Farmers Markets…So Much More Than Vegetables
Farmers Markets…So Much More Than Vegetables – On Whidbey and Camano Islands, a farmers’ market is never just a place to buy vegetables.
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Gardens, Art, and theQuiet Season of Becoming
Gardens, Art, and theQuiet Season of Becoming – There is a particular beauty to Whidbey and Camano Islands in spring, one that does not announce itself loudly.
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Earth Day at YMCA Camp Casey
Earth Day at YMCA Camp Casey – A free, family-friendly celebration explores Whidbey Island’s natural beauty while learning about local conservation efforts.
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Slow Down Here
Slow Down Here: Experiential Stays on Whidbey and Camano Island- There’s a difference between a place you sleep and a place you feel.
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Winter Outdoor Adventure
Winter Outdoor Adventure – Are you a fan of finding solitude on a trail, spotting migratory birds at the beach, or wildlife on the water? If so the quiet season is the right season for you.
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Reflecting, Journaling, and Forest Bathing
New Year, New Air: Creative Space to Breathe on Whidbey and Camano Islands The New Year has a way of sharpening our senses. After the noise of the holidays, what many people crave isn’t more stimulation—it’s room. Room to think clearly. Room to walk without urgency. Room to reconnect with creativity in a way that…
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Orca Recovery Day
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, communities across the Pacific Northwest will roll up their sleeves for Orca Recovery Day—a regional day of action dedicated to restoring salmon habitat, educating the public, and supporting the endangered Southern Resident orcas. On Whidbey and Camano Islands, this year’s events will include volunteer projects, hikes, and educational pop-ups hosted…
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Salad from the Salish Sea’s Garden
Seaweed foraging Seaweed foraging is a fun, sustainable, and deeply nourishing way to connect with the coastal ecosystems of Whidbey and Camano Islands. The intertidal zones and rocky shorelines of these islands host a rich variety of edible seaweeds—including sea lettuce, rockweed, and bull kelp—that have been harvested for generations by Indigenous communities and coastal…
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Settle into the Rhythm of the Land
Whether you’re waking up in a cozy Camano Island farm loft or shopping small at a roadside stand, the invitation is the same: slow down and settle into the rhythm of the land.
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Whidbey Island Grown
There’s something quietly magical about the way food connects us—to a place, to the people who grow it, and to the loved ones we share it with. On Whidbey Island, where misty mornings give way to golden afternoons and tree-lined roads give way to pasture and beach, that connection runs deep. And if you want…
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Discover What You Eat During A Relaxing Farm Stay
The Organic Farm School offers three-day farmhouse stays where guests pick their own vegetables and cook them for dinner.
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Penn Cove’s Little Legends
Nestled in the cold and nutrient-rich waters of Whidbey Island, Penn Cove Mussels have earned a reputation as some of the finest in the world.
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Spotting the Island’s Birds
Discover some of the common, and not so common, species of birds which call Deception Pass State Park home.
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Get Involved
Sound Waters University 2025 The astounding beauty, unique geology and natural diversity of the Salish Sea are front and center as the key topics at Sound Waters University 2025. Experts in geology, marine life, indigenous knowledge, sea level rise, salmon estuaries, and more will come together to share their knowledge of the Salish Sea and…
