Going out on a limb, this is probably the only place Saturday in Island County where folks can gather to form a giant peace sign that will be photographed. (Unless you have a large neighborhood of folks willing to get together for a peace-sign photo who are named Moonbeam and Rainbow.)
It’s part of an Earth Day Celebration planned for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Historic Bayview Corner, 5603 Bayview Road in Langley.
At 12:30 p.m., Patricia Powell, executive director of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, will give the 2011 keynote address.
The land trust raised more than $4 million to preserve a 654-acre parcel, Trillium Woods, that had been scheduled for the development of more than 124 home sites. The property went into foreclosure and in 2010 the bank offered the land trust an option to purchase the property.
The property will be used for nonmotorized recreational activities, such as hiking, bicycling and horseback riding.
At 1 p.m., there is a community photograph. Join in forming a huge human peace sign.
Also offered will be information in “reskilling,” learning the lost skills of living that grandparents and great-grandparents used, beekeeping, vermiculture, seed saving, food preservation, foraging the land, resource and networking tables, music, kids’ activities, alternative vehicles and more.
For more information, go to www.goosefoot.org.
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The Happy Soils Festival is planned for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on the Red Rooster Route at Garden Treasures Nursery and Organic Farm, 3328 Highway 530 in Arlington.
We wrote about the farm April 1 when volunteers gathered to save the plants and greenhouses that had to be moved.
Visit the farm to learn how to build up tilth in the soil. See demonstrations about how the farm adds compost and the right fertilizer to create an organic space with defenses against disease and predators.
Take a walk and see how a system of food production and distribution nurtures the environment.
“Our farm is committed to organic food production and promoting a sustainable lifestyle,” says owner Mark Lovejoy.
“The goal of our Happy Soils Festival is to take the mystery out of organic gardening and natural soil health.”
The Red Rooster Route has events planned through the summer at various farms. For more information, go to www.redrooster route.com.
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Dinner is served tonight, but get there early.
The American Legion Frank Hancock Post 92 Prime Rib Dinner begins at 4:30 p.m. and ends when the food is gone at 26921 88th Ave. NW in Stanwood.
The meal includes prime rib, baked potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad bar, veggies and dessert. Buy a cocktail if you wish.
Dinners, $12 a plate, are the main fundraiser for the Legion to support all its projects for veterans and to give scholarships.
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NAS Whidbey Island’s Search and Rescue team members will be on hand at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive.
Ask questions and learn about Knighthawk helicopters, mountain rescues and medical evacuations.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451; oharran@heraldnet.com.
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