County Living Expo topics run the gamut

The Country Living Expo at Stanwood High School offers 175 classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 30.

The following is a list of some of those:

Growing Food

Best apple and pear varieties

Fruit tree pruning

Mason bees

Home orchard pest control

Growing and eating parsnips

Soil 101

Building soil to cope with drought

Saving seeds

Edible wild plants

Greenhouse growing

Grow luscious tomatoes

Grow giant pumpkins and melons

Hop growing

Raised bed gardening

Raising Food

Beef cattle breed roundtable

Raising livestock using quality assurance practices

Swine 101

Swine production

Choose your ewe

Beekeeping for beginners

Bee hive splitting and swarm capture

Family milk cow

Raising meat chickens

Raising meat rabbits

Raising waterfowl

Milking sheep

Common health conditions in chickens

Let’s talk goats

Backyard chickens and eggs

Feeding dairy goats

Raising heritage turkeys

Organic certification

Processing Food

Cider making

Preserving wild game meat

Sourdough bread baking for beginners

Lefse making 101

Decorate cookies like a pro

Scandinavian cookies

Intro to water bath canning

Dip strawberries in chocolate

Intro to curing salami, bacon and prosciutto

Fermented food canning

Smoking fish

Pie crust 101

Pressure canning meat, poultry, fish

Artisan breads

Basic cheese making

Smokin’ hot barbecue

Poultry and rabbit processing

Arts and crafts

Leather crafting

Spinning wheels

Yarn from scratch

Shearing sheep on a stand

Intro to quilting

Intro to Old Time music

Soap making

Natural dyeing

Needle felting

Getting started with alpacas and llamas

Farming tips

Selecting the right hay

Livestock fencing basics

Beginning pasture management

Rainwater catchment/build a rain barrel

Manage pasture weeds

Prepare for lambing/kidding/calving

Economics of profitable farming

Quickbooks for the small farmer

Demystifying farm loan applications

Market research and business ideas

Equine colic explained

Equine hoof care

Mules rule

Know your bugs

Parasite control

The road to becoming a veterinarian

Bats and benefits

Buying your first farm

Farm planning

Tools

Arc welding

Intro to chain saws

Tractor maintenance

Small engine maintenance

Build a small garden shed

Sheep shearing equipment maintenance

Sharpening your tools

Solar-powered electrics and water pumps

PVC archery bows

Floral

Grow your own wedding flowers

Intro to landscape design

Corsages and boutonnieres

Dahlia culture

Flower arranging

Fuschias

Trees

Native trees

Agro-forestry

Pets

Brain science dog training

First aid kits for canines

Livestock guardian dogs

Frisbee dog training

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