September Eat Local Month: Month-long celebration of local food and farms, sponsored by Sustainable Connections. See sustainableconnections.org for the full schedule. Perennials For Fall Interest: Saturday, Sept. 3. Ani Gurnee of Aulos Designs will present her favorite varieties and a few tips on how foliage and berries can function as brightly in the garden
[continue reading...]
To submit calendar items, send details to editor@grownorthwest.com. Farm Tunes Summer Music Series: Friday nights this month at Bellewood Acres, Lynden, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 12 (Lindsay Street), Aug. 19 (Gentri Watson) and Aug. 26 (Hot Damn Scandal). For more information visit bellewoodfarms.com. Gardening Through a Lens: Macro-level photographs of flowering plants by Emily
[continue reading...]
Puget Sound Jr. Livestock show: Thursday, June 2 through Saturday, June 4. Open to all 4-H and FFA members who’d like to exhibit, sell or market swine, goat, sheep or steer. Skagit County Fairgrounds, Mount Vernon. For more information, visit www.pugetsoundjuniorlivestock.org. Ethiopian Cuisine with Assefa Kebede: Thursday, June 2. Join chef Assefa Kebede as
[continue reading...]
Jewelry and Boxes for February: Each month, Artwood Gallery features a particular category of woodworking. For February, check out hand-made jewelry and jewelry boxes, and the paintings of Nancy Grigsby. Meet Nancy on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 1-4 p.m. Artwood’s hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5
[continue reading...]
Cooking before Instant Coffee and TV Dinners: The Nooksack Valley Heritage Center display cabinet features cooking implements and cookbooks from the Wallace and Germain collections used to prepare amazing feasts. On exhibit Jan. 1 through March 31. Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Drive, (360) 305-3600. Essential Remedies for Stress & Pain Relief with Michelle Mahler:
[continue reading...]
Bellingham Farmers Market: Open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Depot Market Square through Dec. 19. Demo Days, co-sponsored by Sustainable Connections. Kids vending day the last Saturday of each month. For more information, see www.bellinghamfarmers.org. Antique Tool Display: The Plane Truth: Stop by the Nooksack Valley Heritage Center’s display cabinet
[continue reading...]
Savor the San Juans: Month-long celebration of agriculture, food and community in the San Juan islands. Farmers, winemakers, distillers, brewers and chefs from around the San Juan Islands will come together for a range of offerings including a harvest dinner, meet-the-producer farm tours, wine tastings in a vineyard, a chili cook-off and more. For schedule,
[continue reading...]
BELLINGHAM – Best-selling permaculture author Toby Hemenway will visit Bellingham on Monday, Sept. 14, presenting his new book and examples of ecological design in cities and towns across North America. Hemenway is author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, the best-selling permaculture book in the world. His new book, The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban,
[continue reading...]
September Eat Local Month: Month-long celebration of local food and farms, sponsored by Sustainable Connections. See sustainableconnections.org for the full schedule. Up Up! Farm Film Festival – the future of farming: Tuesdays, Sept. 1 through Oct. 13. A San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild Event at Brickworks. The San Juan Islands Ag Guild presents a
[continue reading...]
Puget Sound Antique Tractor and Machinery Association Annual Gas and Steam Show: Through Saturday, Aug. 1. See many displays of cars, trucks, tractors, and engines. The static and operating displays demonstrate and teaches how equipment was used in farming and logging. Activities for kids of all ages. Berthusen Park, Lynden. Open 7 a.m. until dusk.
[continue reading...]
