Make hay while the sun shines learning about Whidbey’s farming history from the best.
Visit the Oak Harbor Library from 4-5 p.m. on Sept. 18 to learn about the island’s agricultural roots with the latest installment of the Whidbey Wonders program, “History of Farming on Whidbey,” as part of Eat Local Month.
Dalva Church, executive director of the Island County Historical Museum, is looking forward to imparting wisdom on the topic at the event.
“This is my second year speaking for the Whidbey Wonders Series, and it’s so exciting to experience the deep interest that people have in local history,” she said in an email.
As explained by a press release, farming is the “backbone” of Whidbey Island, and Church plans to discuss what life was like for early farmers, farming’s evolution and Coas