The 3 acre Organic Farm is located inside the 50 acre WSU Tukey Horticultural Orchard and is 1.5 miles from the main Pullman campus. The Organic Farm operates through the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences while the orchard is run by the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. The Organic Farm was first certified organic in 2004 and remains certified by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The farm is available for individuals or classes interested in a tour. To arrange a tour, contact: Brad Jaeckel, Farm Manager, phone 509-335-5893
WSU Organic Farm Field Day and Resource Fair is set for Thursday, July 24, 2008. More info.
Washington Organic Acreage, Production See Significant Increases in 2007
Certified organic acreage farmed in Washington state continues to expand, increasing by an estimated 27 percent between 2006 and 2007. Since 2004 the amount of certified acreage being farmed in the state has increased by 86 percent. Those growth estimates are documented in the annual profile of the state's organic acreage and crops compiled by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Read more.
Related, read the AP article in the Seattle-PI.