Lummi Island is roughly nine-square miles with 800 homes, one grocery store, no gas station, and an aging county-owned ferry. By nature, the geography forces people to think about sustainability and self-reliance. The past Sunday (January 4, 2009) the Bellingham Herald ran two articles about sustainability (See Jared Paben, “County leans toward life off grid: Residents aim to produce own food, power” and “Lummi Islanders grow in self-sustainability: Geography is big driver of independence” on A1 and A3 respectively – link below). In particular Paben mentions the use of solar electricity and the desire for wind generators. Paben also talks about gardening or small scale farming, in terms of produce. Paben also includes a list of resource links. Check it out.
TheBellinghamHerald.com
Resources:
Sustainable Connections: sustainableconnections.org
Washington State University Extension: Whatcom.wsu.edu
Common Threads Farm: commonthreadsfarm.org
Growing Washington: growingwashington.org
Puget Sound Energy: pse.com/energyenviornment
Whatcom County/Bellingham Energy Task Force: cob.org/government/public/boards-commissions
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