Category: Activities

Making the Most of Social Media For Makers Join Val Curtis of Treehouse Creative Digital Media on Tuesday, March 14th for a 2-hour online workshop for island makers.   As a small business owner or maker organization in today’s competitive digital landscape, making the choice of how to engage in social media marketing can be […]

San Juan Island Makers Circle Notes from San Juan Island Visioning Circle, Feb 5th, 2023 Key values: Community Connections Education – learning and teaching Building a year round Economy   Community Notes: Mission The purpose is to live meaningful and fulfilling lives in order to support and nurture a thriving community. Needs Leadership to facilitate […]

Farm Production Benefits of Worker Housing – The San Juan County Food System Housing Study identified significant loses in revenues and negative impacts on quanity of food produced due to the lack of farm worker housing. Finding near term solutions in the next goal of the Makers Guild. See the Pilot project below. See the […]

Celebrate Earth Day on the Eastsound Waterfront, April 22nd. Art, Music, Science and Literature are great ways to honor and celebrate our earth, ecology and community. Come enjoy a wonderful day of indoor and outdoor visual art, musicians, poets, and science & technology experiences. Base camp and Events are at Emmanuel Episcopal Church – check in […]

Woodworking at the Fellow Shop on San Juan. March 2-23, 2023. Back by popular demand, the EDC invites islanders seeking new careers to learn Woodworking Basics in a class offered in partnership with The Fellow Shop. Jean Shearer and Nicholas Coldren, cabinetmakers, will be teaching an introduction to woodworking, on Thursday evenings from March 2 to March 23, from […]

Build a Maker Directory Profile – 1 hr class Create your Maker Profile listing in the San Juan County Makers Directory. Professional/Organization and DIY/Learner options. Easy 1 hr class guides you through building your own listing. Free class via Zoom. Sign-up using the link below.   2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6:30pm   Click here to […]

Besides good coffee and affordable housing … what do Makers Need? Makers Advisory Council and Visioning Circle News Listening and Learning, Moving to Action. Notes from the Makers Advisory Council Meetings and Conferences 2023   Participants: Zack Leck, Maria Bullock, George Post, Maria Nutt, Debra Babcock, Tabitha Rose, Misha Rauchweger, Marcy Montgomery, Stephen Shrader, Sean […]

Come and learn how to weave this light weight, breathable and very durable sun hat out of Orcas grown bullrush.  This two day workshop taught by Maria Bullock will take you on a journey of learning about the bullrush plant, growing and harvesting process, preparing for weaving and then learning a few techniques on a […]

Listen, to the Wild. Summary     Listen, to the Wild is a literature, science and cultural arts program on the remote San Juan Islands in WA. Island libraries, classrooms, history, science and cultural groups are invited to engage island residents in thought provoking conversation on intersecting themes of eco-literature, environmental and wilderness protection, climate […]

All Partners in the Food System need affordable worker housing Food System Housing Study for San Juan County. During 2022, a team of Food System and Housing Groups assisted in developing and conducting a new housing study that looked at:   1) the direct, measurable impacts of the lack of adequate housing needed to support our food […]