3rd Annual Sustainable Samish Garden Tour

The garden tour unlike all the others returns for its third season. As always this year’s tour features a fascinating blend of gardens that reflect local economy, conservation, good stewardship, homes of production, backyard habitat, home energy creation.

Meet, network, and gain tips from Samish watershed residents who are working to cultivate a healthy, resilient, and vibrant community one garden at a time. Tour homes of production and conservation in "downtown" Bow, featuring beautiful front yard organic vegetable gardens, mini-orchards and back yard chickens to feed family and neighbors on small lots. See how to create a sustainable farm, raise sheep and chickens, create a backyard sanctuary for wildlife and people while also using solar power, learn the benefits of establishing native trees and shrubs along fish bearing streams and river. Learn skills of how to grow a healthy neighborhood as you grow healthy food and protect our native habitat!

The event is FREE and will be held from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday, July 20th!  Maps and directions to each of the featured gardens on this self-guided tour will be available between 10:30 am and 2 pm at the Alger Community Hall, located at 18735 Parkview Lane, Burlington (Alger).  

The Sustainable Samish Garden Tour is being hosted by Chuckanut Transition, Friday Creek Habitat Stewards, and Skagit Conservation District. For more information, contact Kristi Carpenter, Skagit Conservation District at (360) 428-4313 or email: kristi@skagitcd.org