Kendall Elementary breaks ground on new school garden

Common Threads non-profit will provide support; spring plans in the works
by Marnie Jones
KENDALL – Kendall Elementary students, teachers and families broke ground on a new garden on Saturday, Dec. 3. The garden, which is being constructed under the guidance of the Common Threads School Garden Collective, will allow students to learn about food, farming, horticulture, [...]

County offers a variety of Christmas tree farms

COUNTY – Tis the season to find your perfect Christmas tree. A number of Whatcom County tree farms are ready for the season, most of them opening the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. Many farms offer various u-cut and we-cut varieties, as well as balled trees, wreaths, handcrafted gifts, and other items. Some have wagon [...]

Whatcom County Farm Tour features 13 stops

Self-guided tour on Sept. 10 includes farms, wineries, farmers market
by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – The annual Whatcom County Farm Tour organized by Sustainable Connections will take place Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and feature a total of 12 farms, two wineries and the Bellingham Farmers Market.
The tour is free and self-guided, [...]

NEIGHBORS: For the love of lavender

Local resident Peggy Parker grows lavender, heirloom tomatoes at her Deming farm
by MARNIE JONES
DEMING –  Peggy Parker remembers the moment when she decided to become a lavender farmer. She grows many varieties of the fragrant plant at RiverScent, her Deming farm that is also home to a thriving heirloom tomato operation and Ka-Bloom Nursery.
“It [...]

Local blueberry growers in full swing

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – The season arrived two to three weeks late due to cool weather, but most Whatcom County blueberry growers are now in full swing, with raspberries and other berries also available or on the way. Following are some of the local berry farms and farm stands in the east county.
Alm Hill [...]

Northwest WA Farm to Table trade meeting Feb. 22

BELLINGHAM – The Northwest Washington Farm to Table Trade Meeting will be held this year in Bellingham on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The event brings together local buyers and producers to connect and explore market opportunities, and includes an educational workshop to share and discuss solutions to barriers within the local food system. Anyone who has a [...]

Program brings fresh, local food to student classrooms

Produce, dairy products used in cooking and catering classrooms

by Brita Adkinson
EVERSON –  An initiative to supply local farm produce to schools has brought fresh fruit and vegetables into the cooking and catering classrooms of Nooksack Valley High School (NVHS).
“I discussed the idea with Cheryl Thornton at Cloud Mountain Farm and Gretchen Hoyt at Alm [...]

Wickersham resident pens children’s book

WICKERSHAM – Resident Marnie Jones recently released a new children’s book called In the Morning, a tale of animals welcoming a new spring morning. We spoke with her about the book, animals and other plans in the works.
Foothills Gazette: Please tell us about yourself. You are a wife, mother, grower, writer, artist, what else?

Marnie [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Signing off

by Chuck McClung
Fall is a time of change. Leaves change color and some fall to the ground. Certain animals become less conspicuous while others seem more noticeable. The rains return and a chill marks the evening air. Year after year for me, fall is one of the more memorable seasons.
This year is no exception as [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Summer perennial pruning

by Chuck McClung
Pruning perennials often confuses gardeners. Which perennials do I cut back? When do I cut them back? What do I cut back? It seems like a lot to remember! Sure, one could write a whole book on the subject….Some perennials have finished blooming for the year, some have just started to bloom, and [...]

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