‘A Woodland Feast’ for OIEF

“A Woodland Feast” is planned for the Orcas Island Education Foundation’s Food for Thought Benefit on May 25.

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4:01 PM May 16, 2013

Four-Letter Words

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Blogs 10:40 AM May 21, 2013 Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement, a Community Blog

Beans, Corn, Squash: The Three Sisters

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Blogs 7:56 AM May 20, 2013 Lopez Island Kitchen Gardens, a Community Blog

5-19-13 Ts, J Pod, Harbor Seal and an Octopus!

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Blogs 10:00 PM May 19, 2013 Whale of a Porpoise, a Community Blog

Gluten Free Baked Potatoes Stuffed with Spicy Chorizo and Peppers

The Spring rain is falling and we want warm and spicy comfort food! This is an easy recipe to make for a family or group of hungry friends any day of the week.  Gluten Free Baked Potatoes Stuffed with Chorizo can be served alone as a hearty meal with a side salad. If you have...

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Blogs 11:00 PM May 18, 2013 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

5-18-13 It Began and Ended with Kayakers

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Blogs 11:00 PM May 18, 2013 Whale of a Porpoise, a Community Blog

Purple Sunrise Gluten Free Organic Hot Cereal

  Do you miss a warm bowl of oatmeal?  I hear ya’! I am allergic to oats and miss them terribly. No worries my Gluten Free Foodies friends, Purple Sunrise is a healthy and flavorful way to start your day! Camano Island Mills makes the dried cereal that you make at home.  It is fast and...

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Blogs 9:39 AM May 18, 2013 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

5-17-13 J Pod Kerfuffles!

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Blogs 11:30 PM May 17, 2013 Whale of a Porpoise, a Community Blog

Secret Spring Farm Field Trip

Today is Food Revolution Day, a day that is committed to learning about where our food is sourced. I thought it was a perfect day to share a recent visit to my new favorite farm on Bainbridge Island, Secret Spring Farm.  It was a great day to get together for a Secret Spring Farm Field Trip...

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Blogs 12:31 PM May 17, 2013 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Get on the bus

The Scenic Byway Explorer Bus will be running daily on Orcas from June 21 to Sept. 2. For info, www.visitsanjuans.com.

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updated 3:41 PM May 16, 2013

Art opening at Lynn White Contemporary Art

Lynn White Contemporary Art is presenting new work by Kathy Wesselman. She uses photography to explore pattern, color and texture and the effect of time on all three.

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updated 10:03 AM May 16, 2013

Lifestyle Blogroll

  • ECOconnect
    Washington State Dept. of Ecology's blog
  • Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island
    Alexander spins tales of local quilters, quilt-making and quilt-backed fundraising efforts on her home island, Lopez. She says the Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island was formed in 1984 to raise funds for the Lopez Senior Center, and the group has conjured up almost one raffle quilt per year since.
  • Gluten Free Foodies
    Celebrate the foods that you can eat!
  • Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement
    Writer Iris Graville lives on Lopez Island. She blogs about life and faith, Quakerism, war, sacred spaces and more, also finding time to write about projects like building her own wooden kayak. Graville is also the author of Hands at Work, inspired by a showing of Summer Moon Scriver’s black-and-white photographs of hands.
  • Land and Sea
    This group's aim is "supporting and advocating for clean, fair, healthy food and sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on directly supporting our local farmers and producers." The blog is packed with information on community slow food events, food safety and ways to get involved, as well as links to relevant movies, websites, internships and job opportunities.
  • Lopez Island Kitchen Gardens
    A regular blog about kitchen gardens, where people who love to garden and to cook grow vegetables, fruit and herbs for their kitchens.
  • Orcas Island Camera Club
    The Orcas Island Camera Club blog publishes announcements of upcoming photography events and contests.
  • Whale of a Porpoise
    This blog is filled with photos of the San Juan Islands' resident orcas, identified by name. There are audio clips of the orcas communicating as well. The author is Jeanne Hyde, a Friday Harbor resident.