing and distributing
this donated food throughout
its network because of a broad
base of dedicated food and
financial donors and more than
2,500 volunteers annually. Their
combined support helps Second
Harvest operate very efficiently,
transforming every donated dollar
into six pounds of donated food –
about four meals – for people in
need.
During the past decade, there
has been a significant shift in
donated food from canned, boxed
and preserved foods to fresh
products.
This change is healthy for food
bank clients because fresh foods
are more nutritious, but these
perishable products also require
careful handling to ensure they are
distributed while they are still safe
to eat. Second Harvest has been
recognized with superior ratings
by an outside auditor for its food
safety practices in part because
of best practices for managing
an increasing perishable food
inventory.
A key strategy for quickly,
safely and efficiently distributing
wholesome fresh food to where it’s
needed most is the Mobile Food
Bank program.
Second Harvest turns a
refrigerated truck into a temporary
food pantry – filled with fresh
produce and other perishable
products – that visits economically
disadvantaged neighborhoods
and communities throughout the
Inland Northwest. With the help of
volunteers, the Mobile Food Bank
provides more than 7,000 pounds
of food to close to 300 households
in just a couple of hours at
accessible locations like church
parking lots, community centers,
public schools and senior centers.
To open the door to more fresh
produce donations in the future,
Second Harvest recently completed
extensive updates to its 60-year-old
distribution center in Spokane.
The project included dedicating
space inside the warehouse for a
new Volunteer Center. The addition
of modern sorting equipment
and other upgrades will make it
possible for volunteers to safely
and comfortably repackage twice
as much bulk donated produce –
up to 14 million pounds a year. In
addition, Second Harvest will be
able to increase overall distribution
to 28 million pounds of donated
food annually by 2016. Second
Harvest is expanding its capacity
further by building a new branch
warehouse in the Tri-Cities.
Food donated to Second
Harvest strengthens communities
throughout Eastern Washington
and North Idaho. By providing
free food to community programs,
Second Harvest helps people
rebound from economic challenges
and other crises and make positive
steps toward self-sufficiency.
To learn more about Second
Harvest and how to get involved,
visit 2-harvest.org. ■
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Washington County Fairs
JULY
Castle Rock Fair
July 19 – 21
Castle Rock, WA
Kalama Community Fair
July 19 – 21
Kalama, WA
www.kalamafair.com
NW Junior Sheep Expo
July 20 – 21Moses Lake, WA
www.grant-adams.wsu.edu
West Valley Community Fair
July 24 - 28
Yakima, WA
Cowlitz County Fair
July 26 – 29
Longview, WA
www.cowlitzcountyfair.com
Mason County Fair
July 27 – 29Shelton, WA
www.masoncountyfair.org
Silvana Community Fair
July 28Silvana, WA
www.silvanafair.com
AUGUST
Thurston County Fair
August 1 – 5
Olympia, WA
www.co.thurston.wa.us
King County Fair at Enumclaw
August 2 - 5Enumclaw, WA
Stanwood Camano Fair
August 3 - 5Stanwood, WA
www.stanwoodcamanofair.org
Clark County Fair
August 3 – 12Ridgefield, WA
www.clarkcofair.com
Grays Harbor Fair
August 8 – 12Elma, WA
www.ghfairgrounds.com
Skagit County Fair
August 8 – 11Mt. Vernon, WA
www.skagitcounty.net/fair
Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo
August 8 – 11
Grandview, WA
www.yvfair-rodeo.org
Pierce County Fair
August 9 - 12
Graham, WA
www.piercecountyfair.com
Jefferson County Fair
August 10 - 12Port Townsend, WA
www.jeffcofairgrounds.com
WA State Jr. Horse Show
August 10 - 12 Yakima, WA
Valley Community Fair
August 11
Valley, WA
www.valleycommunityfairtripod.com
Northwest Washington Fair
August 13 – 18 Lynden, WA
www.nwwafair.com
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Grant County Fair
August 14 – 18Moses Lake, WA
www.gcfairgrounds.com
Southwest Washington Fair
August 14 – 19 Chehalis, WA
www.southwestwashingtonfair.net
San Juan County Fair
August 15 – 18 Friday Harbor, WA
www.sanjuancountyfair.org
Skamania County Fair
August 15 – 19Stevenson, WA
www.skamaniacountyfair.com
Wahkiakum County Fair
August 16 – 18Skamokawa, WA
www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Clallam County Fair
August 16 - 19Port Angeles, WA
www.clallamcountyfair.com
Pend Oreille County Fair
August 16 – 19 Cusick, WA
www.povn.com/pocofair
Whidbey Island Area Fair
August 16 – 19 Langley, WA
www.whidbeyislandfair.com
Hunter Community & 4-H Fair
August 18
Hunter, WA
Benton Franklin Fair
August 21 – 25 Kennewick, WA
www.bentonfranklinfair.com
Pacific County Fair
August 22 – 25Menlo, WA
www.co.pacific.wa.us
Kitsap County Fair & Stampede
August 22 – 26 Bremerton, WA
www.kitsapgov.com/parks
Lincoln County Fair
August 23 – 25 Davenport, WA
www.lincolncountyfairgrounds.org
Klickitat County Fair
August 23 – 26 Goldendale, WA
www.klickitatcountyfair.com
Northeast Washington Fair
August 23 – 26 Coville, WA
www.co.stevens.wa.us
North Central WA District Fair
August 23 – 26 Waterville, WA
www.douglascountywa.net
Evergreen State Fair
Aug. 23 – Sept. 3Monroe, WA
www.evergreenfair.org
Clayton Community Fair
August 24 - 26 Clayton, WA
www.claytoncommunityfair.com
Lacamas Community Fair
August 25 – 26Roy, WA
www.lacamasfair.com
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days
Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 Walla Walla, WA
www.wallawallafairgrounds.com
Wheatland Communities Fair
Aug. 30 – Sept. 2Ritzville, WA
www.goritzville.com
Kittitas County Fair
Aug. 30 – Sept. 3Ellensburg, WA
www.kittitascountyfair.com
Ferry County Fair
Aug. 31 – Sept. 2Republic, WA
www.ferrycountyfair.com
SEPTEMBER
Columbia Basin Jr. Livestock Show
September 6 - 8 Connell, WA
www.cbjls.org
Chelan County Fair
September 6 - 9 Cashmere, WA
www.chelancountyfair.com
Okanogan County Fair
September 6 – 9 Okanogan, WA
www.okanogancountyfair.org
Palouse Empire Fair
September 6 - 9 Colfax, WA
www.palouseempirefair.org
Columbia County Fair
September 7 - 9 Dayton, WA
www.columbiacountyfair-dayton.com
Spokane Interstate Fair
September 7 - 16Spokane Valley, WA
