NEXT MEETING
The next full committee meeting of the ARC is Thursday, September 22, 12pm-2pm , at Whidbey Island Bank in Friday Harbor.

ARC Update
The ARC, in partnership with San Juan County Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust, has recently completed Growing our Future: An Agricultural Strategic Action Plan for San Juan County . Based on extensive input from island farmers and other stakeholders, the Plan highlights priority recommendations for strengthening our agricultural economy while also conserving our farmland. This project was funded through a grant from Washington State Office of Farmland Preservation.

Islands Fall Farm Festival
Join us in celebrating the bounty and beauty of our San Juan County’s farms. Over 50 farm and food events will be offered throughout the month of October on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands. For a calendar of all county events, click here. For more information, contact info@sjcarc.org.

Farm Festival Parade

Other

ARC Annual Update - August 2009 (PDF)

WHERE TO FIND ISLAND GROWN PRODUCE, MEATS, AND SEAFOOD

ARTICLES

• Recycling Agricultural (AG) Plastics (PDF)
• Buying Local Food: Investing in Community (PDF)
• Conserving Our Soils, Investing in Our Future (PDF)
• Why Ecosystem Services Matter (PDF)
• Feeding Ourselves (PDF)
• Farmland Preservation in San Juan County (PDF)
• A Snapshot of San Juan County Agriculture (PDF)
• Good News (PDF)
• Mapping Our Foodshed (PDF)
• Food Security (PDF)
• Half Full (PDF)
• Counting Carbon (PDF)
• Sustainable Farming and Farmland Preservation (PDF)
• Farmland Preservation 101 (PDF)
• Saving the Farm Without Breaking the Bank (PDF)