County Living Expo topics run the gamut
Published 4:57 pm Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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
