Renewing the Countryside: Washington – Coffee table book about leaders in agricultural stewardship available now.
Allen Foundation awards $3.75 million grant to CSANR
A Place at the Table. Washington farmers fight for their fair share of the consumer dollar by putting taste, face – and place – back into food.
Climate Friendly Farming Moves into Energy Recovery
WSU Launches Drought Alert Web Site
WSU Lauded for Gains in Organic Research and Education
The Northwest Dryland Cereal/Legume Cropping Systems Database is a compilation of research and experience in dryland agriculture in the northwestern U.S. from the past 100 years. The database is full-text searchable.
The Washington State
Organic Agriculture Project Database is a web database of WSU
organic agriculture projects. The database can be searched by keyword,
project title, or name of faculty/staff who conducted the work.
Small Farms: the Heart of Washington Agriculture (PDF) 2005-01-06
King County Food Atlas (PDF) 2005-05-10
Chelan County Food Atlas (PDF) 2005-06-11
Sustainable Agriculture in Washington State, CSANR Report # 5 (PDF)
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Current Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production
Assessment of Organic Farming Research, Teaching and Extension at WSU, CSANR Report # 3 (PDF)
Reducing Food Safety Risks in Apples: A Self Assessment Workbook for Producers of Apples, Juice and Cider, CSANR Report # 2 (PDF)
Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production in Washington State: 1988-1998, CSANR Report # 1 (PDF)
CSANR Research Reports
Alternatives to fumigation for control of apple replant disease in Washington State orchards. Field trials and research reports.
Climate Friendly Farming Project. Publications include anaerobic digestion, bioprocessing and bioproducts, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration.
On-farm Composting of Offal in Organic Poultry Production. Report of a demonstration project conducted at Middle Farm, Lopez Island in 2001. The project objectives were to develop a successful composting process using poultry offal produced on the farm and to produce finished compost that is environmentally sound, economically feasible and returns nutrients to the farm.
Consumer Food Purchasing: Interest in Local and Direct Markets (PDF) CSANR Research Brief 2005-02-07
The Importance of Direct Markets for Washington Farmers (PDF) CSANR Research Brief 2005-03-08
Washington Farmer Views on Environmental Policy (PDF) CSANR Research Brief 2005-04-09
Alternative Pest Management Strategies For Integrated Pest management
Proceedings Farming for Food Quality Symposium, November 10, 2006, Vancouver, Washington.
Organic Tree Fruit Symposium Proceedings
Proceedings Tilth 30th Symposium – Getting the Bugs to Work for You: Biological Control in Organic Agriculture
Ecological and Organic Farm Management Workshop Proceedings
Proceedings NW Symposium on Organic and Biologically Intensive Farming
December 2008 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Fall 2008 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Spring 2008 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Winter 2008 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Summer 2007 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
April 2007 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
December 2006 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
September 2006 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
June 2006 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
March 2006 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
December 2005 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
September 2005 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
June 2005 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
March 2005 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
December 2004 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
September 2004 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
March 2004 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
December 2003 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
September 2003 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
June 2003 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
March 2003 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
January 2003 Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Biotechnology Resources
Agriculture Biotechnology: Critical Issues and Recommended Responses from the Land Grant Universities (PDF)
Transgenic Crops: An Environmental Assessment (PDF)
Alternative Crops for Dryland Areas
Drought Alert. This WSU site provides access to WSU Extension publications and news releases about drought concerns and issues, a list of experts on related subjects, and a list of useful links from other organizations and agencies.
Farming West of the Cascades
Gardening in Western Washington
GrowServ PNW-Agriculture
HortSense: Yard and Garden Pest Management
Water Quality
Western Center for Risk Management Education
Washington Food System Directory Now Online
HumanLinks Foundation is pleased to announce the online publication of the Washington Food System Directory: http://wafoodsystem.jot.com. Designed as a resource for learning about sustainable food and agriculture in Washington, the directory provides online access to more than 80 nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
Organized in thirteen categories, ranging from Children’s Gardens and Culinary Community, to Land Preservation and Urban Agriculture, the Washington Food System Directory provides an overview of organizations and agencies devoted to healthful, sustainable food production, both urban and rural.
2006 Farming Sourcebook – download as a PDF (48 pages, 4.8 MB).
The Sourcebook features regional information and resources on:
- Marketing
- Certification and labeling
- Management practices
- Soil health
- Water use and quality
- Pest management
- Habitat conservation
- Seeds and starts
- Smart energy use
The focus of the publication is on sustainable and certified production. Brought to you by the publishers of the Sustainable Industries Journal by the Celilo Group. Sponsors include the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon State
University Extension, Washington State University Extension and Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Building a Healthy Future for Washington Family Farms (PDF – 147KB)
Although family farms continue to dominate Washington’s countryside, they have been failing at alarming rates, contributing to an overall decline of rural communities. More than 300 diverse stakeholders came together at the Washington Family Farm Summit in 2003 to examine the causes and consequences of this situation, to envision a preferred future, and to develop potential strategies for reversing this trend.
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