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Upcoming Events

Workshops with Susan Colleen Browne... at Whatcom Community College! 

 

Fall 2025

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Grow a Homestead-Style Food Garden

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Monday September 29, 2025, 6-9 pm:  

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Interested in planting a sustainable food garden for greater self-reliance? Join Susan Colleen Browne, author of the homesteading memoir, Little Farm Homegrown, for a fun and practical class focusing on backyard farming essentials. We’ll explore crops and native plantings bested suited for our local area, working with nature for a chemical-free garden, and developing your food-raising calendar.

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We'll also discuss harvesting and storing your crops, and ways to get a jump-start on your garden the following spring. Learn how to eat from your garden nearly year-round and discover the joys of simpler living!

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If you have any questions about the class, feel free to get in touch...just click "Let's Connect"!

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The Way of the Resilient Writer

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Saturday October 18, 2025, 11 am - 2 pm

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Join Susan Colleen Browne for this inspiring workshop for both fiction and non-fiction writers! We’ll explore simple ways to develop a vibrant, sustainable writing practice. Whether you’re drafting a new project or re-engaging with one in progress, you’ll learn imaginative exercises to help you approach your writing with joy and curiosity, while generating new material!

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Susan is the author of 15 books, including the award-winning Little Farm in the Foothills memoir and the Irish Village of Ballydara series...the class is held at Village Books, in Bellingham, WA!

 

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