Upcoming Events


Garry Oak & Prairie Plant Work Party
Apr
5

Garry Oak & Prairie Plant Work Party

Celebrate Earth and Ocean Month! Join us for a work party in the upper meadow at South Whidbey Tilth to cut back blackberries and clear around the Garry oaks. This area is a conservation easement for wildlife habitat. The oaks have a wide variety of prairie plant understory. 

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Black Seed Farms 400 Trees Planting Day
Mar
15

Black Seed Farms 400 Trees Planting Day

2806 Thompson Rd, Langley

This is a family friendly event beginning with introductions and instruction from Whidbey Island Conservation District, followed by a riparian buffer planting to protect the wetlands at Black Seed. Help plant and mulch over 400 bare root trees! Potluck lunch. Snacks and water provided. Black Seed grows food to gift and sell to BIPOC communities, facilitates youth education, and helps to establish economic stability and a dignified, culturally appropriate food supply chain.

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Whidbey Gardening Workshop
Mar
15

Whidbey Gardening Workshop

Oak Harbor High School

Island County Master Gardeners offer 40 classes, demonstrations, Make-n-Take classes, a plant clinic, and vendor Marketplace (free and open to the public after 9:30). Come see us at our booth or join our forester Collin for a workshop to learn principles of fire-resistant plant selection, spacing, and maintenance while diving into steps you can take today to protect your home from wildfire.

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Tilth Member Holiday Party
Dec
22

Tilth Member Holiday Party

Share some cheer with fellow Tilth members and their guests at Maha Farm and Forest. The festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. Bring a potluck dish and gift-wrapped items (for each person in your party) for the White Elephant gift exchange. Bring a beverage of your choice. R.S.V.P. to Marc Wilson.

Consider carpooling with your neighbor. We will be coordinating drivers and those who prefer not to drive after dark. If you can pick up others or want to be picked up, contact Prescott or 360-682-8642.

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Farmer Town Hall
Dec
5

Farmer Town Hall

Farmer Town Hall, sponsored by the Agriculture Resources Committee for Island County (ARCIC). We will be sharing our recommendations for those Island County’s Comprehensive Plan elements relating to agriculture.

We look forward to your feedback as we work towards making sure that farming is more accurately represented in this important county planning document. In addition, we want the County to adopt policies that will help secure the future of farming in our community. Please join us!

Light meal and social: 5:30—6:00 pm
Program: 6:00—7:30 pm

RSVP to Marian, with names of people attending from your farm. We would like a head count to be sure there’s enough food!

Marian A. Myszkowski
Director of Programs
Goosefoot Community Fund
360.321.4232
www.goosefoot.org

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Tilth Conference 2024
Nov
14
to Nov 16

Tilth Conference 2024

Registration extended to Friday, November 1 to attend the Tilth conference November 14-16. From a meeting of nearly 800 farmers, gardeners and food system activists in Ellensburg, WA, in 1974 to a network of thousands of food system professionals and activists spread throughout the Pacific Northwest, the Tilth movement has had a profound impact on our region’s food culture over the last 50 years. From influencing regional, statewide, and national policy to hands-on programs centered in communities across Washington State, partnership is at the core of everything we do.

This November 14-16, hundreds of farmers, organizations, businesses, wholesalers, food systems professionals, researchers, and educators will join to work, learn, and build solidarity as we honor our history and look forward to our next 50 years. Join us to celebrate, reflect, network and grow!

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 Cocreating Agroecology for Food Systems Transformation.
Nov
14

Cocreating Agroecology for Food Systems Transformation.

The concept of agroecology, which is based on principles of ecology and social equity, offers a framework for redesigning our food and farming systems. Join with other small farmers, Indigenous leaders, food system organizers, and academics to engage with innovators at the forefront of this evolving, worldwide, and dynamic movement.

This workshop, presented in partnership with Washington State University and Oregon State University, will showcase ongoing projects that are laying the groundwork for innovative research partnerships to address specific challenges faced in the Pacific Northwest. Listen, learn and join the dialogue to become part of the change.

Add your ticket for the symposium when registering for the Tilth Conference. Cost $50 includes breakfast and lunch.

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