This Week
HSN Housing Happy Hour: Buying Raw Land – Wed, May 27th
HSN has teamed up with the Jefferson County Association of Realtors and will be talking with Leslie Sanford from AgWest about the considerations and options for purchasing land. Come be part of the solution, the last Wednesday of every month where a different housing related issue is tackled in casual community conversation format. Reach out with any questions.
Time: 4:30 – 6pm | Location: Social Fabric Brewing, 948 E Park Ave, Port Townsend
Turning Scotch Broom into Biochar Workshop and Live Demo – Fri, May 29th *New*
As many know, Scotch broom is one of the most stubborn fire hazards and ecological threats faced across western Washington. These demos will show something the folks at 10YKI are excited to apply – by using low-smoke flame cap kilns, it is possible to pyrolyze invasive broom and woody slash right on site – converting waste and liability into biochar, a carbon-rich soil amendment that sequesters carbon for millennia, improves water retention, and supports healthy soil microbial communities. Come see it for yourself! Register here to attend.
Time: 10am – 1pm | Location: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Land, Diamond Point Road, near Blyn
Port Hadlock Repair Event – Sat, May 30th Join JeffCo Repair for this free community gathering in which people with repair skills share their time and talents to fix their neighbors’ belongings. Bring your toaster that no longer toasts, sweater with a hole in the elbow, and excitement to get these belongings repaired while also learning how they did it and ways you could do it yourself next time!
Learn more about this and other upcoming Repair Events at the JeffCo Repair website.
Time: 10am – 1pm | Location: Jefferson County Public Library Hagen Building, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock-Irondale
Home composting classes, online or in-person – Dates starting Sat, May 30th
Join your fellow Jefferson County citizens for an engaging interactive workshop with instruction on how to create and maintain a healthy compost system with food and yard waste. Create compost to amend your soil, retain moisture, provide essential nutrients for your plants, & MORE! Workshop cost is $25. Participants will receive a $125 Earth Machine compost bin. One per household, please. Participants must attend the full workshop to receive their compost bin. Additional family members and/or friends may attend at no charge with one paid registration. Available to Jefferson County residents only who have not attended a previous compost class. Sign up for one of the following workshops:
In-person: Saturday, May 30, 10 -11:30am
Online: Tuesday, June 2nd, 7 – 8:30am
Online: Thursday, June 4th, 10 – 11:30am
In- Person: Saturday, June 6th, 10 – 11:30am
Location: In-person at Finnriver Farm and Cidery; 124 Center Road; 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: Food Bank Growers Garden at FairWinds by Milly Lierman
For the full set of announcements, including Upcoming Events, Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here.
