WSU King County Extension Presents:
Tools for Resourceful Living

WSU King County Extension is delivering a FREE 4 class series designed to help you save money while reducing your impact on the environment through making simple changes in your home and your garden. Each class features a specific stewardship theme and will teach you feasible ways to limit your input into the waste stream, conserve resources, and save money.

In 2009, we are bringing these relevant, hands-on, FREE classes to Renton Technical College and the City of SeaTac. We will deliver these programs to additional rural and urban communities in the future. WSU King County Extension and King County work collaboratively in providing this and other educational programming for residents of King County.

Directions to City of SeaTac Council Chambers

Please register here.

Household Hens: Raising Chickens in Your Backyard

City of SeaTac Council Chambers
Wednesday, August 12th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Raising Chickens yields far more than just fresh eggs and you don’t have to live on a farm to do it! This event will give you a chance to find out about resources related to raising chickens in our area and hear from knowledgeable local chicken owners. This class covers the basics of keeping a small flock of laying hens in your back yard. Topics include breed selection, nutrition, housing, city regulations, health and behavior. You will leave the class with a good sense of what is involved in successfully raising your own backyard flock. Come see how fun and rewarding raising chickens can be!

Productive Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces: Planning Raised Beds and Containers

City of SeaTac Council Chambers
Wednesday, September 9th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Has a lack of garden space kept you from growing vegetables? Learn how to garden in containers or raised beds and enjoy the delicious freshness of home-grown veggies. Discover the advantages containers can offer over growing in the ground. Learn how raised beds improve fertility and drainage and allow you to garden in spots you wouldn’t otherwise have been able to use. We’ll discuss what makes a good container, how to make a raised bed, soil and fertilizers, insects, diseases, and weeds, and what to grow when. Join us, and don’t go another season without a harvest of fresh veggies you’ve grown yourself!

Local Food Year-Round: Simple Methods for Preserving Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
City of SeaTac Council Chambers
Wednesday, October 14th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Start thinking now about preserving food for winter! Consider options for food preservation so you can plan your garden for year-round eating. Come learn some safe, simple techniques for saving the flavors of summer to enjoy in the dark season of root vegetables!  This class focuses on jam and jelly making, fruit canning and dehydrating fruits and vegetables. Preserving your own food saves money and provides delicious, satisfying tastes to bring back memories of summer bounty.

Composting 101: Turning Waste into a Resource
City of SeaTac Council Chambers
Wednesday, November 4th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Composting is good for your yard and garden, good for the environment, easy to do and fun!  Compost can retain 100% of its weight in water and is an important component of gardening in a drought.  If you are interested in improving the quality of soil in your yard and garden then please join WSU Extension to learn quick and easy ways to turn yard trimmings and kitchen scraps into rich soil amendments. This hands-on workshop will cover all you need to know to start building soil using yard and food waste. Topics covered will include:

 

Contact & Registration:
Caitlin White
WSU King County Extension
Environmental Stewardship Coordinator
206.205.3184
http://www.king.wsu.edu/enviro/events.htm

We thank our partners, Renton Technical College and the City of SeaTac, in helping put on this series of educational classes.

Please register here

 

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.