farm tours

Ag education and outreach will take center stage in the Treasure Valley Wednesday, as the Caldwell/Nampa Chambers Agri Business Committee will host an “Elected Officials and Media” Ag tour.

Earlier this week, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined the Lewis County Farm Bureau for their Tour of Agriculture to hear from local growers.   The tour kicked off with a visit to the Southwest Washington Food Hub in Chehalis, where they discussed the hub’s work with farmers to strengthen economic development and food security in their community.  After that, th...

Bill’s Berry Farm outside of Grandview is signing up schools, church groups, retirement homes and others for their Signs of Spring Farm Tours that begin on May 10th.   Julie Michener leads the tours and says people are so far removed from their food and where it comes from, she wants to educate.   “...