The following panelists spoke:
Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Council
Brian Kvistad, Owner & Operator of Blossom Grocery
Katy Hill & Stephanie Stratil, Lopez Fresh Coordinators, Lopez Island Family Resource Center
Marney Reynolds, on behalf of the Lopez Island Garden Club, Master Gardeners, & Lopez Locavores
Faith Van De Putte, Agriculture Resource Committee Coordinator, & Co-owner of Midnight’s Farm
A visual graphic was designed by artist Moira McDonough to depict the Lopez food system and access points. Click on the image or link to download the awesome pic! It’s got lots of helpful food access information. Thank You Moira!!!
Many resources and contacts were mentioned during the program that focused on accessing food locally during the pandemic. Here are those links:
Blossom Grocery and contact info: customerservice@blossomonlopez.com
LopezEats.com updated information on Farmer’s Markets, Restaurants, Grocery Stores and more.
San Juan Island Food Hub Inter-island online market place connecting farmers and their products to consumers
Lopez Island Farm Guide Map (LCLT)
Kwiaht Wild Food Harvesting Info
Victory Garden 2020
Bring In Produce for the Lopez Locavores and Grow-a-Row. For questions, contact Marney Reynolds (marney at raincity dot com).
Midnightsfarm.com for compost drop-off information
For food assistance through the Lopez Island Family Resource Center contact contessa@lifrc.org or stephanie@lifrc.org