www.interstatefair.org
Western Washington Fair
September 7 - 23Puyallup, WA
www.thefair.com
Washington State 4H Fair
Washington State FFA Exhibition
Adams County Fair
September 12 - 15 Othello, WA
www.adamscountyfair.org
Garfield County Fair
September 14 - 16Pomeroy, WA
Washington Jr Poultry Expo
SE Spokane County Fair
September 21 - 23Rockford, WA
www.sespokanecountyfair.org
Central Washington State Fair
September 21 - 30 Yakima, WA
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Early and continuous prenatal care often provides the best
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A key to preventing premature birth is knowing how to
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Each participant receives:
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health facts
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Getting regular prenatal care from
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gardening
Vertical Gardens: The S
ardens can grow anywhere (alleys! windows! walls!)
and can grow all kinds of things (loofah!). Vertical
gardens are a good option for people who don’t have
horizontal space, rich soil or just have an ugly wall they
want to cover up.
Here are some tips to get you started
1
2
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Find a south-facing wall or fence.
Most vegetables need at least four hours of sunlight each day
and a south-facing wall will provide the most light. It can be
southwest, southeast, but it should never be north facing. If you
are unsure about which wall might be best, try using Google maps
to locate the most southern wall.
Find a nearby water source.
A local, dependable, water source is one of the most critical
components—without it you will need to consider another site.
This can simply be access to a hose or being able to reach your
garden with a hand-held watering can supplied with water from
the tap. But, if the containers are difficult to reach, you may need
to consider a drip irrigation system.
Choose your growing containers.
When selecting a container, think about : what types of plants
you want to grow, local climate, temporary versus permanent
installation and what kind of surface you’re working with
(concrete, chain link fence, wood, brick, and so on). Gridded,
stainless steel containers that affix to walls and fences are more
widely available than in past years. And, of course, you can always
make you own. Old shoe storage racks, the kind you hang from
the back of a closet door, work well. Old two liter bottles, milk
jugs, or yogurt containers will work well for chain link fences.
gardening
Sky is the Limit!
4
Select and plant your vegetables.
You can start with seeds or seedlings but if
you’re starting in later spring, use seedlings.
If this is your first garden, try starting with
mint, basil and chilies- lettuces too. If you’re
more experienced try broccoli, tomatoes
and brussel sprouts. Be sure to consider
how much light you’ll be getting and root
depth. Carrots and beats will need at least a
foot and a half of soil. Lettuces have a much
shallower root depth. Keep in mind what’s
regionally appropriate. Make sure to choose
foods you love and want to experiment with.
Bonus tips!
•Photograph and document your progress from
planting to harvest. You’ll be amazed.
•Get your neighbors to chip in and share the harvest.
•Keep a garden journal to note what works and what
doesn’t. Next year’s garden will be better for it.
5
Maintain. Maintain. Maintain.
This is the most challenging part of the garden.
Once the thrill of planting is over, it may be
hard to remember to water regularly or keep
an eye out for bugs. Installing an automatic
drip irrigation system, which comes standard
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automatic drip system, set up a calendar or daily
email to remind you to water at least five times
a week, ideally at dusk or dawn. Certain kinds
of flowers can work as a natural pesticide. And
if, despite all your efforts, your veggies aren’t
growing go ahead and pull them out and plant
something else. Keep experimenting until you
find something that works for you.
(source: http://www.good.is/post/how-to-grow-an-edible-vertical-garden-in-5-steps/.)
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kitchen corner
Smoky Corn &
Black Bean Pizza
Recipe
For the Peanut Butter Buttercream frosting
1 plum tomato
2 pounds confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1 cup of canned black beans
6-8 tablespoons heavy cream (if using milk, amount will be less)
1 cup of fresh corn kernels
For the Cupcakes
2 tablespoons of cornmeal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tin with
paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 pound of prepared whole-wheat pizza dough
1/3 cup of barbecue sauce
1 cup of shredded mozzarella
The secret to a grilled pizza is having all your
ingredients ready to go before you head out to the grill. Make
it a meal: Toss the extra black beans, diced tomato and some
avocado with prewashed salad greens and a tangy vinaigrette
and dinner is on the table in no time.
Preheat grill to medium.
Combine tomato, beans and corn in a medium bowl.
Sprinkle cornmeal onto a large baking sheet. Stretch the dough
into about a 12-inch circle and lay it on top of the cornmeal,
coating the entire underside of the dough.
Transfer the crust from the baking sheet to the grill.
Close the lid and cook until the crust is puffed and lightly
browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
Using a large spatula, flip the crust. Spread barbecue
sauce on it and quickly sprinkle with the tomato mixture and
cheese. Close the lid; grill until the cheese is melted and the
bottom of the crust is browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Per serving: 316 calories; 6 g fat (3 g sat, 0 g mono); 13 mg cholesterol;
48 g carbohydrate; 14 g protein; 4 g fiber
Yield: Serves 3
Peanut Butter
Cup Cupcakes
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle
attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat together
the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, eggs, vanilla and
espresso water mixture. Beat for about two minutes on medium
speed until well combined.
