Sustainable Living
Fair
Orcas Island
May 1 & 2, 2010
The Event:
The Stewardship Network of the San Juans
and the organizers of last year’s Orcas
Island Sustainable Living Fair are
working together to present the
Sustainable Living Fair 2010 on Orcas
Island. The mission of the Sustainable
Living Fair is to share information and
resources towards creating a more
environmentally and economically
sustainable San Juan Islands.
We’re planning a celebration! On
Saturday, May 1 from 10:00 until 2:00,
we’ll have music, speakers and the
presentation of this year’s “finnies”
(the San Juan Islands Good Steward
Awards), all on the Eastsound Village
Green stage. Surrounding the stage will
be displays and demonstrations by
organizations and businesses committed
to creating a more environmentally and
economically sustainable San Juan
Islands.
All of this is set to coincide with the
first Orcas Farmer’s Market of the year,
with some early season vegetables,
garden starts and a multitude of
wonderful local crafts. Lunch will be
available from a variety of local
vendors, too, so plan to eat at the
Green!
On Sunday, May 2, there will be a
variety of field trips to see
sustainable techniques in action, and
just to get out and enjoy beautiful
Orcas Island.
The Agenda:
(times are approximate - we’ll post more details closer to the
events)
Saturday, May 1
10:00-3:00 Displays and Demonstrations
on the Eastsound Village Green
Orcas Farmer’s Market and Food Vendors
11:00-12:00 Music and Speakers on the
Village Green Stage
12:00- 1:00 The Finnies! The Good
Steward Award Presentations
1:00-2:00 Music and Speakers on the
Village Green Stage
Sunday, May 2
FIELD TRIPS and OUTINGS
(more field trips and detailed
descriptions, times and costs will be
posted soon)
The Creatures of Indian Island
What lives on and around Indian Island?
A fascinating presentation about Indian
Island and it’s environs by Russel Barsh
of Kwiaht. Dubbed the Indian Island
Marine Health Observatory, local WSU
Beachwatchers, Orcas Island students and
Kwiaht have been working together to
protect the Eastsound marine environment
through research and education. Enjoy a
few hours with Russel and others
checking out the fascinating sea and
island creatures just off our shores in
Eastsound!
Bullock’s Permaculture Homestead
Winners of the 2009 “Finnie” for
Farmland Stewardship, Douglas, Joseph
and Sam Bullock will lead a tour of
their permaculture site. The brothers
founded the Permaculture Homestead, near
Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, in the
early 1980s Pursuing the three ethics
central to permaculture design — care
for the earth, care for people and fair
share for all — the brothers grow
vegetables, flowers and livestock in a
manner that is in harmony with their
surrounding environment.
Turtleback Mountain
Naturalists from the San Juan
Preservation Trust will lead a hike on
Turtleback Mountain. Visible from
throughout the islands, the mountain is
especially well-known for providing
dramatic views over the San Juan
archipelago, the Canadian Gulf Islands,
the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges,
and numerous waterways in between. The
mountain has a wide variety of habitats
and is home to an intriguing variety of
plants and animals.
Yellow Island Kayak Trip
May is the best time of the year to
visit Yellow Island and Shearwater
Kayaks will lead a kayak tour from Deer
Harbor out to the island to walk among
the native wildflowers. The island is a
Nature Conservancy preserve. More than
50 species of wildflowers, including
broadleafed shooting star, hairy Indian
paintbrush, chocolate lily, camas and
stonecrop bloom on Yellow Island.
Brittle prickly pear cactus, the only
cactus species native to western
Washington, is also found there.
