Craft Food and Beverage Workshops & Field Trips
Come make-it-yourself and enjoy fun field explorations to island makeries and shops.
Workshops: Baking, Mead & Cocktails? Yes!
Hand Craft Workshops - Make it yourself!
Eye of the Whale is presenting hands-on, make-it-yourself workshops with experts from the Islands and Seattle. Activity options on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
See workshop info and registration below.
Field Trips, Tastings and Tours
The San Juan Islands are home to some great entreprenuerial food & beverage makers who are building companies from the ground up. Take a tour, enjoy a taste!
Wine, Cider, Preserves, Salts and Spices, Beer and more. Many contain local ingredients - all are creating a local economy. OUr field trip offersings on Saturday give you a chance to go behind the scenes and listen to the creativity and ingenuity it takes to boot strap a new small carft food business. And about the Good Food Awards several companies have brought home in national competitions.
Baking with Cynthia, Thursday 1-4pm
On Thursday afternoon we convene in the commerical kitchen at the San Juan Island Grange and enjoy a hands on, delicious baking workshop with Cynthia Burke, a beloved island chef. Meets at the Island Grange commercial kitchen.
Mead Making with Erik, Fri. 1pm & Sat. 11/3:30
Dive into a 2-day honey-based mead fermentation workshop. Fri. 1-4pm, convene at the historic Brickworks in Friday Harbor and learn from master brewer Erik Newquist of Aesir Meadery Co. of Seattle. Fri. you create your mead base fermentation in preparation for Saturday infusions incl. Farmers Market meet up .
Craft Cocktail Mixology with Nate, Saturday 1-3pm
Nate Fihn was the creator of a successful cocktail program for the Friday Harbor House hotel for years and is now owner of a private event bartending company, Blind Tiger Bar Services. Join Nate for some fun mixology, Saturday, 1-3pm. Meet at the Waterworks Gallery.
Madrone Cellars. Sat 10-1 or 12-3.
Madrone Cellars is hosting a special field trip and tasting to learn about their award-winning small scale cider and wine crafting. Enjoy tastings, lunch and stories with Shaun and Amy Salamida at their in-town tasting room and out in the field to learn about their operation. RSVP required for tour and lunch.
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San Juan Island Distillery. Sat. 1-4
San Juan Island Distillery crafts spirits from island apples, herbs, fruits, and tree bark to create award winning products created on San Juan. Attend their drop-in tasting on Saturday, open 1-4, out in Roche Harbor to select a take-home marvel. We recommend a preceding lunch at the Westcott Bay Oyster Farm.
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San Juan Island Sea Salt Inspired Earth Tea
San Juan Island Salt Company now has a shop in town and you can learn about their unique island-made sea salt products and the full range of flavorings they are producing. They also feature Inspired Earth Tea and Chocolates, made on San Juan. Fun family of creative, award-wining makers. Drop by during their open hours.
San Juan Vineyard
San Juan Vineyard tasting room is open for guests for tasting Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons from 1-4 for a self guided adventure. Tasting fees paid on site.
Bakery San Juan
Locals Favorite Bakery offers breakfast and lunch options. Only open weekdays (Thurs/Fri for Eye of the Whale). Sweet and savory baked goods, pizza, and coffee bar. In house and to-go.
San Juan Brewery
San Juan Brewery is a locally owned beer maker with a fun restaurant and tap room. Located walking distance to Brickworks, easy place to have a casual meal and enjoy some brewed-on-site beers. Drop by during open hours.