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 Next FARM stand days are 20 FEB(THURS), 22 feb (sat), 23 feb (sun). CLOSED 13 FEB thru' 17 FEB for R&R- rest and relaxation. Special discount SALE on honey, chicken (packed and ready-$9 per pound), ducks (packed and ready-$9 per pound), compost winter cover crop seeds mix ($10 per bag of one pound seeds), firewood ($30 to fill up trunk of your car), beeswax, pollen ($15), Goat/sheep rentals ($20 per week) amongst other items. Plz call ahead. Mint $2 per big bundle, Sage-$2 per bundle, Rhubarb ($1 per stem.) Please note that we are sold out of chicken eggs, duck eggs, persimmon trees, pomegranate fruits, pears, nectarine fruits, apricots, chestnuts, hazelnuts, tomatoes,  okra, curry leaves, etc.  Farm special deals this  Thursday/Saturday/Sunday 7am-7pm.  This week’s specials are:  Grape vines- $25 each or 10 for $200 (16 varieties to choose from.) Full cord of firewood 🪵 you pick, you haul - $245  Rent a goat or sheep - $20 per week rental. ...

 PETER'S 12 RULES OF COMPOSTING I have been involved in the composting industry since 1989, and over the years I have developed the following twelve rules that I believe apply to nearly every situation.  "One must think like the pile – One must BECOME the pile” - Peter Moon RULE 1: START WITH THE END IN MIND With composting, it helps to have a vision of what the entire process will look like. Most of our clients use their finished compost back on their pastures or in their gardens.  Others see themselves selling their compost to cover some of their operating expenses. Still others have a dream of starting a composting business and making this their primary vocation. Whichever you choose, O2Compost can help you accomplish your goals.  With your composting system, ask yourself what type of finished product do you want to produce? Is it your objective to better manage the organic “waste” being generated on your site or do you want to also receive outside materials such ...

 CLIMBING YOUR PERSONAL EVEREST-skills for farming and homesteading!Mitch and Michelle are farmers at SUMMIT FARMS in Mitchis a celebrated speaker, acclaimed author, successful business and communityleader, and world-renowned athlete who has passionately guided thousands ofpeople in their journey to find their passion with purpose while making apositive difference in society for all. Continuing to challenge himself, Mitchand his wife Michelle are commercial farmers and in the hospitality business.WHEN? – 01/18/2025, Saturday 11am to 1 pm (2 hours).COST: zero dollars. Just bring yoursmiles, a positive attitude, and rubber boots for the farm tour.WHERE? - Dancing Goats and SingingChickens Organic Farm14062 Yelm Hwy SE, Yelm, WA 98597.This farm participates in Circular Economy andpractices Regenerative Agriculture. It is a 12-acres farm, located in Yelm, Washington.They started on 02/14/2017 and sell eggs, fruits, seeds, trees, veggies, andmanure for your garden. With great amount of ...

 FREE educational classes- VERMICOMPOSTING through the winter. Master Composter, inventor, educator - TOM PERKINS (lived 21 years in Italy) Engaging, hands-on workshop with demonstration of 4 different techniques and scales (from apartments, to homes to gardens.) WHEN? - 11/17/2024, Saturday 11am to 1 pm (2 hours). COST: zero dollars. Just bring your smiles, a positive attitude, a notebook and rubber boots for the farm tour.  WHERE? - Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm 14062 Yelm Hwy SE, Yelm, WA 98597. Vermicomposting is a natural process that uses worms to break down organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. The compost can be used as a soil amendment to nourish plants in gardens, landscaping, and more.  Here are some tips for vermicomposting:  Worms- Red wigglers and white worms are common species used for vermicomposting. Worms are picky eaters, so you can chop food scraps into 1–2 inch pieces and shred paper before adding them to the bin. Avoid addi...

 Honey locust trees (2 years old) for $ 25 each or buy 10 for $ 200. Food for your chickens, goats and honey bees! Call ***3**6*0--4-8--9--2--8--3--0--* for address to the farm. Grows 2-3 feet in a year. Excellent permaculture tree for the perimeter or for the animals' fodder! The honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos, can reach a height of 20–30 m (66–98 ft). They exhibit fast growth, but live a medium-long life span of about 120 years.[3] The leaves are pinnately compound on older trees but bipinnately compound on vigorous young trees.[2] The leaflets are 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1 in) (smaller on bipinnate leaves) and bright green. They turn yellow in the autumn. Honey locusts leaf out relatively late in spring, but generally slightly earlier than the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). The strongly scented cream-colored flowers appear in late spring, in clusters emerging from the base of the leaf axils. The fruit of the honey locust is a flat legume (pod) that matures in early autumn.[2]...

 FREE COOKING CLASS- 19 OCT 2024, SATURDAY- 10 AM TO 11:30 AM.  Abigail Martha Haddock, urban homesteader who loves to garden, cook, can, dehydrate, sew, small DIY projects and prepare for emergencies.  It is my goal to make known the unknown, be self-sufficient and sovereign.  • Yelm, WA area resident since 1987 • Formally employed at St. Peter’s hospital in Billing Department for 1 years then had a grant to develop their emergency management plan.  Developed and trained all employees on how to prepare their family and home to meet emergencies • Formally employed at Camp Murray for WA Emergency Management Department as a FEMA Grant Coordinator and worked in WA Emergency Control Center • Disaster Reservist for WA FEMA Disaster Declarations • Community Emergency Response Training (CERT), Advanced First Aid, CPR, Food Handler’s Permit and Licensed Director of Adult Family Homes • Presents at Boeing, hospitals, businesses, government offices, schools, c...