WE CREATE THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE IDEAS, COLLABORATION, AND ACTION.
Upcoming Sustainable Connections Events
 | Green Building Slam - at The Underground, Bellingham WA December 06, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm 8 SPEAKERS, 10 SLIDES, 10 MINUTES. Learn about innovative buildings, ideas, or advances that push the envelope in our environment. |
 | Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting - at Bellingham Technical College, Settlemyer Hall, Bellingham WA February 25, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm The Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting is Northwest Washington’s premier food and farming business conference, bringing together over 180 farmers, fishers, chefs, grocery buyers, food artisans, processors, and distributors! |
Member Events
Stay up-to-date on all of our community happenings! Visit the Member Events page for a full list of events.
If you are a member and would like your event featured in our calendar, please submit your event here.
BUILDING COMMUNITIES & STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY
A New Economic Model
“The northern Washington town of Bellingham may be the epicenter of a new economic model for a post-consumerist economy, producing goods and services focused on what surrounding communities need and can sustain.”
-NPR Marketplace, interview with Sustainable Connections
A Local Living Economy
Choosing local retailers creates jobs and community. Hear from a variety of local entrepreneurs who call Bellingham home and learn why they choose to live and love local.
Local Champions
Cascadia Mushrooms
Healing people and the planet By Alex Smith November 2019 It’s rare that a delicious food can have a positive impact on the environment. As a conscientious consumer, we try to minimize the environmental impact of the food we eat. Tasty, nutritious food that positively...
PeaceHealth
How is a nun from the 1880s and Bellingham’s local food scene connected? We’ll tell ya! Click through to learn how PeaceHealth set the stage for taking care of overall community health and wellbeing, and what that means for some of our local farmers today.
Bellingham Technical College
Let Your Tastebuds Travel the World with BTC Culinary Students! BTC is a Bellingham gem that is serving affordable and delicious local fare for a good cause.
Thank you to our Sustaining Members
OUR WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU!
