{"id":33252,"date":"2018-02-26T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/king-conservation-district-highline-college-offer-urban-ag-event\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:30:00","slug":"king-conservation-district-highline-college-offer-urban-ag-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/king-conservation-district-highline-college-offer-urban-ag-event\/","title":{"rendered":"King Conservation District, Highline College offer urban ag event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for advice on making the most out of a small urban garden? Or how to build a career in farming food in the city? Find experts, resources and hands-on workshops at the South King County Urban Agriculture Food Summit on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3 at Highline College.<\/p>\n

In its second year, the free summit is open to all who want to learn about growing food in the city. The two-day event will feature activities and resource tables, with experts available to discuss ideas.<\/p>\n

One goal of the summit is to increase awareness and opportunities to develop urban agriculture in a region of King County that is recognized as a food desert.<\/p>\n

The event is made possible through the college’s partnerships with organizations such as the King Conservation District<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The summit is on the college’s main campus in Des Moines<\/a>, located midway between Seattle and Tacoma at South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South (Highway 99).<\/p>\n

All activities are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

All Friday events are in Building 2.<\/p>\n

12-1:15 p.m.: Create a fruit tree and learn how to graft. People will have the opportunity to create, and take home, an apple tree by grafting.<\/p>\n

1:30-2:30 p.m.: Hear about career paths in urban agriculture. In a panel discussion, people currently working in the field will share how they combined their interests, personality, work history and passion to create a job for themselves in urban agriculture. A time for questions will follow the talk.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

All Saturday are in Building 8.<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m.: Check in starts.<\/p>\n

10-10:50 a.m.: Learn about soil in a class taught by King Conservation District (KCD).<\/p>\n

11-11:50 a.m.: Learn about Mason bee pollination in part 1 of a two-part workshop.<\/p>\n

12-1 p.m.: Learn about water canning. This simple and low-cost method of food preservation is the best way to approach the world of canning.<\/p>\n

1-1:50 p.m.: Learn about Mason bee pollination in part 2 of a two-part workshop.<\/p>\n

2-3 p.m.: Hear about career paths in urban agriculture. In a panel discussion, people currently working in the field will share how they combined their interests, personality, work history and passion to create a job for themselves in urban agriculture. A time for questions will follow the talk.<\/p>\n

3:15-3:45 p.m.: Join in the World Café closing discussion for a facilitated reflection of the day’s activities and steps to move forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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