Focus on Farming

Tomorrow is the 7th annual Snohomish County’s Focus on Farming Conference. It is the largest agricultural conference in Washington State.  With continuing changes in farming, this gathering is a conscious dialogue among  farmers, chefs and consumers.  As friend and conference coordinator Linda Neunzig says, “It’s the network around you, the community, that makes farming work.” 

                  Focus on Farming, Nov. 4, offers a glimpse of agriculture’s future 

This year’s conference, with its “Get Up and Grow!” theme, begins with a panel discussion on organic and traditional growing methods and why they each can work.

From there, participants can choose from six different tracks offering dozens of workshop sessions that focus on emerging markets, consumer purchasing trends, conservation practices, healthy soils and more. 

As always, the day is filled with a gourmet lunch prepared by local chefs with locally grown and raised food. The evening will be topped off with a wine-and-cheese tasting featuring wineries and artisan cheese makers from Western Washington.

For  more information contact, go to www.focusonfarming.org