Rural services

Cows grazing on a King County farmThis Web site provides quick access to the variety of county services important to rural residents and links to rural towns and cities, community events and other resources.

Whether it is maintaining roads and bridges, providing flood protection, preserving farms from development or working on regulations to allow home businesses to thrive, King County is working to protect rural quality of life and provide the services people need and want.

Harvest Celebration Farm Tour

Harvest Celebration Farm TourFamily farms remain an important part of rural King County’s landscape. Take part in the 10th annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, Saturday, Sept. 27, and see what’s happening down on the farm. Featuring hayrides, kids’ activities, farm animals, fresh produce, live music, chef’s cooking demonstrations and more, this year’s farm tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Information is available by visiting http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/HarvestCelebration.html.


Green A.C.R.E. Radio

GreenAcreBestIntroducing a new KBCS Public Affairs program. Bringing you the Agricultural, Conservation, Resource, and Environmental information you need.

Green A.C.R.E. Radio is a co-production of the King Conservation District, King County Agriculture, and KBCS. It is an hour-long talk show focusing on local agricultural, environmental and natural resource issues.

Host: Martha Baskin
Engineer: Moe Provencher
Produced at Jack Straw Studios in Seattle.


Rural Directory

Rual DirectorySee the new
Rural Services Directory -- a handy reference guide to the wide range of services King County provides to rural residents. A printed version is available at your local library, or if you need one mailed to you please contact: Kate Karpf at 206-263-7147 or kate.karpf@kingcounty.gov.

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