Category: Lopez Classes

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 […]

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 […]

Mend it. Make it. Fix it. Share it! News on San Juan Islands county wide Repair Cafe, Tool Lending Library, and Reuse Events and Activities. UPCOMING   Repair Cafe WA Introduction  Zoom meet-up for all islanders.   Tuesday, Sept 12th, 11am, online   Meet Kami Bruner of Zero Waste Washington and the Repair Economy WA […]

Gardening, Workshops, Food Classes, and Plant Sales The Pacific Northwest grows an amazing crop of gardeners – and plants – every year. Catch the spirit, gather your seeds and plants, and join the garden lovers community of food, floral and plant makers. Lopez Plant Sale! Saturday, May 1310:00 to 1:00 Lopez School (west side)   […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

San Juan County kids are invited to learn about the skilled trades through free, fun projects organized by the Economic Development Council (EDC) and WSU Extension’s San Juan County 4-H Program. Up first, the EDC is offering 24 motor kits to kids residing in San Juan County.  Kids who pick up the kits (one kit […]