NOTE: Please review each individual program whether in-person or virtual. June 2nd, 2021 PROGRAM info below!
UPCOMING PROGRAM SCHEDULE: June 2nd, VIRTUAL, Goat Husbandry and Homesteading
Sammamish Valley Grange community programs are the first Wednesday of the month beginning at 7 p.m (with some exceptions). Members and guests come together to share local, regional, State and National Grange information and to discuss and review current issues of importance to the local organization. Programs are FREE, open to the public and all ages welcome!
Goat Husbandry and Homesteading–June 2nd
Meet the goats of Hawthorn Farm and hang out with the herd! We invite you to join us for “Goat Husbandry and Homesteading” Wednesday, June 2nd, 7 p.m. virtually via Zoom, as part of the on-going series of Community Education programs presented by the Sammamish Valley Grange in Woodinville.
Alexia Allen and Daniel Kirchhof, of Hawthorn Farm in Woodinville, will share their experiences with the hard-working ladies of the herd, and their adorable babies, as they eat, brush and make delicious milk. Bring your questions as we hang out with the homestead herd.
Feasting together at Hawthorn Farm since 2010, Allen and Kirchhof spent all of 2017 eating only hand-harvested food and continue to develop their Woodinville farm to feed the community great year-round produce. With years of experience between them doing carpentry, animal husbandry, food preserving, and gardening, they find joy in sharing hard-won common sense. Teaching is a passion for them both.
Whether you want to get your goat, or just enjoy some time with these wonderful animals, join us virtually in the goat barn. Everyone is welcome to attend this free program. Please register in advance for this free program; a Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
In working to improve the rural nature of the Sammamish Valley, the Grange shares its mission through educational outreach and neighborly engagement. Membership in the Grange is open to the public. For more information, please e-mail sammamishvalleygrange286@gmail.com.
Check each programs whether currently offered in-person or virtually on Zoom. In working to improve the rural nature of the Sammamish Valley, the Grange shares its mission through educational outreach and neighborly engagement. Membership in the Grange is open to the public. For more information, please e-mail sammamishvalleygrange286@gmail.com.
Past programs include:
- Meet Your Local Farmer and Learn about CSA’s, May 2021
- Recycled Water Project in the Sammamish Valley, April 2021
- Spring Farmers Roundtable–Working Together Collectively.
- An Introduction to the 5 R’s of Sustainable Living – A Focus on Recycling, February 2021
- Fourth Annual Farmers Roundtable, November 2020
- Partnering for Environmental Stewardship, October 2020
- Native Pollinators: Garden and Habitat Restoration, September 2020
- Greenhouse 101 with Andrew and Antoine/Regeneration Farm, February 2020
- Farmers RoundTable (third annual), November 2019
- City of Woodinville Candidate Town Hall, October 2019
- Screening, Modified the Film; May, 2019
- Herbs are People’s Medicine with Eaglesong Gardener; October 2019
- Backyard Chickens and Fowl 101; September 2019
- Grange Annual Picnic, July 2019
- The Falconer, June 2019
- Modified, the Film; May 2019
- BEEvesting in our Community (Mason Bee distribution); April 2019
- Farm Bill Impacts Sammamish Valley, Regional Agriculture and Local Food Systems; March 2019
- Fossil Free King County; February 2019
- Farmers RoundTable (second annual); November 2018
- Sammamish Valley Heritage; October, 2018
- Fall Pruning; September 2018
- The Falconer and his Birds of Prey; June 2018
- Drip Irrigation and Rain Harvesting; May 2018
- Woodinville Arts Alliance Info Night; March 2018
- Ready, Set, Grow; February 2018
- Fix-It, Don’t Pitch It Clinic; April 2018
- Master Gardeners; February 2018
- The Next Generation of Farmers; November 2017
- Juice the Harvest; October 2017
- Home and Backyard Composting; September 2017
- King County 4-H; June 2017
- Soil, an Unsanitary Place to Plant Seeds! Dr. R. James Cook; May 2017
- Rainwater to Wastewater; April, 2017
- Farmland Sustainability in the Sammm. Valley; March 2017
- Exploring Local Scholarships; February 2017
- Quilting and Sewing for Charity; November 2016
- Food Banks and Gleaning, Don Morgan; October 2016
- All Things Apples, Tom Quigley; September 2016
- How I Came to Be a Farmer, Lila Chapman; March 2016
- Bees 101, Rebecca Reid; February 2016