Savor the San Juans 2017

Sample the Bounty This Fall!

From wine tasting to harvest dinners, farmers’ markets to farm tours, and film festivals to cozy lodgings, the San Juan Islands are a delectable fall feast.

Find all events at

VisitSanJuans.com/Savor

Orcas Island • Lopez Island • San Juan Island / Friday Harbor #SavorSanJuans #VisitSanJuans This Special Section is a supplement of the Journal of the San Juan Islands, Islands' Sounder and Islands' Weekly

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Savor the San Juans this Fall

by Shannon Borg San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau

When it comes to food, the San Juan Islands are a rich tapestry of abundance, from sea to shore to farm and forest. You can shuck an oyster at one of three oyster farms, grill a wild-caught salmon or crack a local crab. Taste locally grown wine, pour a cold brew, sip a craft cocktail or refreshing cider from producers on each island.

More farm-and-forage-to-table restaurants are serving creative plates featuring everything from beach-gathered sea beans to forest-foraged morels. The “Gourmet Archipelago” is a destination for those who love fresh, local food.

More artisan food producers are popping up, from heritage preserves to spicy sauces, lavender-infused dressings and island sea salt.

The 10th annual Savor the San Juans is a more-than-a-monthlong celebration of our islands’ bounty, where farmers and chefs showcase

their best at wine dinners, farm tours, cider pressings and grape harvest festivals. The farm tours let you peek into the barns and learn about everything farm, from sheep shearing to heritage apples.

Savor’s signature event, Eat Island Grown, a tasting event at Brickworks on October 22nd, will bring together chefs and farmers from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan, showcasing their best tastes made from their favorite ingredients. To cap off the fun this fall, don’t miss the “Hops on the Rock” on November 11, a beer festival in downtown Eastsound, featuring dozens of regional brewers, including island breweries Island Hoppin’ Brewery, San Juan Island Brewing Company, and hopefully Friday Harbor Brewing Company and Lopez Island Brewing Company.

Not just about food, Savor is a chance to enjoy the easier pace of autumn at the Orcas Island Film Festival (www.orcasfilmfest.com) from October 6th through 9th, and

the Friday Harbor Film Festival (www.fhff.org), from November 3rd through 5th. The OIFF will show a broad selection of feature-length films, some award-winning, some premier films just waiting for Cannes and the Academy Awards. Three winning filmmakers will screen their shorts that they made in the islands this summer. The FHFF focuses on documentary films about the people and issues of the Pacific Rim region, with Q&As with the filmmakers, a fun gala awards night and kids’ filmmaking program. Both festivals offer chances to hobnob with writers, directors and actors, watch incredible films, and wear your bling to walk down the red carpet.

This fall, don’t miss out on these chances to meet your local farmers, winemakers, chefs and other artisans at events on Orcas Island, Lopez Island and San Juan Island.

For more information about Savor the San Juans activities and lodging and dining specials, visit www.visitsanjuans.com/savor

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Calendar of events SAMPLE THE BOUNTY OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS THIS FALL

SAVOR THE SAN JUANS: SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH NOVEMBER 11, 2017 Food, Farms & Film! Savor the San Juans is a fall feast for the senses. From wine tasting to harvest dinners, farm tours to film festivals, check out all of the delicious details and lodging specials below.

• Saturdays Farmers’ Markets, Orcas Island & Friday Harbor / San Juan Island • September 22 Wild and Scenic Film Festival: At The Edge, Orcas Island • September 23 TEDxSanJuanIsland, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • September 23 Friday Harbor Bike-nBrew, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • September 30 Orcas Island Historical Museum - Heritage Harvest Feast, Orcas Island • October 1 Orcas Island Farm Tour, Orcas Island • October 6 - 9 Orcas Island Film Festival, Orcas Island • October 7 Friday Harbor Fall Farm Parade, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • October 7 San Juan Vineyards Annual Harvest Pick & Celebration, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • October 7 San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners Annual Gardening Workshop, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island

