Join us at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 10th for our annual membership meeting at the South Whidbey Fire/EMS.
Our featured speaker is Hannah Andersen of the Whidbey Island Conservation District who will present:
Start Small, Grow Tall — Building small-scale farms that support the community around them and the land they operate on.
Hannah Andersen, education and outreach coordinator for the Whidbey Island Conservation District.
Ask a member of the general public what a modern farm looks like and you might be met with this image: rolling fields of produce, tractors equipped with direct sowing machines and tillers, multi-person teams of agricultural workers and silos full of grain. But is this generalization a true representation of the farms that keep our food systems resilient and the land healthy? We'll explore some of the alternative farm plans, community initiatives, creative enterprises and conservation practices that are reinventing farming in North America and the ways each of us can participate.”
Hint: it might reinvent your backyard.
AGENDA: We’ll start the meeting with a potluck lunch (12:45 to 1:15), followed by a business meeting for elections and reports, including an introduction to the council of trustees (our governing board.) When you arrive, stop to check in and pickup a name tag. If your 2025 membership has lapsed, you will have an opportunity to renew it. **The next renewal date is June 2026. The speaker will be introduced by 1:45 p.m.
The potluck and program are free and open to the public. There will be hot tea and coffee and cold drinks, please bring your own dishes and a potluck dish to share. Any questions, please contact Membership chair Prescott, or call/text 360-682-8642.
Saturday we will be electing the following trustees:
President - 2 year term - Gary Ingram
Vice President - 2 year term - Anza Muenchow
Secretary - 2 year term - Emma Anastasi
Education committee chair - 1 year term
Land Steward - 1 year term - Lance Porter
Those continuing to serve the second year of their term are:
Treasurer -Sharon Asplund
Market Committee chair - Janet Richards
Membership, Community Relations and Development - Prescott