Using a large cookie scoop, distribute the batter
between 24 muffin wells; about 3 tablespoons of batter per
well. Press one frozen Reese’s Miniature into the center of each
cupcake.
Bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until the
tops of the cakes spring back when lightly touched. There will
be a small sink hole in the top of the cupcakes from the Reese’s
Miniatures, that’s okay - you’ll cover that with frosting. Allow
cupcakes to cool inside muffin tins for about 10 minutes.
Remove cupcakes from muffin tins and allow to fully cool
on a wire rack. Once cupcakes are cool, prepare your frosting.
For the Peanut Butter Buttercream frosting
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle
attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, cream butter
and peanut butter on medium speed until fluffy. Turn your
mixer down to low speed and slowly add in the confectioner’s
sugar, and continue mixing until well blended.
Add vanilla and 4 tablespoons of heavy cream. Blend on low
speed until moistened. Add an additional 1 to 4 tablespoons of
heavy cream until you reach the desired consistency. Beat at high
speed until frosting is smooth and fluffy
Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and finish with chopped
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Yield: 24 Cupcakes
For the Cupcakes
1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s
food cake mix
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant
chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
Chicken
Pesto Lasagna
Roll-Ups
1 cup vegetable oil
1 Tbsp butter
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp flour
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon instant espresso granules dissolved in 1/2 cup
warm water
Salt
24 Reese’s Miniatures; frozen (this prevents them from
disappearing into the batter)
1 cup shredded chicken
Pepper
1 15 oz container of ricotta cheese
1/2 cup homemade or store-bought pesto sauce
6 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
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1 cup of your favorite chunky marinara sauce, divided
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of
butter. Add flour and whisk until smooth, about 1 minute.
Stream in milk, whisking constantly. Add salt and pepper and
cook until thickened, about 3-4 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the
white sauce to the bottom of an 8x8 pan.
1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
tortilla chips, for serving
To make the dressing, combine sour cream and salsa in a
small bowl. Set aside.
Cook the meat with taco seasoning, according to package
directions. Add the beans to the pan in the last 2 minutes
of cooking. Let the meat and bean mixture cool to room
temperature.
In a large bowl, place half the lettuce, half the tomatoes,
half the scallions and half the olives.
In a medium size mixing bowl, stir together the chicken,
ricotta, pesto 1/4 cup of mozzarella, salt and pepper, until
combined. Spread ~1/3 cup of the ricotta mixture over each
lasagna noodle. Roll up the noodles and place seam side down
in the 8x8 pan. Top the lasagna rolls with the rest of the white
sauce, a spoonful of red sauce and the rest of the mozzarella
cheese.
Top with half the dressing.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly.
Serve with tortilla chips for scooping up all the
yumminess!
Serve on a bed of red sauce with Parmesan cheese for
garnish.
Summer
Pineapple
Strawberry
Cooler
Top with the meat and bean mixture (you can reserve a
little bit for decorating the top, if you want to be fancy).
Sprinkle half the cheese on top.
Add the rest of the veggies, dressing, and cheese (and
meat mix if you reserved some).
Courtesy of jessfuel.com
Honey House Farms
1 12-ounce can frozen pineapple
juice concentrate, thawed
1 6-ounce can frozen limeade
concentrate, thawed
4 cups cold water * 1 liter club soda, chilled
Ice cubes
Fresh strawberries (optional)
Short (6-inch) wooden skewers
Assorted fruits such as halved orange slices, halved lime
slices, orange sections, raspberries, strawberries, sliced kiwifruit,
and mint sprigs
Jess’s Taco Salad
2/3 cup sour cream
2/3 cup salsa
1 lb ground meat (beef or turkey)
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 can black beans,
rinsed and drained
1 large head romaine, chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 small can sliced black olives
Owned & Operated by
The Herz Family
PO Box 428
Brush Prairie, WA 98606
360 892 2875
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Fiesta Taco Salad
with Beans
spray. Sprinkle with 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons herb mixture. Place in
corners of pan.
Mix potatoes, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion in large
bowl. Spray vegetables 2 or 3 times with cooking spray; stir.
Sprinkle with remaining herb mixture; toss to coat. Spread
evenly in center of pan between pork chops.
1 can (15 oz) black beans,
drained, rinsed
1/2 cup taco sauce
6 cups bite-size pieces lettuce
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips
2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, drained
1 cup corn chips
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2 cup reduced-fat Thousand Island dressing
Bake uncovered 45 minutes. Turn pork; stir vegetables.
Place tomato wedges over vegetables. Bake uncovered 10 to 15
minutes or until pork is slightly pink when cut near bone and
vegetables are tender.
Makes 4 servings
In 2-quart saucepan, heat beans and taco sauce over
medium heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated.
In large bowl, toss lettuce, bell pepper, tomatoes, olives
and corn chips. Spoon bean mixture over lettuce mixture; toss.
Sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately with dressing.
Makes 5 servings (2 cups each)
One simple substitution of reduced-fat cheese cuts the
fat back to 8 grams and trims the calories to 280 per serving.
For a heartier meal, add 2 cups cut-up cooked chicken to
the salad and serve with 1/2 cup red or green grapes for a mere 3
Carbohydrate Choices.
Thousand Island dressing is named after the Thousand
Islands in upstate New York. It was served to fishermen on
"shore dinners" and became so popular that the recipe spread
throughout New York and across the U.S.
