Studying the Free Pile.Garden Swap & Sale
Saturday, May 2, 12 to 3 p.m.
Alger Community Hall
17835 Parkview Lane, Alger
(from I-5 take the Alger exit, go east on Lake Samish to Old Hwy 99, turn right and go to Parkview on the right. There will be signs.)
Get an inspiring start to gardening season -- we'll have lots of resources in one place, in one afternoon!Come and sell or swap your starts, seeds or perennials.
Help yourself to the FREE PILE or bring excess garden growth to add to it.
You will find: Red and Black Currants, Aronia Berries,
Sea Berries, Italian Musk Strawberries, Lovage, Angelica, Ice Plant Sedums, Josta Berries, Highbush Cranberries, Artichoke, Sweet Annie, Ashwagandha, Salad Burnet, Elecampane, Skullcap Herb Starts, Cedars, 'Look Out Blues' Hops, Spotted Hawkweed (nice shade plant), Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes, Spicy Oregano, Columbine, Assorted Bean Seed. Plus worms and compost, garden art, garden books, refurbished tools, chocolate and more.
Pick up free native plants from Friday Creek Habitat Stewards and the Skagit Conservation District.
Or stop by the Chuckanut Transition booth for info on black and yellow bugs, the Sustainable Samish Garden Tour, Emergency Preparedness Planning, the Community Cider Press, raising cows for meat and milk, wild mushrooms, greenhouse building, forestry, forest gardening, vegetable gardening, and General Enthusiasm and Knowledge about Resilient Sustainable Community!
View the new Alger Community Hall native demonstration garden (a project of Friday Creek Habitat Stewards).
Free Class on Native Plants at 2:00, taught by Sue Mitchell.
Music 
PK Dwyer
1 - 3:00 p.m.
PK Dwyer has a long and storied music history connected to the Seattle area and Pacific Northwest with the distinction of forming the first street band to busk at the Pike Place Market in 1972. In the last decade PK Dwyer has gone back to his roots as a full time busker --- preferring street corners and farmers markets to the bar scene and club circuit. PK writes and performs his own unique style of raucous acoustic roots & blues which has come to be known to his fans as Cosmic American Blues and Sidewalk Hipster Blues.
PK Dwyer and his music first started garnering attention in Seattle in the mid 1970's when folks took notice of PK and singing partner Donna Beck busking around Pioneer Square and regularly playing band breaks at any local bar that would have them. PK and Donna were soon known throughout the PNW for their original music and personal style with a strong following that extended from Vancouver BC to Portland, Oregon. 1979 saw the rapid rise -- and 1980 the demise -- of PK Dwyer's ground breaking electric quintet The Jitters. At the time The Jitters were the critics darling and although PK defines the music as good old fashioned rock & roll, The Jitters are now considered cow punk ancestors and front runners of the alt-country movement.
www.pkdwyer.com
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Bow Little Market Vendors:
Delightful Dahlias:Huge selection of dahlia tubers.
Old Wooden Spoon:Gluten-free baked goods.
Cedar Ridge Farms: Herbal lotions, cut flowers, vegetable starts, one-of-a-kind earrings.
The Farmer's Friend:Reasonably priced, restored garden tools.
Mae-B-Market: Organic coffee, garden and glass art.
A-N-A Farm and Ershig Road Vinegar: Raspberry vinegar, Sedum planters, concrete dog-paw garden stepping stones, outdoor and indoor plants, handmade necklaces.
Anette Witter: Used how-to books, including gardening.
Bruce Bowen's Bees:Local honey.
Skagit Worm Wrangler: Compost, worms, plants.
John Braun: Dahlia bulbs, handmade wooden toys.
Allen Berry: Hand-carved spindles, spoons, boxes and more.
Chic Mona: Affordable handmade fashion accessories, delicious décor and unique gifts using upcycled and/or sustainable textiles (most made in the USA) acquired locally for inspiration.chicmona.wordpress.com
Wicked Rock Shop: Rock display, mineral specimens, jewelry and freeform cabochons, etc.
Auntie Em's Creations: House plants, fleece dog coats, cup cozies, heart potholders, regular potholders, cast iron handle covers, some bead jewelry, cup desk organizers, fleece and patchwork lap throws, misc sewing craft items.
Pegasus Moon: Handmade Soy Candles, Soy Tealights, and Soy warmer tarts.
Mary's This and That: Plants, perennials, herbs and baskets, garden signs, journals, quilts, shopping bags.
Sherry Schmidt: wide selection of one-of-a-kind steampunk greeting cards, decorative journals, and other gift items in steampunk style.
Samish Valley Farm:Plant starts, eggs.
Crazy Ladies Co-op:Plant starts, seeds, and perennials to swap, sell, or share. Garden art.
Charmed Chocolates:Enchanting chocolate treats: cottonwood caramel cup, drunken dandelion caramel cup and a creativity caramel cup.
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