Local Champions

Members of the community of Bellingham, WA, share the meaning of thriving community from multiple viewpoints.

Staying Connected from Farm to Fork highlights the relationship between consumers and locally grown food in Whatcom County. Many thanks to Hand Crank Films for producing this beautiful film and to the WSDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Sustainable Whatcom Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation for making it possible.

The Bellingham Housing Authority was one of 35 communities in the country to receive $10 million to retrofit affordable housing with state of the art energy efficiency upgrades. See the businesses that made this project happen and the amazing outcomes of this 2 year project in our community. This project is setting trends to change affordable housing nationally.

A short recap of the Green Building bike tour at the BALLE Conference

A short video about Sustainable Connections (by Benjamin Greene)

2007: Reviews our programs with comments from business members on why they’re involved.

2006: Walks viewers through our programs but does it in a more light hearted way that showcases the fun and human connections that are at the core of our work.

2005: Lays out our work and programs in a way that makes sense for a business audience.