• October 7 San Juan Community Theatre - Bellingham TheatreWorks & SJCT - Mrs. Bave Presents the Pig War, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • October 7-8 San Juan Island Farm Tour, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • October 14-15 Lopez Island Farm Tour, Lopez Island • October 22 Eat Island Grown, Friday Harbor/ San Juan Island • October 27 - 28 Friday Harbor Jolly Trolley, Savor Friday Harbor Haunted House, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • November 3 - 5 Friday Harbor Film Festival, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island • November 11 Hops on the Rocks: Orcas Island Beer Fest, Orcas Island DINING SPECIALS ORCAS ISLAND • Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 Girl Meets Dirt - Savor the Heritage Special • October 12 Girl Meets Dirt - Enchanted Forest Open House • October 14 Doe Bay Cafe - Savor Natural Wines 5-Course Dinner LOPEZ ISLAND • October 6 - 30 Ursa Minor - Fall Harvest Tasting Menu SAN JUAN ISLAND • October 13 Coho Restaurant - An Evening of French Food and Wines

• October 24 Friday Harbor House Restaurant - Savor Hunter’s Full Moon Dinner • October 27 Coho Restaurant - DeLille Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner • November 10 Coho Restaurant - Dunham Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner

LODGING SPECIALS ORCAS ISLAND • Beach Haven Resort - Savor a Cozy Log Cabin, Oct. 1 - Nov, 30 • Doe Bay Resort and Retreat - Savor the Endless Autumn, Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 • LEANTO - Nightcap Savor Special, Sept. 18 - Oct. 8 • Orcas Island Getaway - Savor the San Juans Special, Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 • Pebble Cove Farm - Savor the San Juans Special, Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 LOPEZ ISLAND • Lopez Farm & Tent Camping - Savor our Tranquility, Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 SAN JUAN ISLAND • Bird Rock Hotel - Save up to 20% on Stays this October, Oct. 1 - 31 • Courtyard Suites - Savor the Savings of 3rd Night FREE, Oct. 1 - 31 • Discovery Inn - Savor San Juans - Fabulous Fall Frenzy, Oct. 1 - Nov. 11 • Driftwood Farm Cottage - Savor & Stay Third Night $100 Off, Oct. 1 - Nov. 11 • Driftwood Farm Cottage Savor the Friday Harbor Film Festival Third Night Free, Nov. 3 - 5 • Earthbox Inn & Spa - Rooms as low as $129 this October!, Oct. 1 - 31 • Friday Harbor House - Savor the San Juans and Save, Sept. 22 - Nov. 11

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• Friday Harbor House - A Cozy Retreat & Savor Daily Brunch, Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 • Inn to the Woods - Savor Season in the San Juans with San Juan Cellars, Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 • Island Inn at 123 West - SAVOR San Juan Swag, Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 • Island Inn at 123 West - SAVOR the Island Inn, Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 • Lakedale Resort at Three Lakes - Savor the San Juans with 20% Discount, Oct. 1 - 31

CULTURAL EVENTS • Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 Rosario Resort & Spa - Savor Music & Martin, Orcas Island • Sept. 22 - Nov. 5 Saturdays, Rosario Resort & Spa - Music Concert & Historical Narrative, Orcas Island • October 6 - 28 WaterWorks Gallery - Savor Guy Irving Anderson (1906 - 1998) Collection, Friday Harbor/San Juan Island OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES • Sept. 22 - Nov. 11 Orcas Island Trail Rides - Savor the Island Rides, Orcas Island

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALS • October 1 - March 1 Kenmore Air - Savor Lower Fall Fares, San Juan Islands Find all fall events on our Events Calendar visitsanjuans.com

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Farmers’ Markets

Farmers, fishers and artists fill the rows of vendors lined up across the Village Green, the Lopez Center lawn and Brickworks in downtown Friday Harbor. Saturdays, from springtime into the fall, bring locals and tourists alike together under the late morning sun to eat locally grown foods and and buy handmade crafts.

From furry felted friends to sparkling sea glass jewelry, farmer’s market finds make great souvenirs.

