Category: Learning By Doing

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)   […]

SJI Islands Makers at Markets & Classes Island Makers are Open for Business and selling hand crafted arts, crafts, wines, ciders and foods at local pop-up events and farmers markets.  DIY classes too!  If you or your organization have an event to promote to our readers, please write to support@sanjuanmakersguild.com  Pop-Up Arts Events Orcas Mothers […]

– 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.

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 […]

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 […]