10am-11am: Join us for a 30-minute presentation to advance Fossil-Free by ’33 through “Eating Locally and Seasonally,” thereby strengthening an ecologically sustainable local food system. Sale of the book Eating Locally and Seasonally, proceeds will go to Transition Lopez Island. 11am-12pm Farm Walk-About: Guided tour exploring and learning about the garden, dairy, and processing kitchen...
At Fruit City, we’ll be pressing apple cider fresh on-site during the event, and the apple cider will be available for purchase. Feel free to bring your own jars! We’ll have fresh fruit available for purchase and maybe some processed fruit goodies, too. Also enjoy fresh hot pizza, a benefit for Lopez School’s garden program!...
Discover contemporary kitchen creations made with traditional native plant foods – Camas, Salal berries, and “Indian celery”. Seaweeds or clams may also join the buffet. Offered by Madrona Murphy, botanist and food security program leader for Kwiáht’s Lopez grow site and conservation laboratory. Come learn and taste! 10/8 Saturday 2-4pm Lopez Island Grange, 452...
We started North Star Farm three years ago on an empty 40-acre hayfield. Come learn about our journey to start the off-grid farm from scratch; how we incorporate wool sheep with our grain production; our experiments and challenges with no-till; and our efforts to improve the health of our land. Enjoy bagels, made from our...
10am-11am: Join us for a 30-minute presentation to advance Fossil-Free by ’33 through “Eating Locally and Seasonally,” thereby strengthening an ecologically sustainable local food system. Sale of the book Eating Locally and Seasonally, proceeds will go to Transition Lopez Island. 11am-12pm Farm Walk-About: Guided tour exploring and learning about the garden, dairy, and processing kitchen...
No-till strategies for the Home Garden Curious about no-till gardening techniques? Learn strategies for transitioning and managing a home garden without tilling. We will cover the benefits, challenges and what to do when. This is the perfect time to prepare for transitioning to no-till next season. Come with your questions! 10/9 Sunday 11am-12:30pm...
Come join us for an afternoon of food, education, and some good old-fashioned "let's gather together and have some fun" -- Lopez style! We want to showcase what we've been up to, provide tours of the kitchen, a kitchen demo, and fill you up with some yummy eats and treats. Please mark your calendars! Sunday,...
Friday March 3 and Saturday March 4 This year’s event will be held on San Juan Island and will return to the traditional structure of in-person workshops and other opportunities to gather around the island on Friday (+ an evening Hoedown!), and an in-person conference day on Saturday at the UW Friday Harbor Labs. Our...