LOPEZ

On Lopez you can find the Lopez Island Farmer’s Market from late May until early September next to the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Be sure to check it out next spring! For more information, go to www.lopezfarmersmarket.com.

Oddfellows Hall for the months of October and November, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oddfellows Hall is located on Haven Street just south of Main Street.

All items sold at both markets are grown or crafted by Orcas Island farmers and artists. Organic produce, crafts, art, jewelry, clothing, pottery, food and drink vendors, and some of Orcas Island’s service organizations (historical museum, master gardeners) are all represented at the farmer’s market. Everyone is welcome, public restrooms are available and dogs are permitted on leash.

For more information, visit www.orcasislandfarmersmarket.org.

San Juan

Founded in 1987, the San Juan Island Farmer’s Market, began when farmers decided to sell their produce directly to the public. It From the first weekend in may has grown to include more than 30 until the last weekend in September, vendors, including farmers, crafters, the Orcas Island Farmer’s Market is food processors, service providers open every Saturday from 10 a.m. and local nonprofit organizations. to 3 p.m. on Eastsound’s Village Vendors bring homemade arts Green. and crafts, fruit, vegetables, flowers, The market moves indoors to herbs, cheese, eggs, jams and jellies, baked goods, sushi, sausage, fish, shellfish, grass-fed meats and more.

The San Juan Island Farmers Market runs every Saturday from mid-April to the third week of October from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Brickworks in downtown Friday Harbor.

In the “off-season,” the winter market is two Saturdays in November and December, and once a month in January through March.

For a full calendar and more information, visit www.sjifarmersmarket. com.

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San Juan Islands Farm Tours

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oin us in October for the San Juan Islands Fall Farm Tours.

There will be fun for everyone. Come meet local farmers, feast on the bounty of local harvest, and enjoy the lovely San Juans. We kick off the tours on October 1st on Orcas Island, with visits to several farms, including Red Rabbit, Maple Rock, West Beach, Coffelt, Wren’s Berry, Orcas Farm, and Buck Bay Shellfish. We will also showcase activities with the Orcas Community Farm Tours continues on page 6

ROCHE HARBOR

OFFERS TWO DISTINCT RESTAURANTS LOCATED ON THE WATERFRONT SURROUNDING THE INNER HARBOR. ROCHE HARBOR’S EXECUTIVE CHEF, BILL SHAW, HAS LED OUR CULINARY PURSUITS SINCE 1992. DURING THIS TIME, HE’S WORKED WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND PURVEYORS TO FIND THE BEST OF THE ISLANDS, THE SALISH SEA, AND WASHINGTON STATE. WHEN YOU DINE IN OUR RESTAURANTS YOU’LL SEE THE JOY AND PASSION HE HAS FOR NORTHWEST CUISINE - WHETHER IT’S SAN JUAN ISLANDS SHELLFISH, WASHINGTON BEEF, HAND-CRAFTED GRILL SANDWICHES, OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER RECIPES HE’S CREATED FOR YOUR DINING EXPERIENCE. WE BELIEVE EATING OUT IS ENTERTAINMENT, AND HOPE YOU’LL COME OUT TO TAKE PART IN THE SHOW.

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Fabulous fall film festivals There’s no need to travel all the way to Seattle to see ground-breaking films from award-winning filmmakers, just visit the local theater. Both Friday Harbor and Orcas Island have their own film festival for residents to enjoy as tourist season dies down and fall settles in.

Orcas Island Film Festival kicks off with a Red Rabbit Farm-hosted fundraiser and farm to table experience on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m.

The dinner will feature special guest Carl Spence, who is OIFF curator and former Seattle International Film Festival director. Guests will receive a preview of the festival’s hottest new films followed by a Q&A. Dinner is $75 per person and all net proceeds benefit OIFF. Purchase dinner tickets at redrabbitfarm@rockisland.com.

From Oct. 6–9, the 2017 festival features 30 films, gala parties and filmmaker panel discussions. Random Howse is the “festival party hub.”