1 Serving , Calories 340, Total Carbohydrate 40g, Dietary Fiber 10g,
Sugars 10g, Protein 14g
Yield: Serves 5
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Roasted Pork
Chops and
Vegetables
(Gluten Free)
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
4 pork rib chops, 1/2 inch thick (1 pound) Olive oil-flavored
cooking spray
6 new potatoes, cut into fourths (3 cups)
4 ounces mushrooms, cut in half (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges
Heat oven to 425ºF. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1
inch, with cooking spray. Mix parsley, marjoram, thyme, garlic
salt and pepper. Spray both sides of pork chops with cooking
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free. Products and ingredient sources can change.
Variation
Love veggies? Add sliced carrots, zucchini and a variety of bell
peppers with the potatoes.
Serve With
Serve with a crisp salad or fresh fruit to round out your dinner.
1 Serving (1 Serving), Calories 285, Total Carbohydrate 31 g, Dietary
Fiber 4 g, Protein 24 g
Yield: Serves 4
Beef Fajita Pitas
1/4 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n
Chunky salsa
2 pita (pocket) breads (6 inch),
cut in half to form pockets
3/4 lb thinly sliced deli cooked
roast beef
1 small red bell pepper, cut into
1/4-inch strips
4 slices (1 oz each) Monterey Jack cheese
Spoon salsa into pita bread halves.
Fill pita breads with beef, bell pepper and cheese.
Makes 4 servings
Health Twist
Decrease the beef to 1/2 pound and fill each pita with more
peppers, onions or mushrooms to fit more vegetables into your
meal plan. Look for lower-sodium deli beef to reduce the sodium
per serving, too.
Serve-With
Try 1/2 cup Old El Paso® fat-free refried beans and a small apple
to round out the meal at 3 Carbohydrate Choices.
Special Touch
Sprinkle the pitas with chopped fresh cilantro.
1 Serving, Calories 280, Total carbohydrate 19g, Dietary Fiber 1g,
Yield: Serves 4
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Tropical Chicken
Salad
1 lb boneless skinless chicken
breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips
2 tablespoons blackened
seasoning blend
1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
1 bag (5 oz) mixed baby salad greens (4 cups)
1 medium mango, peeled, pitted and diced (1 cup)
1/2 medium red onion, sliced (3/4 cup)
1 small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
2/3 cup raspberry vinaigrette
Place chicken in heavy-duty resealable food-storage plastic
bag. Sprinkle seasoning blend over chicken; seal bag and shake
until chicken is evenly coated.
In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high
heat. Add chicken; cook 7 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently,
until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet;
drain on paper towels.
In large bowl, toss salad greens, mango, onion and bell
pepper; divide among 4 plates. Top with chicken. Drizzle with
vinaigrette.
Makes 4 servings
Health Twist
Loaded with mango and bell pepper, this salad is a tasty source
of vitamins A and C. Vitamin A is vital for proper eyesight and
healthy hair and skin; vitamin C helps promote healthy gums,
blood vessels, bones and teeth.
Serve-With
Add a crusty roll and a glass of milk for a total of 3 Carbohydrate
Choices. If your meal plan allows, select a small cookie for
dessert.
Do-Ahead
Cook and drain the chicken, and chop the mango and veggies up
to one day before serving. Then cover and refrigerate until you're
ready to assemble the salad.
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Dip
1 medium zucchini, sliced (2 cups)
1 medium yellow summer squash, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled
Cooking spray
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
Heat oven to 375°F. Split each pita bread around edge with
knife to make 2 rounds. Lightly brush oil over pita rounds.
Sprinkle with basil and cheese. Cut each round into 8 wedges.
Place in single layer in 2 ungreased 15x10x1-inch pans or on
cookie sheets.
Bake uncovered 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown and
crisp. Cool slightly (crisps will continue to crisp as they cool).
Serve warm or cool. (Pita crisps can be stored tightly covered up
to 3 weeks at room temperature.)
Increase oven temperature to 400°F. Spread zucchini,
yellow squash, bell pepper, onion and garlic in ungreased
15x10x1-inch pan. Spray vegetables with cooking spray. Sprinkle
with salt and red pepper.
Bake about 30 minutes, turning vegetables once, until
tender and lightly browned.
In blender or food processor, place vegetables. Cover and blend
on high speed about 1 minute, stopping blender occasionally to
scrape sides, until smooth.
Serve dip immediately, or refrigerate at least 2 hours until
chilled. Serve with pita crisps.
Makes 7 servings (1/4 cup dip and 3 crisps each)
1 Serving, Calories 70, Total Carbohydrate 11g,
Dietary Fiber 2g, Protein 3g
Yield: Serves 7
1 Serving, Calories 270, Total Carbohydrate 25g, Dietary Fiber 3g,
Yield: Serves 4
Roasted
Vegetable Dip
with Baked Pita
Crisps
Pita Crisps
1 1/2 pita breads (6 inches in diameter)
2 teaspoons canola oil or butter, melted
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
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June 9 – 10
Tastin’ n’ Racin’
Lake Sammamish State Park
Issaquah, WA
www.tastinracin.com
This event features food in the Food
Walk, live music on the Main Stage, Arts
and Crafts offering unique items from
Northwest artisans. Family Fun area with
children rides and inflatables. Exhibition of
restored unlimited and limited Hydroplanes,
Runabouts and Vintage mahogany
Runabouts, on display and on the water.
June 15 – 16
Fiddling Under the Stars Bluegrass
Festival
Ekone Park
Goldendale, WA
www.goldendalechamber.org/events
Email: info@goldendalechamber.org.
Phone: 509-773-3400
Join the community of Goldendale in
celebrating this bluegrass music festival!
While you are in the community, take a
rare opportunity to visit the Goldendale
observatory, one of the five largest public
telescopes in the Western United States.
