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Agricultural Production
WSU provides a variety of educational
programs for both commercial and part time agricultural producers.
Programs include Pesticide Education, organic production, alternative
pest control, Christmas Tree Production, ornamentals, vegetables,
alternative crops, and U-pick operations.
For more information, contact Don Tapio by
email or phone in Grays Harbor County (360) 482-2934, or contact Carol
Miles by email or by phone at the Vancouver Research and Extension
Center, (360) 576-6030.
Don
Tapio serves
as an Area Agricultural and Community Horticulture Agent
in Grays Harbor and Thurston Counties. He is responsible
for pesticide education, cultural recommendations and pest
control recommendations for commercial agricultural
producers. In addition, he provides leadership to the
Master Gardner Program in Pacific, Grays Harbor and
Thurston Counties. Don has a BS degree in Floriculture
from Washington State University and a Masters of
Agriculture degree from the University of Idaho.
Carol Miles is an Area
Agricultural Systems Specialist in Southwest Washington. She conducts
on-farm and on-station research on vegetable and alternative crop
production, and alternative pest control. Through her research, she
investigates production issues such as variety performance, fertilizer
application rates, planting densities, harvest schedules, and marketing.
In addition, she provides leadership to the Food and Farm Connections
Team, the WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
(CSANR), and the East Africa
Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (B/C CRSP).
Carol has her BS in Bio-Agricultural Sciences from Colorado State
University and her MS and PhD in Vegetable Crops from Cornell
University.
Additional
information on agricultural issues can also be obtained from these WSU
web sites:
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Master Gardener
Public
education is the primary objective of our Master Gardener Program. We
host Plant Diagnostic Clinics at our offices and in the community. We
also teach sound gardening techniques at "Country Living
Workshops" and work with youth in 4-H and in the classroom.
Master Gardener Projects Include:
· Publishing MG
Newsletters: Grays Harbor & Pacific
· Hosting Plant Diagnostic
Clinics: Master Gardener
Clinic Schedule
· Working
with Children and Youth
· Country Living Workshops
· Demonstration
Gardens - Mason County
· Demonstration
Gardens - Grays Harbor
How to Become a Master Gardener:
The Master Gardener program involves volunteer education and community
outreach. At the completion of the 60-hour training program,
"intern" Master Gardeners fulfill their commitment to perform 60
hours of community service during the ensuring year. To remain active, Master
Gardeners must complete 25 hours of community service annually and 25 hours of
continuing education.
In the Grays Harbor and Pacific County Program
there are over 70 active Master Gardeners. Training sessions for new
Master Gardeners are held every other year, in the fall. One is scheduled for
Fall 2000. For more information or to be put on the mailing list for an
application contact the Extension Office. You may send an e-mail to Don
Tapio or contact us by phone at (360) 482-2934
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