May 19 -- Willie Green’s Organic Farm Walk Monroe, Washington

Learn innovative ideas for getting a jump on early mixed vegetable production at Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe.

Owner and farmer Jeff Miller will share his latest techniques while touring greenhouses and propagation houses and look at direct-seeded and transplanted row crops. New this year is organic celery. “It’s a hard crop to grow,” said Miller. “It requires nutrient dense soil, lots of even moisture and is very labor intensive. It took four weeks for it to germinate and will go from seed to harvest in 70 to 90 days,” he added.

The Farm Tour is Monday, May 19 from Noon – 3:30. The cost is $10.00 for Tilth Producer members and $15.00 for non-members. Register on-site or pre-register by mailing a check to Tilth Producers, PO Box 85056, Seattle, WA 98145. A sack lunch is recommended. Beverages provided.

Willie Green’s Organic Farm is located at 19501 Tualco Road in Monroe. More information is available at www.williegreens.org or 425-485-4128.

Details about all Farm Walks are available at www.tilthproducers.org and www.smallfarms.wsu.edu.

The Farm Walk is sponsored by Tilth Producers of Washington and Washington State University Small Farms Team.

Contacts:
Betsy Fradd, WSU Small Farms, 253/445-4654 or 253/241-5043 (cell)
fradd@wsu.edu

Michel Wiman, WSU Wenatchee, 509/663-8181, ext. 235
mbrockington@wsu.edu