Blessing the Hands that Feed Us

Thrive San Juan Islands welcomes best-selling South Whidbey author, Vicki Robin to San Juan, Lopez and Orcas Islands in mid-June. Vicki will speak about her new book, Blessing the Hands that Feed Us; what eating closer to home can teach us about food, community and our place on earth. She will share how her experiment in 10-mile eating not only changed how she ate, but also renewed her hope and rooted her in her community. She calls this “relational eating.” Vicki went on to investigate how we might restore the vitality of our regional food systems so everyone could have the benefit of relational eating – healthy food, healthy communities.

Vicki is being hosted by the San Juan Islands Ag Guild and Griffin Bay Books at The Brickworks in Friday Harbor on Tuesday, June 17th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

Lopez Locavores, Transition Lopez and the Lopez Bookstore will co-host Vicki for a tour of Lopez farms, followed by a presentation at the Lopez Library on Wednesday, June 18th at 7:00 PM.

Check out Vicki’s Tedx Seattle Talk on “Relational Eating”.

For more information, contact Gretchen Krampf at 360-317-8220 or
gretchen [.] krampf [@] newstories [.] org

Tuesday, June 17th
Friday Harbor – The Brickworks in Friday Harbor
5:00-7:00 PM – Presentation and Book Signing
Co-hosts: – Griffin Bay Books and SJI Ag Guild’s ‘Live Life Well Education Series’

Wednesday, June 18th
Lopez Island – Lopez Library
7:00 PM – Presentation and Book Signing
Co-hosts: – Lopez Bookstore, Lopez Locavores and Transition Lopez

Thursday, June 19th
Orcas Island – Orcas Food Coop, Emmanuel Church and Darvill’s
12:30 PM “Meet Vicki” at the Orcas Food Coop – Grab something to eat and join us upstairs.
7:00 PM Presentation at Emmanuel Episcopal Hall followed by Reception at Darvill’s Bookstore
Co-hosts: Darvill’s, Orcas Food Coop and Orcas Farm to Cafeteria

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