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Peshastin
Creek Growers Areawide Organic Project
Mission
Statement
Objectives
Key
Features
Participants
Advisors
Peshastin Creek Growers Association
Dennis Nicholson and Rich Miller: Co-Chairpersons
(509)548-4207 -- PO Box 55; Peshastin, WA 98847
Email--nichorch@rightathome.com
Mission Statement:
As a group of growers we strive to enhance environmental
quality in a cooperative areawide program of tree fruit production.
We will do this using environmentally-friendly pest management
practices that will improve water and soil quality, improve worker
safety, and reduce pesticide inputs.
Overall objective:
Establish an areawide insect pest management
program based on the use of organic insect control tactics.
Specific objectives:
-- Replace broad-spectrum insecticides with safer,
'softer', and more environmentally-friendly insecticides
-- Decrease pesticide use
-- Take proactive steps to protect or enhance the Peshastin Creek water shed
-- Increase the use of sustainable pest management practices
-- Increase biological control of insects
-- Improve water quality through reduced use of broad-spectrum insecticides
-- Improve soil quality through reduced use of broad-spectrum insecticides
-- Improve worker safety by using only Category 4 insecticides (very low
toxicity to mammals)
-- Increase communication and pest management information within the region
-- Maintain profitable fruit production
-- Produce quality fruit
Key features of the areawide location and participants:
-- 12 family-owned orchards
-- approximately 300 acres of pears (annual production: 210,000 boxes)
-- located in an 8-mile long valley
-- contiguous orchards, surrounded by native woodland
-- bisected by Peshastin Creek
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Participants:
Barajas, Pedro, 6250 Old Blewett Hwy, Peshastin,
WA 98847
Folden, Jon, PO Box 24, Peshastin, WA 98847 kallepear@aol.com
Keizer, Joe, 6706 Old Blewett Hwy, Peshastin, WA 98847 joekeizer@msn.com
Keizer, Elizabeth, 6673 Highway 97, Peshastin, WA 98847
Koempel, Jim & Josh, 8153 Hall Road, Cashmere, WA 98815 joshkoemel@hotmail.com
Kraus, Jeff, P.O. Box 378, Peshastin, WA, 98847 jeffk@bluebirdpears.com
Miller, Rich, 7396 St. Hwy 97 Peshastin, WA 98847 richmiller007@hotmail.com
Nicholson, Dennis, PO Box 55, Peshastin, WA 98847 nichorch@rightathome.com
Shemorry, Gary & Debbie, 5865 Mtn Ln,
Peshastin, WA 98847 shemorry@wenval.com
Smithson, Dick, PO Box 441, Peshastin, WA 98847 smiranch@nwi.net
Warman, Tom, PO Box 265, Peshastin, WA 98826
Advisors:
John E. Dunley, PhD., Washington State University
WSU-TFREC, 1100 N Western, Wenatchee 98801,
dunleyj@wsu.edu
Mike Pflugrath, Wilbur-Ellis Co., Peshastin
Box 672 Peshastin, WA 98847
mpflugr@wecon.com
Jon Folden, Bluebird Fruit
Bob Gix, Blue Star Packers
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