Entries by Assistant Director

Dreaming a World of Local Abundance

LCLT Fall Newsletter 2025 Dreaming a world of local abundance Apple Roses by Chom Greacen, photo by Tracey Cottingham, last year’s Harvest Dinner “In the Arena of food, the ethical choice is also the pleasurable choice.” — Krista Tippet in conversation with Barbara Kingsolver, The Ethics of Eating, On Being Podcast, July 15, 2010 LCLT […]

Summer 2025 News

Summer 2025 Newsletter Kindness & Gratitude Matter Justin Hurley, with a twin baby in hand, gladly showed their new home on Crayfish Way at the Open House to Ona Blue and Neil Hanson of the Morgantown Co-op. Director’s Report By LCLT Executive Director Sandy Bishop Sustaining a resilient community takes effort. The quality of community life on […]

SJC CLTs Meet

San Juan County Alliance of Community Land Trusts Meet in Friday Harbor By Sandy Bishop & Clara Costa, Lopez Island On January 15, 2025, 30 individuals from five local community land trusts (CLTs) gathered at Brickworks in Friday Harbor to share their current greatest needs and upcoming projects, and to discuss revisions to the Housing […]

Food Resiliency and Climate Change in the San Juan Islands

By Isara Greacen, Climate Communications Intern at LCLT. Photo courtesy Midnight’s Farm “We’re a very long way from producing all of our own food. Right now, only around 3.5 to 4% of the food that’s purchased in San Juan County is grown here,” explains Faith Van De Putte from Midnight’s Farm who also serves as […]

Fire Risk and Climate Change

Fire Risk and Climate Change in the San Juan Islands By Isara Greacen, Climate Communications Intern at Lopez Community Land Trust Climate change can significantly heighten the risk of natural disasters, particularly wildfires which pose a concern to the San Juan Islands. NASA notes that climate change affects not only average temperatures but also extreme […]

Transportation & Climate Change in the San Juan Islands

by Isara Greacen, Climate Communications Intern at LCLT   Transportation is a unique and multifaceted system that both shapes and is shaped by our environment. In the San Juan islands, our choices in transportation—ranging from the state run ferry system and personal boat use to cars, bikes, public transport, and walking—play a significant role in […]