The restaurant will host an opening night reception, awards party and after-hours meet-and-greets. It will also provide grab-and-go meals for festival-goers to grab between films.

OIFF also features three grant winner films, which are now available for viewing and voting at www.orcasfilmfest.com. This year’s short films are: “It Takes An Island,” by Tashi Litch; “Falling Into Place,” by Einar Johnson; and “RIGGED! A Tail of Corruption,” by Heidi Cuda.

From Nov. 3 through 5 in Friday Harbor, guest can take in the fifth annual Friday Harbor Film Festival. Thirty-two feature length and 13 short films make up this year’s selection to be viewed over the course of three days.

Other events one the schedule include an opening night gala at 7 p.m.

on Nov. 3 at the Whittier Theatre. The gala will feature the presentation of the Andrew V. McLaglen Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of the late Elouise Cobell, a Blackfoot Tribal community leader and an advocate for Native American self-determination and financial independence Also being honored at this year’s festival is local young filmmaker Dylan D’Haeze of Orcas Island. D’Haeze’s short documentary, “Plastic is Forever” is one of the films being shown during the event.

For more information on the FHFF, visit http://www.fhff.org/.

Farm Tours continued from page 5 Participatory Agriculture project and the Orcas Public School Garden. On the Orcas Farm Tour you can learn about apple and pear preserving, sheep shearing, and hear stories of how students interact with culinary and medicinal herbs.

The following weekend, October 7th and 8th, will be the San Juan Island Fall Farm Weekend. It all starts with the Farmer’s Market and annual Farm Parade in Friday Harbor. Highlights include harvesting Siegerrebe grapes at San Juan Vineyards; petting goats, picking flowers, and sampling berries and fresh cider at Aurora and Sweet Earth Farms; and seeing Draft horses at work at Heritage Farm. Wild Bird Bamboo Farm will also provide tours of several species of bamboo with an emphasis on growing techniques.

Our final weekend, October 14th and 15th, takes us to Lopez Island to experience the diverse operations at Midnight’s Farm; sheep dog demonstrations and a weaving studio at Stonecrest Farm; apple cider tasting at Fruit City; and sampling goat cheese at Sunnyfield Farm. Participants can also visit the Lopez Shellfish Farm and experience a scalable, integrated and self-sufficient food production system for families, individuals, or businesses on S&S Homestead Farm.

Tickets are now on sale at OrcasFarmTour@eventbrite.com, SanJuanFarmTour@eventbrite.com, and LopezFarmTour@eventbrite. com. For more information, please contact Steph Coffey with the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild at 360-378-0095 or Linda Lyshall with the San Juan Islands Conservation District at 360-378-6621.

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Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance Canada Cares. Do we?

The Port of Vancouver, B.C. is conducting a two-month study on ways to save the Southern Resident Killers Whales from extinction. It is a vessel slowdown trial in Haro Strait focused on better understanding of the relationship between vessel speed, underwater noise and effects on the Southern Residents.

The ECHO program states unequivocally; “Underwater noise is one of the key threats to the recovery of the species.” Acoustic disturbance impedes the SRKWs ability to find food, mate, communicate, and avoid TRIAL? danger.WHY VesselTHE activity increases underwater noise and can impact trial aims Physical to better understand theseThe functions. disturbance the relationship between vesselwhales has the potential to impact speed, underwater noise and by altering their normal behavior effects on killer whales. and movement.

Last week, representatives from the ECHO program gave a presentation in Friday Harbor that included a recording of the ways in which different underwater sounds impacted the Southern Residents.

The cavitation effect of motor boat noise is an immediate obstruction to the echo-location sound-wave of the Southern Residents.

Get info and listen here: https:// www.portvancouver.com/echo

Organizations contributing financial, advisory and collaborative support to the Port of Vancouver’s ECHO program include:

There are only 78 southern resident killer whales.

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HARO STRAIT VESSEL SLOWDOWN TRIAL The Southern Residents’ core critical habitat is off the west side of San Juan Island. Let’s make their home habitable again.

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