June 15 – 17
All Wheels Weekend
Downtown Dayton, Dayton
www.allwheelsweekend.comv
Father's Day
Weekend every
year Classic Car
Show with Friday
night cruise, Live
stage show, Demo derby. Enjoy the Outlaw
lawn drag races and the ever popular Men's
Drag Races.
June 15-17
Vintage Walla Walla
www.wallawallawine.com/vintageww
Take advantage of a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to taste some of the Valley's
rarest vintage and library wines at some
of Walla Walla's finest wineries and
restaurants. A list of participating wineries
and restaurants is available on the event
website.
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June 23
Bark in Bonney Lake
Bark for Life 6k Fun Run
Allan Yorke Park
www.citybonneylake.org
This annual event is a favorite of dogs
and their owners, featuring exhibits,
dog products, adoptable dogs, and prize
drawings. Great dogs to see and greet, so
bring yours (on a leash, please), then enjoy
the off-leash area too!
Micro-chipping will be offered by Metro
Animal Services for a discounted rate of
$30 (for canines only). Events include: Best
Costume, a lookalike contest, and lots more!
June 23
June 24
Skandia
Midsommarfest
St. Edward State Park
Kenmore, WA
www.skandia-folkdance.org/
midsommarfest.html
Phone: 425-823-2992
Skandia Midsommarfest at Saint Edward
State Park recreates a traditional Swedish
celebration of the summer solstice. The
event features the raising of the garlanded
pole, hundreds of costumed musicians
and dancers, live music and an avenue
of traditional craft demonstrations by
skilled craftsmen. Midsommar foods and
Scandinavian delicacies will be available for
purchase. Admission fee required.
June 30 – July 1
The Great Leavenworth Wine
and Food Festival
Columbia Cascade Winery Association
and Icicle Creek Music Center
Leavenworth, WA
www.columbiacascadewines.com
Email: info@columbiacascadewines.com
Phone: 509-782-0708
This event is a local favorite, featuring local
wineries and restaurants as well as music
and art. Attendees can also expect guest
appearances by Food Network celebrities.
June 23-24
Slug Fest
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Eatonville
www.nwtrek.org
Slug Fest reigns supreme as one of the
zaniest weekends of the year at Northwest
Trek Wildlife Park. Celebrate all that is silly
and slimy about the Pacific Northwest's
most valuable and misunderstood mollusk,
the yellow-greenish banana slug on
Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24.
Enjoy a wet and wacky weekend during
our slug extravaganza. Back by popular
demand will be the always entertaining
human slug races as well as up-close
slug specimens and hands-on crafts and
activities for kids. Show off a sluggy side
with a slug temporary tattoo and then head
out on a self-guided slug hunt.
Gig Harbor Garden Walking Tour
www.gigharborgardentour.com
Gig Harbor Garden Tour Celebrates 15th
Anniversary. This is a self-guided tour of
gardens, so please wear your walking shoes
and bring your friends for a wonderful day
of gardening ideas!
July 4
Prosser’s Old Fashioned 4th of July
Prosser City Park, Prosser WA
www.prosserchamber.org
Phone: 509.786.3177
A parade, hot dogs, sack races, bingo, ice
cream, stage show, tacos, pinewood derby
races, car show, hamburgers, and fireworks!
Various weekends
July – August
Family Camp
www.nwtrek.org
A chance to see the animals at night, a
narrated tram tour, games and s’mores
around the campfire, and other exciting
activities makes our S’mores and Snores
Family Camp a special adventure.
We provide the campsite, snacks and a hot
breakfast, a campers-only tram tour and
naturalist-led activities. You bring your
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tent and camping supplies and dinner for
Saturday night (or you can buy meals at our
Forest Café).
More details about family camp:
Time: Saturday afternoon through Sunday
morning on select weekends.
Reservations: Required. Please reserve your
tickets online.
Rates: Regular $55 per person; Member
$50 per person
Includes breakfast, admission to park on
day of event, private campers-only tram
tour, and all fun camp activities.
2012 Dates: July 7-8; July 14-15; July 2122; July 28-29; Aug. 4-5; Aug. 11-12 and
Aug. 18-19.
July 14
Ohme Gardens Wine & Food Gala
3327 Ohme Road
Wenatchee, WA 98801
www.ohmegardens.com/events.
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It's THE Garden Party of the summer!
Enjoy award-winning wines from
NCW's premium estate-grown vintners,
complimented by food from NCW's very
best restaurants and caterers, held at
Ohme Gardens, one of the most picturesque
locations in Washington. Come celebrate
with music, wine and food that will be an
evening to remember.
July 17 – 18
Mozart on A Summer's Eve
Manito Park (on the lawn East of
Duncan Gardens, off Tekoa Street on
East side of Manito Park)
Spokane, WA
www.mozartspokane.com
Phone: (800) 325-SEAT
or 509-326-4942
Verne Windham Music Director with
Connoisseur Concerts Wind Ensemble and
guest sopranos Heather Steckler Parker,
Colleen Bryant Palmer and Heather
Peterson. Admission: $25 reserved
table/$10 lawn festival style seating.
Area opens at 5:30 p.m. for pre-concert
picnics or potlucks. Repeat performance on
Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets may be
purchased online at: www.ticketswest.com.
July 18 – 22
July 25-29
Capital Lakefair
Downtown Olympia, Olympia
www.lakefair.org
Email: office@lakefair.org
Phone: 360.943.7344
July 20 – 22
103rd Annual
Strawberry
Festival
Ober Park, Vashon
2012 Vashon Island
www.vashonchamber.com/strawfest
The Vashon Island Strawberry Festival is
a treat for the senses. There is always an
abundance of great food, refreshments
and fun times for all ages! Some highlights
include: The Grand Parade, the Classic Car
parade, the K2 Fun Run, Kiwanis pancake
breakfast, music, Saturday night street
dances and fabulous food and vendor
booths.
