Sarai Stevens's Page

FridayNoon - Gardening for Wildlife - Kristi Carpenter, Skagit Conservation District1 PM - Rain Garden Basics - Master Gardener Brenda Cunningham2 PM - Skagit County Hunger Relief: Growing and Collecting Food - Cole Bitzenburg of Community Action3-5 PM - Raising Chickens in Your Urban Backyard - Linda Zielinski Saturday10 AM - Fabulous Rhododendrons - Dalen Bayes, American Rhododendron Society11 AM - Smart Animal Adoption Practices - Kathy Sanchez, SPOTNoon - Organic Soil and Farm Management…See More

Update: We have a special guest presentation. Sarai Stevens from Chuckanut Transition will join us to discuss CT's efforts to Foster a Vibrant Rural Economy via the social enterprise of the Bow Little Market.  Sarai will also tell us about her new book "Seeds for a New Day" which will be presented May 18th at Literature Live.Join us on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30PM.We will continue…See More

As a part of Village Books Children’s Book Week, Sarai Stevens, local author/illustrator/community activist, shares her children’s book of papercuts- a book to create dialogue between adults and children around the environmental and economic challenges we face and the great opportunity that stands before us if we choose to grasp it. Reading and Discussion will take place in the Village Books Reading Gallery at 1200 11th St., Bellingham, WA 98225 on May 18th at 4pm.As parents and moral beings,we…See More

Bow Little Market in collaboration with Bow Hill Blueberry Farm, Chuckanut Transition, Friday Creek Habitat Stewards and the Skagit Conservation District is hosting aNeighborhood Plant Extravaganza! Bring divided perennial plants, extra seeds and starts to swap.Free native plants giveaway in celebration of Arbor Day.  Make your own bird feeder to take home.Mount Vernon High life skills class will be participating in the market with starts they planted at school.  Come help show these kids what…See More

A BEE C's of BeekeepingPat Ray, InstructorThursday, Oct. 18, 7 - 9 p.m. Alger Community HallFree. This class will cover bee biology and lifecycle. Pat will show a year of beekeeping in a slide show. Then he'll demonstrate beekeeping equipment with possible live observation of a hive. He will discuss beekeeping startup costs and resources. He will also cover the Beekeeping Course for the Master Beekeeper's Program, for those who want to continue their beekeeping education.  This class is brought…See More

A BEE C's of BeekeepingPat Ray, InstructorThursday, Oct. 18, 7 - 9 p.m. Alger Community HallFree. This class will cover bee biology and lifecycle. Pat will show a year of beekeeping in a slide show. Then he'll demonstrate beekeeping equipment with possible live observation of a hive. He will discuss beekeeping startup costs and resources. He will also cover the Beekeeping Course for the Master Beekeeper's Program, for those who want to continue their beekeeping education.  This class is brought…See More

ALGER COMMUNITY “FUN”RAISERSATURDAY, SEPT. 15th 10AM-4PMAT THE ALGER COMMUNITY HALL18735 PARKVIEW LANE (BY THE FIRE HALL)FREE EVENT!  EVERYONE IS WELCOME!  FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!KID ACTIVITIES, TRAIN RIDES, RAFFLES, CAR WASH, LOTS OF BOOTHS, FOOD AND MUCH MORE.FOR MORE INFO. ON VENDING AND EVENT CALL ANETTE 360-724-0340 OR KATHY 360-661-7541Come down and support the efforts of the Alger Improvement Club!  Help us achieve such exciting projects as…See More

Learn "The Coal Hard Truth" about the terminal proposed for Cherry Point near Bellingham on Thursday, July 7th, beginning at 7 pm at the Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon.   Diesel exhaust, coal dust, noise, traffic delays, and more carbon emissions are just some of the likely impacts if the Gateway Pacific Terminal gets the green light to go ahead with the project. If you think this is Bellingham's problem, think again. Twenty 1.5-mile-long trains every day for decades would travel through the…See More