Inspiring Works From Rural Farms, Forests, & Charming Villages on the Salish Sea

About the

San Juan Makers Guild

Our Mission
The Guild’s mission it to foster and promote locally made products, increase public engagement in the Islands' Maker Movement, and undertake strategic community-based economic strengthening.

A core value of the Guild is celebrating and sharing the unique island landscapes, lifestyles and creative industries of San Juan County, Washington.

The Guild offers activities for Makers, Learners, Buyers, Small Businesses and Maker Organizations across all creative industries.
To Foster the San Juan Islands Maker Community, the Guild Provides:
  • – A Networking Hub for Resource Sharing.
  • – Capacity Building for Small Businesses and Learners.
  • – Marketing for Maker Economy Growth.
  • – Grants to support Maker Enterprises.
  • – Activities that engage the public with creative Maker products, experiences, and solutions.
Ways to Take Part
The Guild's Goals Are To:

  • – Encourage connections and collaborations.
  • – Broaden markets for local products.
  • – Increase local employment opportunities.
  • – Foster mentoring for all ages.
  • – Build a year-round economy.
  • – Promote resource efficiencies and demonstrate viable pathways for future creative entrepreneurs.
Maker Stories

Spirit of the San Juans

Enjoy the Island Lifestyle, Wherever You Are

There is a heritage of resourcefulness, the willingness to slow down and 'do it right', a calling to listen to nature, and a curiosity about our human potential that weaves threads through the Maker Community in the San Juans. The choice to live closer to nature, to embrace a simpler lifestyle, to praise beauty and promote sustainable solutions are hallmarks of the Island Lifestyle.

Discover our Makers' designs, inventions, tools, art, music and resource-wise practices that may come from the heart, tickle your brain ... and often have a keen eye on lessening our impact on the earth.

And find ways to join in - online or in person - and develop your own Maker interests and abilities.

Whether an island resident or a visitor, you can support or become an active participant in the Makers Guild activities and enjoy the gracious Island Lifestyle.

Stay in touch. Subscribe to Hatch: A Makers Journal, the newsletter of the Friends of the Makers Guild.

The San Juan Makers Guild is a registered Washington Non-Profit Organization founded in 2019 and is

hosted by Heritage Ranch, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization, founded 2004.

Program contact: sjmg@sanjuanmakersguild.com

Technical contact: support@sanjuanmakersguild.com