Upcoming Events and Classes
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
In this class, you will learn why summer pruning is an important aspect of fruit tree care, and why pruning is not only a winter job. In this hands-on course, you will learn how to produce better fruit, manage tree vigor and height, fungal disease, and unwieldy growth with professional fruit tree pruner Greg Meyer of The Planted Pantry
Pine Needle Basketry - A Wildcrafter's Workshop
In this wildcrafting workshop you will learn how to weave a basket using the coil technique and Ponderosa Pine needles.
Weaving with pine needles and other coiled plant material is a practice ancient peoples from all continents implemented in day-to-day survival, conventional living, and art.
The technique requires patience and attention to detail before it becomes a relaxing, repetitive stitching pattern. It is a skill that is more easily learned with a little guidance.
Dabblers, beginners, intermediate, and advanced weavers will enjoy this creative, social gathering with Northwest Natura.
In this course you will learn:
ID and Ecology features of Pinus spp. (various pine tree species).
Foraging techniques and where to harvest pine needles.
How to weave a coiled basket using pine needles.
All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own too if you wish (e.g., thread, beads, decor, sewing kit).
What to bring:
Snacks/lunch
Pliers
Scissors
A plastic bag for storing your work
A larger bag for taking home handfuls of soaked pine needles
A hand towel
Journal and pen (optional)
Your own sewing kit and/or embroidery thread or waxed linen (optional. Materials provided).
For more information and to register, please visit www.northwestnatura.com/fieldtrips/p/pine-needles-september
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Monthly Gong Fu Tea Gathering
Tea has always been more than a beverage. Across cultures, it has been a way to slow down, connect, and create moments of presence with others. Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water, carrying with it a deep history of mysticism, tradition, conflict, inspiration, and transformation. From ancient tea cultures to moments like the Boston Tea Party, tea has played a unique role in shaping human connection and collective history.
I’m excited to begin offering a monthly Gong Fu Tea Gathering at the Chuckanut Center—a space to come together, share tea, and build community around the simple practice of sitting down and being present with the tea, the moment, and each other.
Each month we’ll explore a different tea or tea tradition. We may travel through the mountains of Taiwan with High Mountain and Dong Ding oolongs, explore aged Sheng and ripe Shou Pu’erh, discover teas from Vietnam, and share other special teas I’ve collected along the way, such as Liu Bao or GABA tea.
These gatherings will not be formal classes, but rather an opportunity to learn through experience—through tasting, conversation, and the shared appreciation of tea.
My hope is to create a welcoming space for tea lovers, those new to tea, and anyone curious to slow down and enjoy the experience of gathering together, allowing the tea to flow and guide our time together.
What to Expect
• Gong Fu tea preparation and tasting
• A different tea focus each month
• Conversation, questions, and shared exploration
• An opportunity to learn about tea traditions and preparation
• A chance to connect with others in our local tea community
I’ll be sharing teas from my personal collection and travels, including teas from Taiwan, Vietnam, British Columbia, and other small-batch producers I’ve had the opportunity to discover.
Suggested Donation: $10–20
Tea and select teaware will be available for purchase for those who would like to continue their tea journey at home.
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Monthly Gong Fu Tea Gathering
Come share a cup of tea, slow down for a while, and help build a local community around the art, practice, and experience of tea.
July Carver's Guild
Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced carver there is a place for you here! This group is primarily focused on greenwood spoon carving, but all carvers are welcome. If you are completely new and would like to give carving a try, we can provide tools, materials, and instruction for a limited number of people. Send us an email if you would like more information. Please email us in advance if this is your first session.
email: bham.carvers@gmail.com
A $5 donation to the Chuckanut Center is suggested, if you are able, for the generous use of their facilities.
Location:
Chuckanut Center
103 Chuckanut Dr N
Bellingham, WA 98225
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Enchanted Woodworking: Wand Carving Workshop
A half-day of whimsical woodworking for adults
Taiwanese Tea Tasting
Part 3 of a 3-part series: Gong Fu tea sessions with James Keskimaki
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
Optimize Your Breast Health & Balance Your Hormones with Qigong
A 4-part Monday evening series: April 13, April 27, May 11, June 1
Taiwanese Tea Tasting
Part 2 of a 3-part series: Gong Fu tea sessions with James Keskimaki
Optimize Your Breast Health & Balance Your Hormones with Qigong
A 4-part Monday evening series: April 13, April 27, May 11, June 1
Weed and Feed
The monthly Weed and Feeds at the Chuckanut Center garden are a chance to get your knees dirty! Come meet other gardeners, learn garden maintenance strategies, and contribute to an incredible garden that donates fresh produce every year.
