WSU--Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center

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Center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources

David Granatstein, Statewide Coordinator, WSU

David Granatstein, the statewide coordinator for the CSANR, is housed at the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee to better serve interests in the central and western parts of the state. His primary focus is with the Northwest Food Alliance project, funded through the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's integrated farming systems program. The project is exploring incentive strategies, especially market-driven, for the use of more environmentally sound farming practices. One thrust is adapting the Integrated Fruit Production concept to this region. Also, the project has funds to encourage participatory on-farm testing by growers to accelerate innovation in stewardship farming. Two areas of research in tree fruit production are the use of compost as a soil amendment and the use of cover crops for beneficial insect habitat. Granatstein publishes "The Compost Connection" newsletter to expand agricultural uses in the state.