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If you are a farmer or small forest landowner, educator or community member interested in seasonal foraging, wild crafting and the intricate dance of farm, forest and watershed ecology in the Snoqualmie Valley, please join us for this free event at Camp Korey on Saturday, December 7 from 11 AM to 1:30 PM.
We'll start with a short forest walk and talk behind the Toll House at Camp Korey, then move indoors for light snacks and hands-on holiday wild crafting using all native, natural materials and other "gifts from the forest" that support us in winter.
We will also focus on issues of connectivity (we'll be crafting and chatting) between water and land, people and place. Why should we care about cows and clams while creating a cedar bark holiday ornament? What's at stake from forest floor to river shore as farmland in the Snoqualmie Valley watershed is rapidly and literally losing ground? How can we educate others about these connections or create new opportunities for outreach and education?
Please no pets or walk-up participants. Space is extremely limited and pre-registration is required.
Workshop Facilitator:
Heidi Bohan is a highly respected educator, author ("The People of Cascadia") and expert on native plants, Pacific Northwest ethnobotany, permaculture design and traditional ecological knowledge. She is currently Cultural Adviser to the Snoqualmie Tribe and a faculty member in Herbal Sciences at Bastyr University. Heidi has a deep connection to sustainable agriculture in the Snoqualmie Valley and has worked tirelessly on behalf of organizations such as the Carnation Farmers Market and Sno-Valley Tilth.
Where Cows Meet Clams is an innovative farm-forest stewardship, economic development and tourism pilot project in the Snoqualmie Valley. Funded through the EPA's Natural Estuary Program under grant PC 00J276-2 in partnership with the Washington State Department of Ecology, the project consists of developing an asset inventory of farms, forests, lodging, culinary, outdoor recreation and cultural attractions and provides marketing, stewardship, succession planning and land tenure training for farmers and forest landowners as well as public tours, highlighting the restoration, ecology, culinary and other aspects of Snoqualmie farms and forests.
Where Cows Meet Clams Partners: Calyx Sustainable Tourism, Cascade Harvest Coalition, King Conservation District and Northwest Natural Resources.
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LocationCamp Korey at Carnation Farm (View)
28901 NE Carnation Farm Road
Carnation, WA 98014
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 15 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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