| This Week Master Gardeners Available via Zoom – Mon, Jun 28th *New* Have a question about a plant/insect/composting/landscape issue? Master Gardener volunteers are here to help. They are offering live Zoom appointments on Mondays, from 12:30 – 2:30 PM. To sign-up, go to the Plant Clinic website and click the Sign-up Genius button. Not able to join on Mondays? You can fill out the online form on the same web page and a Master Gardener will get back to you via email. Time: 12:30 – 2:30 PM | Location: Zoom |
| Upcoming Events Start Your Winter Vegetable Garden Today – Thurs, Jul 8th *Online* *New* Did you know winter vegetable plants are started in July and August? Join WSU Master Gardeners, Lys Burden and Nita Wester, of the Successful Growing Groceries classes, in a one hour presentation on getting your winter groceries started. Topics covered: successful winter vegetables in Jefferson County, planting and harvesting schedule, and winter garden techniques (row covers, mulches, etc.). Please note that WSU Zoom configuration REQUIRES that you are signed into your personal Zoom account in order to attend this event. This is different than the Zoom app. Time: 6:30 PM | Location: Zoom (join here) FutureFest: Jefferson Land Trust’s annual fundraising gala – Thurs, Jul 8th *Online* FutureFest celebrates the power of community conservation and shared resilience. Help support the farms, fish, and forests of Jefferson County while gathering with friends online. Guest host Luke Burbank will again be the guide to an evening of inspiration from nature, and the evening will include remarks by special guest speaker Dr. Suzanne Simard, bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree. This year, Jefferson Land Trust is excited to partner with a number of local restaurants to offer locally sourced meals for pickup. Visit the event website to learn more and reserve tickets. Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Location: Zoom Eat Local! Campaign – Jul 11th – 17th *New* Join Local 2020 for our first week-long campaign to discover, purchase and cook locally grown foods. Explore the local, organic farms that surround us; find fresh, nutritious organic produce at the Saturday Farmers Market; and discover the benefits of locally grown food by attending an online discussion with Henning Sehmsdorf and Elizabeth Simpson, biodynamic farmer on Lopez Island for 50 years. Get a copy of their new food book, Eating Locally and Seasonally. For more information, email Suzanne Jones. |
| Recurring Events COVID-19 Update – Mondays *Online* The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9:00 AM Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, including the 9:45 AM COVID-19 update, or the 12:00 PM Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) special meeting, go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” You can also listen live to Dr. Locke on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives. For more information, you can go here. Port Townsend Farmer’s Market – Saturdays Find the market’s Facebook page here. The Farmers Market welcomes all people to come and enjoy the bounty, textures, and colors of locally grown and produced foods and arts. If you’ve never been to the market before, stop by the ‘Market Info booth’ by the entrance, to get any questions answered and learn more about our Food Access programs. They accept cash, credit cards, SNAP/EBT funds, as well as Senior Farmers Market and WIC Vouchers. They are happy to show you around. Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: Lawrence and Tyler St, Uptown Port Townsend Chimacum Farmer’s Market – Sundays Want to shop for locally grown food in the heart of our farming community with your dog at your side? Well, the Chimacum Farmers Market may be just the market for you. Located in the heart of Jefferson County’s farm country, The Chimacum Farmers Market is set up every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm, June-October. More rustic than its sister markets in Port Townsend, this jewel of a market offers a remarkable variety of seasonal produce from neighboring farms as well as artisan food, crafts, and local music. New this year is a Power of Produce Club for kids at the Chimacum and Port Townsend Wednesday Farmers Markets. Meet up with other children and enjoy special activities every week hosted by community partners including: the Organic Seed Alliance, Jefferson County Library, YMCA and the Northwest Discovery Lab. Dogs as of yet don’t get a special day, but are always welcome as long as leashed and mannered. Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: parking lot of Chimacum Corner Farmstand, 9122 Rhody Dr, Chimacum Community Notices Hiring! Olympic Angels Executive Director Olympic Angels exists for one reason – to radically improve the experience of foster care for children and families on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. We believe every child deserves to be loved and have deep, affirming, consistent relationships that allow them to lead a full life as they move through the foster care system. The direct involvement of community members in supporting foster, biological, and adoptive families makes this possible. The Executive Director will be capable of coordinating people internally and externally, demonstrating values that drive an organizational culture of transparency, accountability, care, and results. You will provide strategic foresight and leadership in governance, programs, finance, and operations. The right person will be someone who can learn new things very quickly, enjoys solving problems, and is committed to growing the people around them. For the full position description and application information, please go here. This is a subset of the full announcements. Read the full version, including the Community Resources, and Resiliency Readings. Announcements edited by Orion Armstrong. |
