
Upcoming Events

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.

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.


Great Whidbey Seed Swap
Join the Whidbey Island Growers Association and Heavy Nettle Collective for a day of exchanging seeds and tips, wellness practice, classes, hands on & kids activities, repair, fiber arts, food, and more!
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[Climate] ECONOMICS
Join Whidbey Climate ACTION on Feb. 6 to explore how “The Economy” bankrupts the future while harming real people living on the edge, right here, right now. Can we do something different here on Whidbey?

Sound Waters University
Sound Water Stewards of Island County present a day of inspiration as Sound Waters University celebrates The Power of Place—Voices for the Salish Sea.

Screening of Blue Carbon, Film 2 of The Climate Restorers
Come join us for a lively community gathering with the director John Bowey, and climate-and-ecology scientist producer Phoebe Barnard at Langley’s iconic Clyde Theatre.

Country Living and Modern Homesteading Expo
This annual gathering unites individuals from diverse backgrounds, offering a unique opportunity to delve into the realms of homesteading and farming.

Island County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
The Island County Farm Bureau invites anyone interested to their annual dinner and meeting.

Commons, Common Goods, and Community
Join the Island Conversation sponsored by Whidbey Climate Action.

The Sharing Economy
Vicki Robin will encourage us to implement the “sharing economy” to solve challenges in housing, health, energy, water, and food sufficiency. FREE

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


Agriculture and Food Resilience on Whidbey Island
Find out what Jake Stewart is doing on his Whidbey farm to practice resilience and hear his thoughts on what Whidbey could be doing better to support our local food. FREE

Challenging our climate change thinking
Are we overrating the negative and missing the good stuff that’s actually happening? Cognitive scientist Ed Anderson, PhD., thinks we aren’t thinking clearly about climate change.

Film Food and Country
Screening of Food and Country, a film about the choices we make as a society when it comes to food.

Go Green in the Garden:Using Nature’s Own Plant Food
Join Anza Muenchow and learn how to enrich your soil naturally.

Learn about I-2117 and it's impact on Washington
Join Whidbey Climate Action to learn more and discuss how important the Climate Commitment Act is to our Island, our state and our future

Wildfire on Whidbey?
Buy tickets at WICA now for this important all-day event. Experts, government and community leaders will explore with us how climate change is making wildfire more likely here and what we can do to be safer.

Black Seed Potluck: Before & After
Black Seed Agroecology Farm and Village Potluck flier

Permaculture Design Certification Course
Intensive design certification class with world-renowned permaculture experts.

Midsommar Fest with Daughters of Norway
Bake Sale * Music and Dancing * Kid Activities Troll Stroll * Three-legged-race * Head Garlands Veggie and Flower Starts* OSM Eats Pizza. Questions? 360-221-5280.


Gardening Through the WinterGrowing Food and Caring for Your Garden
Learn to extend your growing season and keep your garden soil happy in this event sponsored by Slow Food Whidbey Island.

Regenerative Farm and Garden Workshop
An all-day workshop where you’ll learn actions you can take in your garden or yard right when you get home.

Wings Over Whidbey Bird Festival
Visit the South Whidbey Tilth pollinator booth and choose from many other activities.

Island Conversations
WCA’s own David Haskell has been a zero-waste practitioner, government official, and advocate for over 30 years. David will facilitate a community conversation about how we can dedicate what we don’t eat to its highest and best use for our health..

Soil Science 101
This introduction to the science of soils, offered by the Pacific Rim Institute, will help you become a better gardener.

Island Conversations
DOWN-TO-EARTH TALK ABOUT WHIDBEY’S FUTURE
We love our Whidbey Island home. We want to protect it now and for always. Join Whidbey Climate ACTION's monthly gatherings
to envision the future we want, together.

Whidbey Earth and Ocean Month
A month of events to educate, celebrate and act to honor our home, Whidbey Island.