Friday Only

1. Watmough Bay Farm (121 Watmough Head Road)

Friday 2-4pm

We're excited for you to join us for some hot or iced tea and a walk and talk through our farm as we share our vision and some future plans. We're also eager to hear what our community needs from their farmers

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2. Horse Drawn Farm (2823 Port Stanley Road) 

Friday 9-10am

Come meet our horses; our three older geldings and our four home raised Suffolk/Belgian crosses. Learn about their daily routine, the equipment that they pull and what it takes to keep horses fit physically and mentally for farm work. While the tour will only be given at 9am Friday, our self serve Farm Stand will be opened all weekend.

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3. Food Planet Future: The Art of Turning Food and Climate Perils Into Possibilities (Lopez Island Community Center)

Friday 7pm

Join award-winning author, photographer, and science educator Robert Dash on a visual journey connecting us to the foods we eat and the world we help shape. Through art, research, and innovative practices, Food Planet Future reimagines the tangled crises of food security, climate change, and biodiversity loss, inspiring awe, wonder, and action. Dash's work has been featured in publications including TIME and National Geographic, and has been showcased in museums and festivals worldwide. Free. 

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4. The Sweetbriar Farm (4968 Center Road)

Friday- Saturday 1:30- 3:30pm

Come witness and experience the power of growing community and relationship, from the ground up. Walk the land that Tamara and Doug have been heartfully tending for 15 years, be amongst a circle of special local volunteer regulars. Indulge in collecting some of the harvest bounty, all of which is donated for local distribution here on Lopez island. Our mission is raising local food for local people. See our unique techniques for raising a thousand pounds of tomatoes for donation this year. Free!

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5. Taproot Community Kitchen (1008 Dill Road)

Friday 2:30 - 5:30pm

Sunday 10:30am- 12:30pm

Come visit our shared-use commercial kitchen where we help small food businesses create marketable products. We'll be showcasing preservation equipment for dehydration, freeze drying, and more. And sample our commercial vednors' delicious products and locally grown fruit bounty- preserved many ways.

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6. Finley Vern Fish Co (Islands Marine Center Dock- 2793 Fisherman Bay Rd.)

Friday- Sunday 11am - 3pm

Cross the road to the docks for a tour of the boat, hands on display of tools of the trade, and tasting samples along with options to purchase.

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7. Barn Owl Bakery (108 Grayling Lane)

​​Saturday 11am- 1pm
Go from seed to loaf as we explore our grain farming and baking practices and taste the flavors of our Lopez grown heirloom grains. Hear from Lopez Community Land Trust who will be tabling. Free. 

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Saturday 3-4pm

Learn about the Slow Food movement and what the Snail of Approval means for farms and food businesses and what it could mean for our island. Hear about Nathan's experience at the international Slow Food Conference and meet regional Slow Food producers. No cost for this presentation. 

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8. Lopez Island Historical Society

Saturday 1-4pm

Free Community Heritage Apple Pressing and Tasting with Kwiaht. Museum is open 11:30am to 4:30pm to enjoy before and after the event. 

 

9. Island Fibers (4208 Port Stanley Road)

Saturday 11 am - 3 pm

Free fleece evaluation and lichen dyeing demonstrations. Lopez fleece, yard, and handwoven/handknit textiles for sale. 

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10. Sunnyfield Farm (6363 Fisherman Bay Road)

Saturday 10am- 2pm

Sunnyfield will host our traditional well loved Little Winter Market in the barn form 10-2 with live music and coffee, baked goods, lunch, and other local products for sale by Lopez farmers. Cheese tasting available and tour of dairy at 1:00 pm.

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11. S&S Homestead Farm (2143 Lopez Sound Road)

Saturday 1-3 pm

Free presentation on "Eating Locally and Seasonally," combined with garden tour, and sales.

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12. LIFE School Garden

Saturday 10am-2pm, Sunday 10am- 12pm

Take a stroll through the L.I.F.E. School garden, get a guided tour of the orchard, gardens and greenhouses, create a craft in the garden or enjoy some cider with the farm-to-cafeteria team. 

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LIFE School Garden

Lopez Food Heroes Celebration- Saturday 3:30-7pm 

Enjoy a school garden story tour and appetizers at 3:30pm, followed by a showing of the new Island Grown Film. Island foods community meal at 5pm includes special guest speaker from PNW Slow Foods honoring Barn Owl Farm and Bakery. A collaboration of the Lopez Island Locavores, LIFE School Garden, Island Grown, SJI Makers Guild, and Slow Foods. Advance tickets required as a LIFE Garden fundraiser $60 (dietary options). 

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Guided Tours- Saturday 10am -2pm, Sunday 10am - noon

Take a stroll through the L.I.F.E School garden, get a guided tour of the orchard, gardens and greenhouses, create a craft in teh garden or enjoy home cider with farm-to-cafeteria team. 

 

Sunday

​13. North Star Farm (5625 Fisherman Bay Rd)

Sunday 9am

We’ll share our journey staring an off grid organic family farmstead. We integrate sheep in our grain crop rotation as we produce wool products, mill flour and bake. We’ll have coffee and fresh doughnuts for sale. 

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14. Midnight's Farm (3042 Center Road)

Sunday 4- 5pm

Farm Tour Highlighting Climate Mitigation Strategies. Guided walk through the intensive no-till market garden, pastures and compost operation.  We will highlight our efforts (and challenges!) to reduce our carbon footprint and create a resilient farm ecosystem. 

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Sunday 5- 9pm

Create, Connect, Vision, Eat! Join us for a participatory art project. What if we got it right on climate resilience and local food?  What would our island look like?  Bring your creative juices and positive energy.  Be prepared to get messy. No artistic experience necessary. Chili, salad, and bread for $15 ($7 for kids). Preregistration required.