Volunteers from the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation help with data collection in the peach variety trial at WSU’s Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. They are picking and sorting peaches to help staff collect information on yield a Fruit-growing enthusiasts in western Washington are raising funds to support the tree fruit research program at Washington State University’s Mount Vernon research center and maintain its ­display garden. Kristan Johnson, president of the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, said the foundation has provided $250,000 in funding for the program since the foundation formed 16 years ago, but the amount of […]