Category: Featured News

– 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.

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, […]

Island Bounty – Art, Food & Farm Celebration! Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on Friday, September 30that Orcas Center. Island residents and visitors are invited to come enjoy and honor the art, food and farms essential to […]

Greetings to Cultural Creatives on Orcas and in the San Juans-   We are fortunate to have the INSPIRE WA team coming to Orcas and San Juan to help us learn more about upcoming funding opportunities and strategic initiatives that support the Arts in Washington.   Please consider attending this drop-in event to learn about […]

Full Bloom – Summer Makers Fair- Aug 27th, 2022 Enjoy summer’s bounty at Full Bloom Makers Fair – an All-Islands Artisan Showcase featuring artists and artisans from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands on Saturday, August 27th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Pelindaba Lavender Farm, San Juan Island.    Art. Food. Music. Farm Strolls. […]