FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2019
Eat Island Grown launches new blog featuring the history and stories of San Juan Islands Agriculture
Read stories behind Island Grown foods with farmer profiles,
recipes, history and more!
Friday Harbor, Wash … “Behind every meal is a story.” And we are telling them on the new Eat Island Grown blog, launching June 28th, 2019 (www.islandgrownsj.com/blog)
The unique “terroir” and “merroir” of the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea create conditions that have offered a fragile but bountiful harvest to islanders and beyond for generations, from camas root to cockles, from salal berries to salmon.
“Farming and fishing have been a way of life [in the islands] beginning with the Native Americans who fished and hunted here 7,000 to 9,000 years ago,” writes Iris Graville in Bounty, a book highlighting the family farms of Lopez Island. The stories that grow along with the food that is raised and made in San Juan County are rooted in a rich history worth remembering.
In celebration of the islands’ rich agricultural history, and toward connecting consumers with the producers who offer these heritage tastes today, the Eat Island Grown campaign is a collaborative countywide initiative promoting products grown, made, or gathered in San Juan County, WA.
Paired with historical vignettes on our blog (www.islandgrownsj.com/blog), will be stories of contemporary farmers, recipes, and information on where to purchase high-quality island grown products that are good for our community, our lands and our local economy, and that promote a sustainable future on the islands.
Photos for media use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p2h4vb8c64whxhq/AABtsHaNGIv-UVQPsNa-h6Gxa?dl=0
To be in the Island Grown loop, follow us on Facebook (@Island Grown in the San Juans) and Instagram (@islandgrownsj). Join as a farmer, retailer or community supporter and find out more at www.islandgrownsj.com.
You can also find extensive lists of island grown products in the San Juan County Food and Farm Guide (at area businesses and chambers), the Savor the Flavors Map (on the ferries) and the islandgrownsj.com website.
* Within these categories, “island grown” is defined as: produce grown in San Juan County; livestock and meat products derived from animals that have spent at least 50% of their lives in San Juan County; products wild-harvested in San Juan County; value-added products for which at least 75% of the defining ingredient and/or labor was derived from San Juan County.
CONTACT:
Shannon Borg or Steph Coffey
info@sjiagguild.com
www.islandgrownsj.com
