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Category: Maker Tours

Feb 17
Eye of the Whale – Art & Nature Gathering is May 15-17 on San Juan Island

The Islands are Calling – Come get Creative!    This year the Eye of the Whale arts gathering is on San Juan Island and offers threespecial days to get away, unplug, and enjoy using your hands and body tocreate, to soothe your mind, tend your heart, and step into the natural world.   Take a […]

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Sep 12
Orcas Farm Tour Weaving Workshop at Warm Valley Orchard, Oct 4 or 5

‘Sheep to Shawl’ weaving workshop introduction to Island yarns and weaving. Come enjoy on-the-farm yarn and weaving activities to create your own take home woven good.  Hosted on the beautiful Warm Valley Orchard homestead. Your space reservation includes the take-home materials costs for island grown yarns used in the 2 hr small group workshop. (Instructor […]

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Sep 12
Lopez Island Food Heroes Celebration, Sat Oct 12

Lopez Food Heroes Celebration Dinner, Garden Tour & Film. Location: LIFE School Garden. Date: Sat. Oct. 12th. Time: 3:30-7pm. Join us in celebrating Lopez Food Heroes who are growing a local food agricultural movement across San Juan County. Get to know the LIFE Garden with a tour and refreshments, followed by a screening of the […]

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Sep 14
Farm to Fork Meals – fundraisers for Orcas and Lopez School Gardens

Farm Fresh is Best! Farm Tour Dining Discoveries, October 1st and 6th. Community Invitation for delicious three course meals, ciders, and wines straight from island farms with proceeds benefitting school gardens. Orcas and Lopez Islands Farm Tour Dining Reservations Orcas on Sunday Oct 1st: Stroll this beautiful homestead and enjoy lunch prepared by The Kitchen […]

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Aug 10
San Juan Islands Farm Tours 2023

Farm Tours on the San Juan Islands are a Joy! Seeing where our food comes from and learning about the ingenous hard work our farmers put in is an immensely enriching learning (and yummy tasting) experience. This year the Makers Guild continues to co-host events managed by the SJI Conservation District and the SJI Agricultural […]

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Feb 26
Earth Day Orcas 2023

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 […]

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Jan 19
WA State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest 4/22

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 […]

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Sep 16
San Juan Islands Farm Tours are Coming!

2022 San Juan Island Farm Tour dates: San Juan Island Tours: Sept 24-25. Orcas Island Tours: Oct 1-2. Lopez Island Tours: Oct 7-9. See online farm tour maps, Orcas special events and Lopez special events.

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Sep 16
Lopez Harvest Table Gathering – Farm, Food, Music, Poetry & Art

Island Grown Farm Tours invite you to Watmough Bay Farm. The annual Farm Tours in San Juan County are a great time to explore where our wonderful foods come from. Join us for the farm tour launch on Friday October 7th for a tour of Watmough Bay Farm, then stay for a pop-up dinner, music, […]

Jul 06
2022 Lopez Island Artists’ Studio tour

Studio Tours are a great time to visit Lopez and enjoy art and rural life. Artists on Lopez Island invite you to visit our studios, see the tools of our trades and share love of art and craft on Labor Day weekend 2022.  Our unique island lifestyles and deep appreciation of nature inspire and nurture […]

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