The Ag Corner at SJC Fair

Here’s a note from Boyd Pratt about the Ag Corner, coming up at this year’s Fair…

Vegetables grown on San Juan Island – Tim Dustrude photo

Farm-tastic Fun at the Ag Corner at the San Juan County Fair
The SJC Fair Agriculture Exhibit (a.k.a. the Ag Corner) is the place to be to learn all about San Juan County Agriculture. Located next to Fruits and Vegetables in the NW corner of the Main Building, the Ag Corner is the place to learn about local farms and farm products.

Demonstrations
Come experience instructive demonstrations by our very own Master gardeners. Can I eat that flower that’s on my plate? What the heck is Bio Char? How can I eat seasonally or save my seeds? And what are all those bees doing buzzing around my garden?

O Taste and See our daily Cooking With Local Foods presentations on all the delicious ways to prepare local foods, with local chefs and cooks Ann Nelson, Deb Nolan, Jan Sandberg & Jen Black, and Cynthia Burke.

Exhibits
Curious about agriculture in San Juan County? Here’s the place to find out! Check out the latest census data on agriculture in the San Juans and the role farmers’ markets play in the county’s economy. Find out more about local groups involved in island agriculture: Island grown in the San Juans, San Juan Islands Conservation District, San Juan County Agricultural Resource Committee, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild, and WSU Extension. Local farms will display their products, from herbs to honey and veggies to wool. And there’ll be some fascinating history on old island farms and barns.

The Ag Corner is also the home of the Grains & Forage Department. Bring your entries and come see all the grain and forage crops that can be grown in San Juan County!

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