Please join Naturalists Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura) & Ryan Johnson (Firecraft NW) at the Chuckanut Center for this interactive and beginner friendly Fungi and Mushrooms crash course.   Learn the different structures of fungi and mushrooms, fungi propagation, life cycle, and how to categorize them. Participants will review examples of edible mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest,Continue reading PNW Fungi Basics Crash Course 3/5/23 →

A comprehensive course for new and prospective beekeepers offered by Michael Jaross, a veteran Bellingham beekeeper who has operated a sustainable local apiary since 2005. "This 8-week course will focus on my own methods for keeping honeybees alive, healthy and productive in the conditions and challenges we currently face right here in Whatcom County. WithContinue reading Successful Beekeeping in Whatcom County [8 Week Series] 2023 →

Getting Started Gardening Basics Class Series At the March 18 class we'll explore Winter topics: What’s in your dream garden? Fresh produce, storage foods, herbs, medicine? Think about what is available. Land. Soil. Draw out a plot. Plan. How will your plot support the dream? Existing garden, containers, new beds, community garden Example of WhatContinue reading Getting Started Gardening Basics – Class Series Starting 3/18/23 →

* Clearing physical and emotional toxins *enhancing peace and vitality *supporting liver chi Jade Woman Qigong is a superior method of healing that addresses the special needs of a woman’s body, as well as the needs of a male body during the Spring season of the Wood Element. Spring is the season for rising LiverContinue reading Jade Woman Qigong 3/19/23 →

We will take the mystery out of cheesemaking using local Twin Brooks Creamery Milk. We will talk about cheese, eat cheese and make cheese.  All-ages welcome. The class size is limited to 8 people.   $39 per person. Led by Marisa Papetti. To register, click here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5719542 Parking is available at Chuckanut Center. If theContinue reading Let’s Make Feta Cheese! 3/22/23 →

We will take the mystery out of cheesemaking using local Twin Brooks Creamery Milk. We will talk about cheese, eat cheese and make cheese. This is a 101-level class. Our 102-level class is cow milk Feta cheese. All-ages welcome. The class size is limited to 8 people.   $39 per person. Led by Marisa Papetti.Continue reading Let’s Make Mozzarella + String Cheese! 3/25/23 →