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Tag Archives | agriculture
Use Sunny Fall Days to Prepare for Winter
As those rainy days of winter loom on the horizon, take advantage of the sunny, warm fall days to prepare for winter! Tackling farm maintenance and good management practices now may help you […]
Want to Grow Food Later in the Season?
Our friends at Clackamas Community College (CCC) are offering a workshop to those who are interested in extending the growing season for cool weather crops. In addition, they offer a workshop in aquaponics […]
Focus on Staff: Matt Van Wey
The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District welcomes a new employee to our professional team this week. Conservation Specialist Matt Van Wey brings a wealth of farming, restoration, and conservation experience with him […]
Register for Small Farm School 2016 Today!
Registration is open for Small Farm School 2016! To make the offerings available to folks who have traditionally been unable to attend on a Saturday, this year’s Small Farm School will be held […]
Board Expresses Strong Support for Protecting Farmland
The District’s Board of Directors expressed their strong support for protecting farmland in a letter delivered to Clackamas County Commissioners on June 29, 2016. The content of the letter is shown below. Clackamas […]
Plan and Plant the Best Pollinator Habitat Possible
National Pollinator Week June 20-26 If you have listened to news reports over the last few years, you probably know that pollinators are in trouble. They have had a serious decline in population […]
Who Knew…Bugs to the Rescue!
Were you aware that many beetles, flies, and “true bugs” actually attack, lay eggs in, and sometimes eat harmful pests that farmers and gardeners often control with pesticides? These beneficial insects work in […]
Saving Water for Other Uses
It is official; this was a very wet winter! According the National Weather Service, totals for the “meteorological” winter (December- January-February) were 25 to 35 inches throughout the Portland metro area and northern […]
