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Kathryn True

Mabel Moses

News

Volunteers keep an eye on stream health

When John Martinak signed up for the Vashon Nature Center’s Salmon Watchers Program last fall, he wasn’t convinced…

Sam Conrad examines tiny stream invertebrates under a microscope at McMurray Middle School.

News

Kids get their hands on real-world science

“I got another one!” “Look at this!” “It’s a mayfly — see the tails!” “I don’t understand why…

Sun Island Farm features a “farm stand on wheels.” Joe and Celina Yarkin’s stocked truck stand is most commonly found at the corner of 75th and 248th streets S.W.

Arts

Stands offer glimpses of local bounty

You don’t have to wait for the Island Art Studio Tour next month to visit some of Vashon’s…

Rob Peterson and Joanne Jewell are knee-deep in leeks.

Arts

Passionate farmers at Plum Forest bring edible delights to life

Kaay nu añ!

Michelle Crawford holds a large basket of tomatoes grown at Pacific Potager.

Arts

Pacific Potager: A place where care is taken with every bean

Eight hundred vegetable varieties, 20 beetle species, seven cats, four home-schooled kids, three greenhouses, two acres and one…

Ronly Blau

Business

Island yoga instructor brings traditional Indian medicine to Vashon

Well-known yoga instructor Ronly Blau has brought a new healing practice to the Island.