08/15/2006: "A Century of Harvest: SJ C Agriculture Tent"

Come celebrate the San Juan County Fair centennial at the SJC Agriculture Tent! . It all starts on Wednesday, the 16th at the Fair.

This year's featured presenters are former San Juan Island chef, Greg Atkinson (Friday August 18 at 11:00am), and Congressman Rick Larsen (Saturday, August 19 at 1:30pm), who is a member of the House Agriculture Committee,.

The SJC Agriculture Tent exhibits will include a 100-year agricultural timeline of San Juan County, current events and economic data, and a display of local agricultural products. Additional presentations include Cooking Grass-Fed Meat with Tim Barrette & Laurie Paul from The Market Chef, A Century of Farming in San Juan County with Boyd C. Pratt, Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstration with Mark Thompson-Klein, and more!

Come celebrate A Century of Harvest at the SJC Agriculture Tent!

Full Schedule follows below::

SJC Agriculture Tent Presentation Schedule:

Wednesday, August 16:
11:00am Cooking With Local Foods ~ San Juan County Paella with Neal Foley, The Podchef
2:00pm Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of Thousand Flower Farm on Waldron Island with Joel & Margaret Thorson
4:00pm Cooking With Local Foods ~ Cooking Grass-Fed Meat with Tim Barrette & Laurie Paul, The Market Chef

Thursday, August 17:
11:00am Cooking With Local Foods ~ TBA
2:00pm Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstration with Mark Thompson-Klein, Lopez Island Tree Crops
4:00 pm Composting for Your Garden with Barbara Fleming and Dixie Walmsley, WSU Master Gardeners

Friday, August 18:
11:00am Cooking With Local Foods ~ A Whale Watch Picnic with Greg Atkinson, celebrated Northwest chef and culinary consultant
2:00pm Community Supported Agriculture with CSA farmer Katie Hover and customer Lee Sturdivant, Lacrover Farm
4:00 pm Landscaping with Native Plants with Midge Kraetzer, WSU Master Gardener

Saturday, August 19:
11:00am A Century of Farming in San Juan County with Boyd C. Pratt
1:30 pm Looking ahead to Farm Bill 2007 with Congressman Rick Larsen, Member, House Agriculture Committee
4:00 pm WSDA Animal Identification Program with Cynthia Fairley, Washington State Department of Agriculture