July 20-22
Sequim Lavender Festival and
Sequim Lavender Farm Faire
www.lavenderfestival.com
Email: info@lavenderfestival.com
Phone: 360.681.3035
With more than 30 lavender farms in the
Sequim-Dungeness Valley, it's no surprise
that Sequim is known as the Lavender
Capital of North America (R). During
the third weekend of July, visit us for the
annual Sequim Lavender Festival (R) and
the new Sequim Lavender Farm Faire/
Lavender in the Park. It's a weekend packed
with farm tours, demonstrations, crafts,
food, music and all things lavender.
July 21 – 22
Loganberry
Festival
Greenbank Farm,
Whidbey Island
www.greenbankfarm.biz/loganberryfesitval
Email: gbfarm@@greenbankfarm.com
Phone: 360.678.7700
The farm’s annual wine tasting with
up to 20 Puget Sound wineries, a beer
tent and music and art extravaganza!
The field is filled with artists, artisans,
and craftspeople while local musicians
entertain. There are food booths by local
folks and a play area for the children.
Sand Sculpture Contest & City
Sandsations
Long Beach, WA
www.sandsationslongbeach.com
Email: Sandsations@rocketmail.com
2012 marks the28th year of this event that
includes family sandcastle building and
entertainment on the beach. As part of this
event, free sculpting lessons will be offered
on Friday, followed by a beach bonfire
Friday night. Saturday is the big day, with
five hours of sculpting on the beach and the
Sand Flea Pet Parade. Prizes and notoriety
are guaranteed!
August 1 – 5
Seafair Fleet Week
The arrival of the ships
and sailors for Seafair is
a tradition rooted in the
formative years of the
festival over 60 years ago. More than 5,000
sailors will disembark a half-dozen U.S.
Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian vessels
for a short liberty pass and the opportunity
to take part in the high-speed Seafair action
on Lake Washington. Seafair is Seattle’s
traditional summer festival that brings an
entire community together in celebration.
Visit the website to learn more about what
is happening, where and when.
www.seafair.com
Email: info@seafair.com
Phone: 206.728.0123
August 4
Young Farmers & Ranchers
Fairway Classic
Desert Canyon
www.wsfb.com
Email: klong@wsfb.com
Phone: 1.800.331.3276 ext. 124
Onsite check in starts at 11 a.m. and
the shotgun start for the scramblestyle tournament is at 1 p.m. Dinner
begins at 5:30 p.m. with the awards
program immediately following at 6
p.m. Registration after July 9th will be
subject to a $5 late registration fee for
all participating players. Individual: $90
Team: $360
Teams are accepted on a first come, first
served basis, so register your team today!
If you don't have a team, don't worry. We
can help you assemble one. Download the
registration form at www.wsfb.com then
send your completed form (along with
payment) to WFB one of these ways:
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Mail: Washington Farm Bureau YF&R, PO
Box 8690, Lacey WA 98509
Fax: 360.357.9939
E-mail: klong@wsfb.com
For registration assistance, donations or
questions about the event please contact
Kevin Long at klong@wsfb.com or call
1.800.331.3276.
August 4
30th Annual Joyce Daze Wild
Blackberry Festival
Joyce, WA
www.joycewa.com
Phone: 360.374.2531
(Forks Chamber of Commerce)
Bring the whole family to enjoy a parade,
activities and lots of berries. Joyce is located
on State Scenic Highway 112, 16 miles West
of Port Angeles and 33 miles East of Clallam
Bay. Joyce is in the center of the county.
August 17 – 19
Goodguys 11th Great Northwest
Rod & Custom Nationals
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center
Phone: 925.838.9876
Admission: General Admission: $15;
Kids 7-12: $6; Kids 6 and under are free
www.good-guys.com/events/2012events
Join Goodguys for a fun hot roddin’ weekend
in the heart of the Inland Northwest!
The 11th edition of the Goodguys Great
Northwest Nationals features a colorful
show & shine and a Super Sunday GetTogether for late model American made or
powered cars on Sunday August, 19th. See
more than 1,500 ’72 & earlier rods, customs,
muscle cars, trucks & classics, vendor
exhibits, swap meet & car corral, live music,
model car show and so much more!
August 20 – 26
Washington State
International
Kite Festival
Long Beach
Peninsula, WA
http://kitefestival.
com/kite-festival/
Phone: 360.642.4020
A Washington state vacation is incomplete
without a visit to the Long Beach Peninsula,
home of the Washington State International
Kite Festival, and the World Kite Museum and
Hall of Fame. Located at 303 Sid Snyder Drive
SW, Long Beach, Washington, WKM is the only
Kite Museum in North and South America.
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August 24 – 26
The 15th Annual Vancouver Wine
& Jazz Festival
Esther Short Park, Downtown
Vancouver, WA
www.vancouverwinejazz.com
Email: info@vancouverwinejazz.com
Phone: 360.906.0441
The Festival is a celebration of the Musical,
Enological, Visual and Culinary Arts,
and brings together the best in the Pacific
Northwest...international & local jazz
artists, world-renowned wines, fine artists
and delicious local cuisine in a 1st-class
city: Vancouver, Washington!
September 1 – 3
Blackberry Festival
Bremerton’s Waterfront Boardwalk,
Bremerton
www.blackberryfestival.org
Phone: 360.377.3041
From modest beginnings in 1990, the
berryfest has evolved into THE summerending extravaganza for the Puget Sound.
Located on the Bremerton Boardwalk in
the heart of downtown the Bremerton
Blackberry Festival draws over 50,000
people from around the country.
