Saturday, May 18, 2013

Featured Event

Children's Book Week: Katherine Pryor, Sylvia's Spinach

May 18, 2013 from 11am to 12pm – Village Books Sylvia Spivens always said 'no' to spinach. But one day, Sylvia's teacher gives her a packet of spinach seeds to plant for a school garden. What to do? In the garden, Sylvia discovers the joy of grow… Organized by Christina Claassen | Type: village, books, literature, live

Ecopsychology and Our Relationship with Place - an experiential class in nature

May 16, 2013 at 6:30pm to June 6, 2013 at 8:30pm – Whatcom Falls Park - details will be emailed Through structured activities, individual time and sharing with each other, we will come into an experience of calm centeredness, ground ourselves in the region in which we live, explore our human in… Organized by Emily Farrell | Type: experiential, class, -, 4, thursday, evenings
Burlington Parks & Recreation Garden & Gift Show --- and the free workshops on gardening and sustainability

May 17, 2013 at 11am to May 18, 2013 at 3pm – BURLINGTON PARKS AND RECREATION CENTER Friday Noon - Gardening for Wildlife - Kristi Carpenter, Skagit Conservation District 1 PM - Rain Garden Basics - Master Gardener Brenda Cunningham 2 PM - Skagit County Hunger Relief: Growing and Col… Organized by Sarah Stoner | Type: free, workshops, on, sustainable, living, at, the, burlington, garden, and, gift, show
Cascade Cuts open to the public May 18 for fundraiser sale

May 18, 2013 from 9am to 4pm – Cascade Cuts Sustainable Connections announces the ever popular Cascade Cuts Plant Sale is back again this year. On May 18 the wholesale nursery opens its doors to the public just one day every year – as a fundra… Organized by Erin McCain-Anderson | Type: plant, sale
Children's Book Week:Rick Swann, Our School Garden

May 18, 2013 from 1pm to 2pm – Village Books Our School Garden! is a fictional story about how young Michael, new to the city and the school, experiences the garden through the changing seasons of the school year. He discovers not just how vege… Organized by Christina Claassen | Type: village, books, literature, live
Sarai Stevens, Seeds for a New Day - For Parents and Children

May 18, 2013 from 4pm to 5pm – Village Books 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 chil… Organized by Christina Claassen | Type: village, books, literature, live