Category: Featured News

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 […]

Island Makers Pavilion at Imagine Music and Arts Festival. Four great Wonder Camp instructors are joining the Imagine Festival to offer classes led by Island Makers for hands-on music, writing and visual arts experiences. Folks registered for the Imagine Festival are welcome to join in these free classes where you can learn to make and […]

Orcas Wonder Camp is Aug 5-8, 2023. Wonder Camps are all about hands-on learning and creative making that enriches your life. Lead by artists, musicians, writers, herbalists, and ecologists, Camp activities offer rewarding maker immersions for all ages across multiple creative fields. Guided ‘Do It Yourself’ instruction, fun group learning circles, and the beauty of Orcas […]

Congrats to Lopez Island Nautilus Award Winners Abigail Morgan Prout’s first volume of poetry and Iris Graville’s new book of essays about the Salish Sea have received the distinguished Nautilus Award for writings about nature. Congratulations!

– Decarbonization Strategies & Technologies – From the global down to the hyper-local, learn about technologies at work changing the world in response to climate change and fossil fuel transition animal protection and oil spill response.

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 […]

Lopez Community Visioning Circle March 19th, 2023  Community Visioning Circle Notes Location: Lopez Public Library   “Had a meeting at the library today for the maker’s guild and there are some great things being done by some wonderful people for makers of the San Juans. I encourage people to look into what they are doing […]

Celebrating a Beloved tradition in New Ways – Oddfellows Hall comes alive again with the new Winter Artisan Market featuring three events that carry on the much-loved village tradition of maker pop-up sales at the historic waterfront Hall. Collectors Silent Auction Bidding – Live, Dec 2nd – 9th Saturday Night Market, cover and dinner ticket […]

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.