September 7 – 23
The Puyallup Fair
Puyallup Fair and Events Center
www.thefair.com
Email: info@thefair.com
Phone: 253.841.5045
September 8 – 9
Highlander Festival
Tam O’Shanter Park, Longview
www.highlander.kelso.gov
Phone: 360.423.1371
Festivities begin with a fun run/walk 15K
road race, Highland Dance Competition,
Highland Team Games and Piping
Competition. Experience a whole weekend
of Scottish & Celtic culture, with the
Avenue of Clans, Scottish craft & food
vendors, Scottish music & competitions and
a Scottish Shortbread Competition.
September 15 – 16
Rainier Mountain Festival
Rainier Base Camp, Ashford
www.rainierfestival.com
Email: Jeremy@
whittakermountaineering.com
Phone: 1.800.238.5756
The Mountain Festival has become a
tradition for those of everyone in love
with Mount Rainier and big mountains in
general. There is an air of excitement to the
Fest as climbers come to scoop up the good
“season’s end” deals on gear, but it isn’t just
a sale...more of a mountaineering reunion.
The legends of the high altitude game are
sure a lot easier to talk to over a picnic in
Ashford than on the glaciers where they
earned their fame.
September 15 – 16
Tractor Run to Kittitas
Phone: 509.833.4811
7am - Leaving from the entrance of the
Central WA, Agricultural Museum in
Yakima, Tractors will travel to Kittitas,
stay overnight and return. Tractors will
travel 8-10mph, have at least one American
flag, and have a slow moving vehicle
triangle.
September 22
Salmon Barbeque & Sidewalk Sale
Fairhaven, Bellingham
www.fairhaven.com/annual
Email: southsidetrends@yahoo.com
Phone: 360.734.1109
It is the return o Fairhaven's September
Salmon Barbeque that was so famous and
fun in the 1980s. Serving is from 1 to 4 pm
on the Village Green. Menu includes BBQ’ed
wild King Salmon, cole slaw, roll, corn on
the cob, beverage and dessert, all for $15.
Hot dogs, beverage and dessert for kids is
$6. Admission is free to the Village Green
and there is live music. This event was
restarted in 2007 after a 20 year recess.
There will also be sidewalk sale from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. on the streets of Fairhaven.
Super bargains will be on tables of shops
throughout Fairhaven.
Sept. 29 – Oct. 31
Festival of Pumpkins – Pumpkin
Patch and Corn Maze
Craven Farms
Snohomish, WA
www.cravenfarm.com/events
Email: info@cravenfarm.com
Phone: 360.568.2601
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Washington Farm Bureau
State Officers
PresidentMike LaPlant
1st Vice President (Legislation)Aaron Golladay
2nd Vice President (Policy)Steve Cooper
2012 Executive Board
District 1
Sara Kretz, Wauconda
District 2
De Dennis, Anacortes
District 3
Anne Lawrence, Vancouver
District 4
Fred Blauert, Washtucna
District 5
Robyn Meenach, Valleyford
State Board Members
Farm Bureau
Announcements:
Send Us Your
Photos!
— Newborns, grandchildren,
birthdays and anniversaries. . .
any event you would like to
announce to Your membership.
Please include your name, date,
and detail about the photo
(like who is in the photo, what
the occasion is etc.), who we
contact for more information
and we’ll post it on the web for
the Farm Bureau family.
Directory & Produce
Stand Map
— Would you like to be listed in our who’s who in Farm
Bureau or be designated as a place to see our online
map for produce stands or agritourism? E-mail:
mfournier@wsfb.com
Adams County
Fred Blauert
Benton CountyTerry Burkhardt
Chelan/Douglas County
Harry Malloy
Clark/Cowlitz CountyAnne Lawrence
Columbia/Blue Mountain County
Gene Warren
Franklin County
Dave Manterola
Grant County
John Bates
Grays Harbor/Pacific County
Owen Shaffner
Island County
De Dennis
King/Pierce County
Wade Bennett
Kittitas County
Brad Haberman
Lewis County
Wisten Aldrich
Lincoln County
Carol Paul
Mason/Kitsap CountyAngela Schauer
North Olympic CountyRoger Short
Okanogan CountySara Kretz
Skagit CountyRick Anderson
Snohomish CountyEd Husmann
Spokane CountyRobyn Meenach
Stevens County
Julie Loveall
Thurston CountyRaul de Leon
Walla Walla County
Keith Farrens
Whatcom CountyTerri Noteboom
Whitman County
John Pearson
Yakima County
Heinz Humann
County Presidents
Adams County
David Leatherman
Benton CountySteve Thonney
Chelan/Douglas County
John Wall
Clark/Cowlitz County
Gary Boldt
Columbia/Blue Mountain County
Glenn Warren
Franklin CountyStacy Gilmore
Grant County
Greg Rathbun
Grays Harbor/Pacific County
JoAnn Shaffner
Island County
Len Engle
King/Pierce County
Bob Meeks
Kittitas CountyMark Charlton
Lewis County
John Lucas
Lincoln CountyRex Harder
Mason/Kitsap County
Jerry Garner
North Olympic CountyRoger Short
Okanogan County
Jon Wyss
Skagit County
Bill Schmidt
Snohomish CountyEd Husmann
Spokane County
Hal Meenach
Stevens County
Julie Loveall
Thurston CountyRaul de Leon
Walla Walla County
Jonathan Hellberg-Wilson
Whatcom County
Dan Noteboom
Whitman County
Jeff Pittmann
Yakima CountySteve George
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A D V ERT I SERS
General Motors
(inside cover)
AFBF
5
Dr. Stark Book
6
ScriptSave
7
WFB Retro/Safety
7
HughesNet
9
Washington Farm Bureau Members
10%Off
ALL services and products.
Washington Farm Bureau members can either use their
Farm Bureau membership card or may use a Farm
Bureau coupon that is found in one of the Washington
Farm Bureau publications.
