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Washington Water Resilience Field Tour Series
Learn about dry farming and other strategies for producing food and conserving water.
Save Water, Boost Flavor!
WA Water Resilience Field Tour Flyer (shareable PDF)
07/23 – Water Conservation for the Urban Gardener – UW Farm – Seattle- 6-8pm RSVP HERE
Visit the UW Farm to learn all about strategies to conserve water in an urban garden. We will see first hand about the research being done on the farm and the many methods of water conservation.
07/24 – Water Resilience Demo for Farmers – UW Farm – Seattle – 6-8pm RSVP HERE
The UW Farm welcomes farmers on the 24th to self-guided tours and discussions with farm managers of our demonstrations of water conservation approaches. Explore the use of different mulches and composts; dry farmed crops including rye, potatoes, tomatoes and beans; use of computerized, drip irrigation; cover cropping; fungal applications; and use of moisture meters.
08/09 – Water Resilience Demo – WWU Outback Farm – Bellingham – 3-5pm RSVP HERE
Outback Farm will showcase their unique experimental farm where students learn about growing vegetables, herbs, fruit, and caring for chickens and bees. As a teaching facility, and a mutual aid/food justice oriented farm, it’s critical for Outback to try agricultural techniques that can keep up with a changing climate. Explore demonstrations of three types of mulching techniques, use of moisture sensors to guide our irrigation routine, terraces and contouring, and permaculture practices for a more water-resilient future.
08/12 – Organic Dry Farm Production – Oxbow Farm – Carnation – 4:30-7pm RSVP HERE
Join Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center’s Agriculture Program Manager, Anthony Reyes, to explore the ins and outs of Organic Dry Farm production. Tour the fields and talk through the technical aspects of dry farm production while exploring the opportunities and challenges in production, distribution, and the emerging market demand.
08/24 – Dry Farming Fair and Farm Walk (1-2pm) – 21 Acres – Sammamish Valley – MORE INFO and RSVP HERE
Join the 21 Acres Farm Team on the front patio for a chance to taste and compare dry-farmed and irrigated produce grown on our own farm. Meet other water resilience advocates including King Conservation District and Washington Water Trust. Plus, learn how our farmers select and save the dry-farmed tomato seeds to adapt them to our microclimate. All activities are free and open to the public.
Oregon Water Resilience Field Tour Series
08/05 – Lewis Brown Farm – OSU Dry Farming Program – Corvallis – 4-7pm – RSVP HERE
Featured Projects: Warm season grasses and legumes for forage and cover crops. Combined with winter cereal cover crops and pulses field day.
08/07 – Water Resilience Demo – Raptor Creek Farm – Josephine County Food Bank – Grants Pass – 9-11am – RSVP HERE – Field Tour Flyer
This field tour will showcase water management and sustainable practices designed to enhance drought resistance and improve water efficiency. Participants will explore cultivation of eggplant, winter squash, and watermelon using methods such as paper mulch, biochar, straw mulching, and intercropping with beneficial plants. The tour will highlight irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring tools, and water conservation strategies in action.
08/14 – Water Resilience Demo – Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture – OSU Dry Farming Program – Corvallis – 5-7pm – RSVP HERE
This is the OSU Dry Farming Field Day at Oak Creek, where all plots are dry farmed. Featured this year are no-till vs. tilled tomatoes, melons, and melon cucumbers, as well as demonstration plots of flowers, perennials, forages, and intercropping of legumes with corn and sorghum.
08/21 – OSU Vegetable Research Farm – OSU Dry Farming Program – Corvallis – 5-7pm – RSVP HERE
Featured projects: Managing blossom end rot in dry farmed tomatoes, tomato tasting; melon variety trial and tasting, dry farmed and deficit irrigation management; breeding grain corn for microbial symbiosis; dry farmed variety trial of cowpea, sorghum, sesame, and upland rice.
08/22 – OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center – OSU Dry Farming Program – Central Point – 8:30-10:30am – RSVP HERE
The Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center (SOREC) is showcasing a melon variety trial that includes five top performing dry farm melon varieties, irrigated in 4 different ways. Join this field day to learn how to utilize soil moisture sensors to reduce irrigation usage, and taste the difference between delicious melon varieties grown with different amounts of water.
08/28 OSU North Willamette Research and Extension Center – OSU Dry Farming Program – Aurora – 5-7pm – RSVP HERE
Tour the melon research plot at the NWREC Learning Farm, observe five melon varieties that have been irrigated in four different ways: dry farmed, strong deficit, slight deficit, and grower standard. There will also be a hands-on activity with soil moisture sensors.
08/30 – Water Resilience Demo – Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) Farm – Logsden – RSVP Coming soon!
Explore the Rainwater Catchment System and irrigation strategies for limited water resources in a coastal influenced river valley. As well as, various tillage strategies, field preparations, and species selection for growing successful crops.
09/22 – Water Resilience Demo – Kasama Farm – Gresham
Explore reduced tillage and dry farming on a weedy site. Kasama Farm is a 1 acre no till vegetable farm specializing in growing Filipino, Southeast Asian, and East Asian vegetables for the diaspora using traditional farming methods.