Summer Farm Tour Tickets Now Available!
Come join us for a behind-the-scenes peek at Skagit Agriculture on Friday, July 10th. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. The post Summer Farm Tour Tickets Now Available! appeared...
View ArticleOur Coming Home View is Threatened!
We need your help! Skagit County has issued a notice of Development Application and SEPA Checklist for a 54,000 sq. ft. processing facility on nearly five acres of prime farmland in Our Coming Home...
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SPF Files an Appeal to Protect Farmland in Our Coming Home View!
The Board of Directors of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland (SPF) filed an appeal of Skagit County’s State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination for the relocation of Bay Baby Produce Inc.’s...
View ArticleGet Your Harvest Dinner & Auction Tickets Now!
Join us for an evening of Diamonds and Denim! Tickets for our Harvest Dinner and Auction on Saturday, September 26th are now available. Call the office at 360-336-3974 to reserve your space or click...
View Article4% Friday at the Co-op 10/23/2015
Come shop at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Friday 10/23/2015. Four percent of all sales will be donated to SPF! The post 4% Friday at the Co-op 10/23/2015 appeared first on Skagtonians to Preserve...
View ArticleCheck out our Fall/Winter News Bulletin
Click here to view our 2015 Fall/Winter News Bulletin. The post Check out our Fall/Winter News Bulletin appeared first on Skagtonians to Preserve Farmland.
View ArticleDinner on the Farm a Delicious Success!
Many thanks to everyone who celebrated our spring Dinner on the Farm at La Conner Flats on Saturday, April 19th. Our guests and volunteers braved the Tulip Festival traffic to make their way to our...
View ArticleOur newest Talking Field site is live!
Our newest Talking Field is located at Taylor Shellfish Farms! Be sure to check it out! The post Our newest Talking Field site is live! appeared first on Skagtonians to Preserve Farmland.
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Buying or selling a home? You can support SPF!
SKAGITONIANS TO PRESERVE FARMLAND selected for COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM with COLDWELL BANKER BAIN Coldwell Banker Bain real estate brokers Don Elliott and George Roth in Anacortes formed a unique...
View ArticleWe’re hiring!
We are currently hiring a Development & Outreach Administrator. Click here for job description and application instructions. The post We’re hiring! appeared first on Skagtonians to Preserve Farmland.
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The Dirt Issue I – Introducing the DIRT
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Magic Skagit.” It can mean various things, but without question, one of the biggest magic-making factors around here is the soils of the Skagit Valley. Back in 1940,...
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The Dirt Issue 2 – All About Climate
We all know the Skagit is special. One of the biggest reasons for that is our climate, forged as it is, from a happy confluence of topography, latitude and the over-arching influence of the Pacific...
View ArticleCheck out our Winter/Spring News Bulletin
Click here for our 2016 Winter/Spring News Bulletin. The post Check out our Winter/Spring News Bulletin appeared first on Skagtonians to Preserve Farmland.
View ArticleSPF Board Files an Appeal
The Board of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland filed an appeal with Skagit County related to their decision to approve development permits for a large agricultural processing facility to be built on...
View ArticleThe Dirt Issue 3 – What is Pinning?
Twice each year, a highly unusual “sharing of the soils” takes place at the WSU-NW Research & Extension Center here in Mount Vernon. The event is called a “pinning” and the participants are...
View ArticleThe Dirt Issue 4 – Agriculture is “Growing” at the Port
For more than two decades, the Skagit agricultural community has been calling for an Agricultural Industrial Park to be established. Twenty-six years on, that goal has been realized in very exciting...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Agricultural Community
The following letter contains additional information and answers to common questions we have been asked regarding our decision to file an appeal against a Skagit County development permit approval...
View ArticleSpring Farm Tour SOLD OUT
All of our spots for the 2016 Spring Farm Tour have been filled! Please stay tuned for updates about our next farm tour on Saturday, June 25. Tickets will be available very soon. Click here for more...
View ArticleThe Dirt Issue 5 – Agriculture Meets Tourism
The search for somewhere natural and serene is one of the most popular getaways in the 21st century. These days, that quest is increasingly being met through “Agri-tourism”– a conjoined term that...
View ArticleThe Dirt Issue 6 – Water, Water… Everywhere?
Last year at this time the agricultural outlook of the Skagit Valley was threatened by drought. While our 2014-2015 winter precipitation was slightly higher than normal, warm temperatures kept it from...
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