Commercial Tire Locations:
Basin City
Moses Lake
Othello
Pasco
Quincy
Sunnyside
Yakima
509-269-4689
509-765-2810
509-488-9686
509-547-4663
509-787-1500
509-837-2543
509-248-9530
WFB Member to Member Benefits
17
Deal Enterprises
20
Choice Hotels
35
CALL YOUR LOCAL FARM SERVICE EXPERT
Darik Noble 509.750.9295
WFB Healthcare
37
Gary Brown 208.890.7860
WFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
39
WFB Federation Benefits
40
Office Depot
41
Honey House Farms
43
Commercial Tire
50
Grainger
50
Verizon Wireless
51
Country Financial
Basin City, Othello, Quincy, Moses Lake, WA
Pasco, Sunnyside, and Yakima
No time for downtime?
24 Hour on The Farm Service
Call 1-866-807-8473
Farm Bureau® members rely on
Grainger for maintenance, repair,
operations and safety products.
Farm Bureau®
members receive
(back cover)
10%OFF
& Free Shipping!
HERE'S HOW
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Want more money? Have a garage sale without the
garage. How great is that! vWashington Farm Bureau
reserves the right to not publish certain advertisements. Additional details and disclaimers are posted
at www.wsfb.com/classads.
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Ordering is Easy!
Use your state membership
account number to access
your Grainger discounts
#855921995
Call or fax your order anytime
Phone: (877) 202-2594
Fax: (877) 202-2593
Go online to grainger.com
or fbcounty.com
Recieve FREE SHIPPING on grainger.com orders
Visit your local Grainger Branch!
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PLANS WITH SHARE
Farm Bureau Member
Add more lines and maximize the minutes you have.
Nationwide for Business now lets you add more lines without adding more minutes. With the new
Nationwide for Business Plan, you can add a line that includes Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes,
plus unlimited Mobile to Mobile calling to your existing plan for just $19.99. New lines will share from
your existing pool of minutes.
• Unlimited National Mobile to Mobile Calling Minutes
• No Domestic Roaming or Long-Distance Charges
• Unlimited Messaging*
• Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes
Call more people and use zero minutes
with Verizon Wireless.
Coverage not available everywhere.
Airtime charges apply.
Unlimited messaging to anyone on any network in the
U.S.is included in the Talk & Text Plan.
Talk & Text*
Talk
Per-Minute
Rate
After
Allowance†
–
200
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–
$
34 99
$29.04
$
64 99
$53.94
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$37.34
900
$
84
$70.54
$
64
99
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1350
$
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$
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$70.54
2000
$
124 99 $103.74
$
4000
$
174 99
$145.24
$
6000
$
224
$186.74
$
99
Friends
& Family
for Business†
1999
$
450
99
Your discount off of your Monthly
Access Fees. 1- or 2-yr. line term on eligible
Calling Plans $34.99 or higher required.
Motorola
DROID RAZR in Purple 16GB
Your Price $99.99
New 2 yr line term
required per phone.
$599.99 full retail price
Pick 10 numbers
Monthly Access - after discount
0
17%
Night hours: (Mon–Fri) 9:01 p.m.–5:59 a.m.
Weekend hours: (Sat–Sun) 12:00 a.m.–11:59 p.m.
Nationwide for Business Plans with Share (For businesses with five or more lines of service)
Monthly
Anytime
Minutes
Corporate Discount
25¢
104 99 $87.14
154 99 $128.64
204
99
$170.14
Available
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Available
The $19.99 plan cannot make up more than 50% of your total Nationwide for Business Share lines. Verizon Wireless reserves the right to move any lines that exceed this ratio to the next higher
Nationwide for Business with Share Option price point available to you. The $19.99 plan is not eligible for any additional discounts or credits. Share Option applies to Monthly Anytime minutes only.
Month-to-month activations are not eligible for discounts. Data package of $999 or higher required for 3G Multimedia Phones. Visit verizonwireless.com/phones for a list of 3G Multimedia Phones.
All 3G Smartphones require a data package of $2999 or higher or a data plan. Simple Feature Phones without a data package will be charged $199/MB. Data sent or received in Canada is billed at
$0.002/KB or $205/MB. Data sent or received in Mexico is billed at $0.005/KB or $512/MB. *Applies when sending and receiving (i) Text, Picture, Video and Voice Messages with Verizon Wireless and
non-Verizon Wireless customers in the United States; (ii) Text, Picture, Video and Voice Messages sent via email; (iii) Instant Messages, and (iv) Text Messages with customers of wireless carriers
on participating networks in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. International Text Messaging is 25¢ per recipient per message sent and 20¢ per message received; International Picture and Video
Messaging is 50¢ per recipient per picture or video message sent and 25¢ per picture or video message received. Premium Messaging programs not included. Messaging is available from within the
National Enhanced Services Rate and Coverage Area and is not available throughout the Nationwide Rate and Coverage Area. †Applies to voice calling only.
CALL
For more information on this discount
VISIT
WAFarm.Bureau@VerizonWireless.com
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please e-mail:
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Friends & Family: Only calls from Nationwide Coverage Area to designated domestic landline or wireless numbers (excluding Directory Assistance, 900 numbers, or customers own wireless or Voice Mail access numbers) included; all qualifying
lines on an account share the same Friends & Family numbers, up to accounts eligibility limits; Friends & Family numbers must be set up and managed online. Our Surcharges (incl. Fed. Univ. Svc. of 17.9% of interstate and int’l telecom
charges (varies quarterly), 16¢ Regulatory and 99¢ Administrative/line/mo., and others by area) are not taxes (details: 1.888.684.1888); gov’t taxes and our surcharges could add 7% - 41% to your bill. Activation fee/line: $35. IMPORTANT
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and conditions apply. Offers and coverage, varying by service, not available everywhere. While supplies last. Limited time offer. In MA, sales tax based on cost of a device purchased at a discount with service. In CA: Sales tax based on full retail
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