March Newsletter
Greetings,
Now is the time to plan for your 2026 food supply! Of course, this is when many are starting our gardens inside with seedlings but unless you’re a sustenance farmer like my grandparents where they grew everything on their table, except coffee, you’re going to look for an outside source for the bounty on your table. I promote local first for many reasons including supporting resilient local economies, I’m able to “know my farmers,” hence knowing their regenerative growing practices whose nonsynthetic growing practices align with my core values, and limit transportation pollution bringing produce from farm to table. Check out this video for supporting your local food system. Also, this is the time local CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) are building their subscribership to plan this year’s crop and livestock production. The resource Eat Local First will help you select the CSA right for you. Also, for picking up last minute meal items or bulk produce buying for canning, you can visit a Farmers Market near you in the Spokane area. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a nice drive close to town but consider one of these farm corridors in Spokane County. Wanting to explore a little farther on a Sunday drive? Try going into the Idaho Panhandle Farm Corridor. Building up a resilient local food system is just as important as creating a permaculture design on your own site. Building social economy is a practice not just a concept.
Upcoming Events
Online Spokane Conservation District Tree Preorder Sale, Monday, January 12, 2026, 8:00 AM until March 6th, pickup and surplus sale will be Friday, April 10th: 8 AM - 5 PM and Saturday, April 11th: 9 AM - 12 PM
Permaculture Solutions for Gardening Resilience, presentation at Colville Library, Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:30 PM 5:30 PM
Permaculture Solutions for Gardening Resilience, presentation at Priest River Library, Saturday, March 14, 2026, 11:15 AM 12:15 PM
(All my presentations include how to practice permaculture without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. Also, included in the presentation will be ways to grow food, build up soil, reduce water usage, and build natural habitat. For a map to the event follow the link to my website.)
Apple Alchemy: Three ways to preserve your apple harvest, workshop taught at uhuru community Saturday, March 7, 2026, 11:00 - 3:00 Address: Uhuru Community 2332 Scott RoadRice, WA, 99167
Soil Microbiome Class: The Soil Microbiome Class at Stevens County Conservation District 232 Williams Lake Road Colville, WA, 99114 Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival at Happy Dell Park
Saturday, May 2, 2026 10:00 AM 7:00 PM
Global Earth Repair Convergence Online or at the Historic Fort Worden State Park & Conference Center Port Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula
May 7th-11th 2026
Gather and Grow Market and Skill-Sharing Fair at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, May 15-16 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Should you need a personal permaculture consultation, I invite you to schedule one anytime of the year at my All Things Regenerative website. I recommend online during the winter season; but truly my favorite option is to visit you, face-to-face.
Warmly🌱
Mary