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  • Eat Well, Buy Local: Glory B Farms--Tom and April Zimmerman

    Carrie Backman, WSU Wahkiakum County Extension Agent|Jun 4, 2020

    My young nephew presented a Glory B Farms strawberry to me a few summers ago, cradled carefully as the special gift it was, in his small outreached hands. "Carrie. Try one." He spoke quietly and reverently, like sharing a good secret. "Put one in your mouth and keep it there a loooong time." He was telling me to savor that Grays River strawberry, grown by Tom and April Zimmerman at Glory B Farms. He was right of course; those little strawberries pack a burst of flavor and sweetness special to...

  • Local farms, gardens offer nutritious food

    Carrie Backman, WSU Wahkiakum County Extension Agent|May 21, 2020

    As a county extension agent, I get to visit farmers and gardeners from the western reaches of Deep River to the eastern hillsides of Cathlamet. Their rainfall and soils range widely from hillsides to valley bottoms, but they all have important things in common--good food and good people growing it. I’m sharing some of that here in The Eagle over the next few weeks with short features on Wahkiakum farms and details on how you can bring that good food home to your table. May begins the season for...

  • Wahkiakum 4H Robotics team advances to regionals

    Ron Wright and Carrie Backman|Dec 10, 2015

    The Wahkiakum 4H Robotics team competed at the Southwest Washington FIRST Lego League Qualifying on December 5 in Camas and qualified to advance to the South Washington FIRST Lego League Regional Tournament on January 23 in Olympia. Twelve team members represented Wahkiakum and 4H. Each team competes in four events at the tournament: Core Values (given a problem – how well does the team work together to solve the problem), Design (how well do the team members understand their robot and p...

  • Annual Columbia River Country Days adds new events

    Carrie Backman, WSU Wahkiakum County Extension|Sep 10, 2015

    The weekend of October 2nd and 3rd will mark the 8th annual Columbia River Country Days. This event was initiated by local volunteers to celebrate Wahkiakum County and to raise money and awareness for WSU Extension and 4-H. The event kicks off Friday with a Pie Social at 3 pm, and live music by Kyleen Austin and Andrew Emlen at the Puget Island Farmers Market. Pies are homemade by 4-H families and volunteers. Saturday is a full day and starts with milking at 7 am at the Skamokawa Farmstead Creamery at 1681 SR-4. The creamery will be open until...

  • Columbia River Country Days is here!

    Carrie Backman, WSU/Wah. Co. Coop. Extension|Oct 2, 2014

    This weekend we will mark the 7th annual Columbia River Country Days. This event was initiated by local volunteers to celebrate Wahkiakum County and to raise money and awareness for WSU Extension and 4-H. Friday kicks off with a Pie Social and live music at the Puget Island Farmers Market, with pies made by 4-H families and volunteers. Saturday will feature a 4-H Open House at the fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and culminates in the main event, the Grays River Covered Bridge Dinner, with seating at 4:30 p.m. The dinner will feature fall...