Upcoming events
Mukai Renovation Meeting
Calling all members of Vashon's food and farming community!
Join for an info session and discussion about the planned Food Hub inside Mukai's historic Barreling Plant featuring:
A commercial kitchen
Grain mill
Food preservation equipment
Freezer space
Shared farming equipment
Friends of Mukai and VIGA need your input, feedback, and best ideas. Please come.
Light snacks and childcare provided.
Grain Growing Workshop
To find out more about including grain as one of your crops attend this info session with local grain growers and Steve Lyon WSU’s Bread Lab plant breeder.
Food Access Partnership Pizza Party - Sept 17, 2023 - SOLD OUT!
Purchase Tickets here by Sept 13: https://donorbox.org/events/484812
Vashon Cohousing Farm & Garden Potluck Picnic
Suggested Donation - $25 per person - Donate Here
VIGA, in partnership with Tilth Alliance, will host the Vashon Farm & Garden Picnic on Sunday, July 23rd, Noon to 3:00 PM, to raise scholarship funds for Vashon farmers to attend this year's Tilth Conference in Port Townsend. The event will start at Noon with a tour of Vashon Cohousing's composting project, followed by a potluck lunch starting at 1:00 PM. Bring a dish, beverages, or flowers to share with friends and neighbors. After lunch soil scientist Nate Stacey, Tilth Farm Program Director, will report on statewide agriculture programs.
Location: Vashon Cohousing - 10421 SW Bank Rd, Vashon, WA 98070
Strawberry Festival Booze Garden
In addition to the Saturday Market the Village Green will be taken over by a booze garden for the festival weekend. We will be serving vodka strawberry lemonades, margaritas, gin/vodka tonics, beer, wine, cider, and other non-alcoholic refreshments along with pretzels from Fernhorn Bakery. There will also be a kids booth with face-painting, arts and crafts, and other fun games for the young ones. All funds raised from the event will go to supporting VIGAs programs.
Saturday 11-9 & Sunday 12-6