These days, the mention of science and farming in the same breath immediately brings to mind the hotly debated issue of GMOs (against which, by the way, San Juan County recently scored a victory). But that’s not necessarily what comes to mind for Nick and Sara Jones of Jones Family Farms. Step inside one of the…
Last weekend, my parents and I happened upon the wreath and craft sale at the Lopez Union Cemetery next to Center Church. My mother insisted on buying my family a wreath, along with a few other items at the craft sale, including the Lopez Island Cookbook. While we were paying for our purchases, my mom…
A few hundred Lopezians gathered around the Village Park to ring in the holiday season on Friday evening. Thanks to the Lopez Chamber and many volunteers, the community was able to enjoy cookies and hot cocoa while visiting in Carpenter Plaza in front of Paper Scissors on the Rock. Before we flipped the switch on…
Thankfully, it takes dozens – of all ages and from all backgrounds. It certainly did this Saturday, when more than thirty people turned out to put up lights for the holidays at the Lopez Village Park and Ferry Landing. Every year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the Lopez Island community gathers in the Village Park…
Blossom. That’s what tends to happen to people on Lopez Island. In all of my conversations with residents and business owners, this has been a common theme. If people are born on the island, they like to stay; and they end up thriving. If people move here, they discover something new about themselves; and they…
Every day on Lopez Island brings the opportunity to meet somebody who is making a significant, positive contribution to this community. Today was no exception. First thing this morning, I rode my bike into Lopez Village to meet Sue Roundy, a long-time volunteer and one of the founding members of the Bounty project. Sue came…
My brother and his wife visited us on Lopez this weekend. They insisted on cooking dinner for us one night. In search of something local for them to cook, we visited a produce and meat farm I’d been meaning to check out on the north end of the island – The Horse Drawn Farm. I really…
Anybody who has visited Lopez Island knows that the special experience starts before you ever set foot (or tire) there. Unless you have a boat or a plane, the only way to get to Lopez is by taking one of the Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry fleet in the U.S. and third largest in…
Lopez Island represents renewal, experimentation and improvisation. I can’t think of an organization that lives up to those ideals better than the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District, otherwise known as the dump. My family pays a visit to the dump every few weeks to sort our recycling, pay a visit to the “Take It Or Leave…
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