This Week
Advanced Farm Labor Topics Pt 2: Employee Retention & Farm Culture – Mon, Aug 11th
NODC & WSU Regional Small Farms Programs is offering this free online class with Ellen Polishuk of Plant for Profit. If you’re ready to build a workplace where employees feel valued, invested, and excited to grow, this session is for you. This class will: explore how to delegate authority and share decision making, reimagine compensation to meet real employee needs, workshop creative benefits and career development ideas, discuss pathways to ownership and leadership, practice communication strategies that build trust, reflect on what it takes to create a truly positive farm culture. Register for this free class. Email Kellie Henwood with any questions.
Nature Always Wins: Gardening Strategies to Even the Odds – Tue, Aug 12th *New*
Julia Cordz, a certified professional horticulturist and Master Gardener volunteer, will share ideas for growing ornamentals in harmony with our hooved and furry neighbors. There’s no such thing as a completely animal resistant garden, but there are strategies that can minimize how much of your landscape gets devoured.
Food For Thought is a free series offered by the Quimper Grange to examine ”all things food & growing” in our area. Doors open at 6:15. All are welcome – the Grange has ADA access.
Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm | Location: Quimper Grange – 1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend
Public Meeting: Friends of the East Jefferson County Trails Connections – Thu, Aug 14th
Trail & Active Transportation Updates from Steve King, P.E., City of Port Townsend Director of Public Works: The City of Port Townsend staff will provide information about the Active Transportation Plan update that is underway and recent grant successes. Additionally, the City will discuss several planning studies that will improve active transportation including the extensions of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Of note will be changes underway at Boat Haven and plans for the ferry terminal area. You are invited!
Time: 9am | Location: Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum
Trees: Weavers of the Forest – Sat, Aug 16th
Visit Fort Flagler Historical State Park for a fascinating event all about the incredible world of trees! Learn about how trees are the true weavers of the forest, connecting all living things in a delicate web of life. Discover the many ways trees provide for us, from clean air to shelter for wildlife. This in-person event will be a great opportunity to deepen your appreciation for these majestic giants of nature. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with the forest in a whole new way!
Register here, email Kelsey with questions.
Time: 1:30 – 3:30pm | Location: 10541 Flagler Road, Battery Bankhead, Nordland
JCFM Farm-to-Table Benefit Dinner – Sun, Aug 17th
Join Jefferson County Farmer’s Market for the fourth annual Farm-to-Table Benefit Dinner at the beautiful Kodama Farm & Food Forest. This intimate community gathering and meal on the farm generates critical funds for the JCFM food assistance programs. The first $20,000 proceeds from the event directly provide nutritious food to children and adults experiencing food insecurity. Additional funds raised support JCFM’s continued work hosting markets that build community and support agriculture and art as viable parts of our local economy. The dinner is a 21+ event. Tickets are available here.
Time: 3:30 – 7:30pm | Location: Kodama Farm, 42 Tall Tree Ln, Chimacum
Calling Local Photographers!
Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting. For the opening photo of each weekly email (which is also posted to our website), we seek local color, horizontal (“landscape”) orientation, and jpeg format. Please no children, pets, or recognizable faces. Kindly email your photos, including your name in the jpeg filename. If you’re sending multiple images, please send one per email. We are an all-volunteer non-profit, so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks.
Photo: Dabob Bay on a Buck moon by Ellen Falconer
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