Submitted by Boyd Pratt
Ag Corner Coordinator
The San Juan County 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 northwest corner of the Main Building, the Ag Corner is the place to learn about local farms and farm products.
Come experience instructive demonstrations by our very own master gardeners. Can I eat that flower that’s on my plate? What the heck is Biochar? How can I eat seasonally or save my seeds? And what are all those bees doing buzzing around my garden?
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 and Jen Black, and Cynthia Burke.
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 and Forage Department. Bring your entries and come see all the grain and forage crops that can be grown in San Juan County.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH
• 11:30 a.m. — Cooking with Local Foods: Ann Nelson, Garden-Fresh Spring Rolls
• 1:30 p.m. — Edible Flowers: Glenda Pugerude, Master Gardener
• 3 p.m. — Bio Char: Bob Levinson, Master Gardener
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH
• 11:30 a.m. — Cooking with Local Foods: Deb Nolan, Salads, Dressings, and Dips
• 2-4 p.m. — 4-H Demonstrations
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH
• 11:30 a.m. — Cooking with Local Foods: Jan Sandberg & Jen Black, Goat Meat Gyro Sliders
• 1:30 p.m. — Kids Carrot Pull: Marty Ahart, Master Gardener
• 3 p.m. — Native Bees and Pollination: Fiona Norris, San Juan Nature Institute
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH
• 11:30 a.m. — Cooking with Local Foods: Cynthia Burke, Black Bean/Kale/Sweet Potato Enchilada Casserole & Zelenitza with Kale and Spinach
• 1:30 p.m. – Eating Seasonally: Kristen Rezabeck, Master Gardener
• 3 p.m. — Seed Saving: Bob Levinson, Master Gardener
