Think Local First
Local Businesses Need Your Support
Sasquatch is the name – shopping local is the game
Our local businesses are struggling right now, and it’s more important than ever to support them – with the Local Gift Guide and Whatcom Think Local First Gift Card, it’s never been easier. Stay safe and shop local by ordering online, scheduling deliveries, and, of course, wearing your mask. If Sasquatch can support local business, so can you!
Whatcom Think Local First Gift Card

Bonus Gift Cards
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Limit 5 bonus cards/customer.
Meet the Owners
When you choose to support the community you love, you are supporting friends and neighbors who work and live here, too. Meet some of Whatcom County’s business owners and see how they recirculate revenue back into our community and support other local businesses, too.
Studies have shown that local independent retailers recirculate 47% of their revenue back into the community, while only 14% of national chains’ revenue stays in the community. More dramatically, restaurants, who have been hit especially hard during the pandemic, recirculate 73% of their revenue back into the community, versus only 30% for national chains.
By supporting local businesses, more money continues circulating through the local community—this is achieved through a combination of profits paid to local business owners, wages paid to local workers, goods and services procured locally for internal use or resale, and charitable giving within the community.
Ready for some yoga news? We would love nothing more than to bring group yoga classes back to Ferndale, but it isn't possible yet, so we have decided to remain closed through the most recent updates and changes. Unfortunately, we cannot operate the yoga studio with the few students we would be permitted with current rules. We have good news for everyone though, so read on!
🧘♀️ We CAN offer private yoga lessons now! If you're interested in a one-on-one lesson to get some pointers for your at-home practice or if you just need to be back in the studio for a guided practice, please reach out. Our teachers would absolutely LOVE to guide you! 🧘♀️ Swipe to see our last student who got out of his comfort zone in a private lesson 🙃
60-minute lessons are $85 or 4 for $319.
90-minute lessons are $127 or 4 for $479
*4-pack of lessons are good for one year from date of purchase. 💥🤗
While we think it will be at least a few months until we can re-open now, our teachers will soon begin developing new yoga workshops, classes, and fun things like yoga challenges for when we return.
Remember, this won't last forever and we will once again be able to welcome you back into our yoga sanctuary. We have a knowing that our yoga community will be even stronger and will be able to give you an even more amazing experience when we reopen down the road.
Namaste 🙏
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Sasquatch is leaping into the weekend (and new year) with comfort, joy, and major interior design inspiration thanks to @samuelsfurniturewa!
Samuel's is the largest, most beautifully displayed furniture store serving Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish County since 1991. Aside from offering an incredible selection of quality furniture, priced to suit every taste and every budget, they offer many services you simply won't find at other stores in the area. Samuel's offers FREE interior design, five star delivery and the best furniture and mattress brands in the industry. Plus, the only 'fully staffed' service department in the county!
#ShopLikeSquatch and see what's in store for you at Samuel's Furniture! https://www.samuelsfurniture.com/
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Brandywine Kitchen (@brandywine.kitchen) is the culmination of owners, Azizi Tookas and Chris Sunde's passion for food and sustainable agriculture. Not to mention it has arguably some of the best fries in town!
Brandywine first began as an heirloom tomato farm and has grown its niche to include a diversity of produce. In 2008 Brandywine Gardens expanded into the prepared food business as Brandywine Kitchen. The result of this process is that Brandywine Kitchen can offer sustainable food that is locally based, delicious, and affordable. From seed to plate!
#ShopLikeSquatch and order carry-out or delivery from this BIPOC owned, local favorite!
Spice up your life with spice blends and loose leaf tea medleys sourced from the finest ingredients worldwide at The Spice Hut! The second you walk into their retail storefront on Kellogg Road in Bellingham, you get blasted with an overwhelming smell of fresh spices and teas that are brewing in their tea bar – yes, even with your mask on! 🍵
Supporting local businesses doesn't go out of style – #ShopLikeSquatch and keep money circulating through our local community. Learn more at thinklocalfirst.org #ThinkLocalFirst
Did you receive a Whatcom Think Local First Gift Card over the holidays? Woohoo, lucky you! Support our local restaurants and order takeout this week from a Whatcom favorite, @amboethiopiancuisine. 🥘
Mulu, the owner, first learned to cook when she was five years old, at her mother's knee, in the village of Gindeberet, Ethiopia. She uses traditional spices, her own recipes to bring her country's food to everyone. It's the ultimate nourishment on a rainy winter day! Check out their menu and enjoy the flavorful dishes from Ambo at https://www.amboethiopian.com/
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Did you receive a Think Local First gift card this holiday season? We accept them in our spa for services, in our boutique for retail shopping, and you can use them toward yoga too!
#ShopLikeSquatch and relax like him too. We are open for spa services at reduced capacity, so when you're ready to come out of hiding like Mr. Squatch here, give us a call to book.
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Dine with Rifugio's (@ilcafferifugio), a farm-to-table destination serving country italian food from locally sourced ingredients and crafted with love! They're currently offering online ordering with a pick up window to keep everyone safe while still serving the community with their delicious food. Try their family-sized Lasagna Bolognese (one serving pictured in image 2 – swipe left and prepare your tastebuds for how delicious it looks). Rifugio’s makes their lasagna with a great thought of each layer having a separation of flavors and coming together as a band playing a song. We love it! They also have fresh daily made bread, a Hail Caesar Salad, Take-and-Bake Chicken Pot Pie, Italian Style Meatloaf, and Sunday Brunch!
#ThinkLocalFirst and support our local restaurants by ordering online, scheduling deliveries, and, of course, wearing your mask. If Sasquatch can support local business, so can you! Learn more at thinklocalfirst.org #ShopLikeSquatch
Give the gift of local experiences this holiday season! Looking for an experience-based gift that you know someone would love? Gift a relaxing spa treatment from @flowmotionferndale, a gift certificate for a haircut at @busybsbarbershop, or total hair transformation from @argyle_salon! Have an arborist in the family? Gift a tree or gift card from @cloudmountainfarmcenter. Know someone who likes a good thrill or out-of-the-box activity? Gift them an experience at @lyndenskateway or partake in a little bit of fun competition at @simakarting! Our community has so much to offer and it's important now more than ever to support our local businesses.
Happy Holidays, everyone! Thank you for thinking local first and shopping like Squatch – let's keep it going! #ThinkLocalFirst #ShopLikeSquatch
Learn more at thinklocalfirst.org