NW WA Fair
August 15-20 • Lynden Fairgrounds
***Volunteers Needed***
Cascadia Skillshare & Barter Faire
September 17 & 18 • Lookout Arts Quarry. 12 miles south of Bellingham, WA
We have the option of hosting a table featuring composting and gardening skills. Contact Amber (a.kelley@wsu.edu) if interested!
***Volunteers needed***
October 21, 2016 • St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center • Bellingham
***Volunteers needed***
Weekly Drop-In Opportunities
Gardening with Youth
Blaine School/ Community Garden
Children’s garden —Boys & Girls Club
Contact master gardener Ayn Balback for details: enchaynting@hotmail.com
Northwest Youth Services WE GROW Vocational Garden
Mondays • 1-5pm • NWYS Garden, 1020 N State St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Volunteer with other MGs in this large urban garden, work with at risk teens. Contact Kali Crow Liester for more details: kcrowliester@gmail.com
Community Gardens and Demonstration Gardens
Hovander Demonstration GardenWednesdays, 9am-noon • Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale
Lend a hand, gain skills in weed ID, composting, and gardening with vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
Roeder Home
First & third Tuesdays of the month,1-4pm • 2600 Sunset Dr. Bellingham
Master Gardeners volunteer weekly at this historic home. Contact Shelly Fishwild for more info:
Francis Place Garden
Tuesdays, 4-6pm • Francis Place Housing 1122 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Rooftop vegetable gardening for the residents at Francis Place. Mentor, teach, grow food, harvest, prepare. Contact Beth Chisholm and/or Malora Christensen, MSW, Catholic Community Services, Housing Services Manager: (360)393-7745
Ferndale HS Shift Foods program Ferndale Food Bank, Ferndale Friendship Garden (FFG)
Contact: Suzanne Nevan, Ferndale Foodbank Director: director@ferndalefoodbank.org
Shift Program: http://shiftfoods.org/journal/2016/4/23/april-update-hoop-house-in-pre-production
Gloria Perez, MG vol and lead at FFG
Sterling Paz Community Garden
Saturdays, 9am-noon • 558 Sterling Dr, Bellingham, WA 98226
Work parties are scheduled bi-monthly. Dates TBA. Garden, maintain the compost demo area, compost kitchen scraps in the worm bin, and weed to your heart's content! Contact Amberose Kelley, a.kelley@wsu.edu
Monthly Opportunities
Diagnostic Plant Clinic
WSU Extension Office
Schedule a shift throughout the week:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/calendar.html
Farmers Market Booth
One Saturday a month in June, July, Aug, Sept
Writing & Photography for The Weeder's Digest
See submission guidelines here (http://mgwhatcom.blogspot.com/p/submit-article.html)