Our annual fundraiser, Feast on the Farm, would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. We thank them for their contributions and encourage you to support these amazing local businesses. A special thank you to our Field Sponsors: Mithun and Lynn and Mike Garvey.
Perennial Vintners (PV) is a tiny family run estate winery on Bainbridge Island. Just across Puget Sound from Seattle, PV is the closest commercial vineyard to downtown Seattle restaurants, just 7 miles from the local restaurant scene. PV has been Salmon-Safe certified since 2011.
Being in a cool maritime climate, PV specializes in highly aromatic delicate wines with the bracing acidity that makes for ideal food wines. Newer releases include berry port-style dessert wines, and more familiar dry white and red table wines from warmer climate eastern Washington.
Winemaker Mike Lempriere first made wine as an amateur in 1997, then going on to achieve a WSU certificate in Viticulture. PV opened as a commercial winery in 2006. With vineyards planted in 2004, and lease agreements with nearby vineyards, Perennial also has “old vine” products, with some of WA States older vines, planted in the early 1980’s. (Doesn’t sound like much, but for WA state, 30 years is old!). PV is extremely proud of its estate wines made with Puget Sound AVA fruit, consistently emphasizing Seattle area local product matches in food pairings.
Celebrating Earth Month (April) has come and gone and we wanted to reflect on all our accomplishments. Our volunteers are truly the ones who make our Snoqualmie Stewardship program such a success. We could not restore so much habitat without your help! This past April we worked with 430 volunteers. That is more than all of 2025 in total and we’re only halfway through the year! Volunteers helped us plant nearly 2,000 native trees and shrubs, restoring and maintaining 2.4 acres of riparian habitat on Snoqualmie Valley farms! Our newest Adopt-a-Buffer sponsor, the DLR Group, stood out by planting the most native trees/shrubs by a single group AGAIN. This year they planted nearly 600 plants at Wallace Acres! Thank you DLR Group and all of our amazing volunteers!
Save the date for a webinar in partnership with Greenprint Partners about the Adopt-a-Downspout initiative on July 30th (time TBD). You will learn about 6PPD-q, the toxic chemical killing salmon, and what Stewardship Partners, WSDOT, The Nature Conservancy, and Herrera are doing to stop its spread.
Join us for a memorable fall harvest evening on September 19, 2026, at Griffin Creek Farm in Carnation, Washington.
We’re thrilled to welcome this year’s featured chef, Logan Cox of Homer and Milk Drunk. Based in Beacon Hill, Logan and his team are known for their commitment to locally sourced, sustainable ingredients, with a special focus on creative vegetarian cuisine. After dinner, Settle in on a haystack to the sounds of emerging
Seattle artist, Zoser.
Tickets on sale in May. Look for our email!
Is there a better way to celebrate the gift of nature than throwing on your boots, grabbing a shovel and planting native trees and shrubs to restore fish and wildlife habitat? We think not, at Stewardship Partners! We have multiple projects for you to join starting at the end of March to celebrate Earth Month. Here are some examples:
Sign up for any of these events here: https://www.stewardshippartners.org/volunteer-opportunities/
The Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea (March 13, 2026) was, quite simply, one of those days you wish you could bottle.
We were sold out and at full capacity, and even a surprise snowfall didn’t keep people away. The room was full, the energy was high, and there was a clear sense from the start that this community had shown up ready to engage around the theme of building the green infrastructure community.
We opened the day with remarks from Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson, whose leadership set the tone in a powerful way. What stood out most wasn’t just his vision, but his authenticity. He leads not only with ideas, but with heart—speaking candidly about what it takes to build stronger, more equitable communities, and demonstrating a willingness to say the hard things if it means moving us forward. It was a reminder that real leadership in this space requires both courage and conviction.
Throughout the day, that spirit carried forward. The agenda was rich, the conversations were thoughtful, and the level of engagement in the room was palpable. Between sessions, you could see connections forming—people leaning in, exchanging ideas, and building the relationships that ultimately make this work possible. There was a shared recognition that we are part of something larger than any one project or organization.
We closed with reflections from Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO of Seattle Public Utilities, who offered a grounding and inspiring perspective. He spoke about the humility he sees in this community—a willingness to trust natural systems and to work with, rather than against, nature. This is a new paradigm, one that asks us to listen, adapt, and partner with the environments we’re working to protect.
Taken together, the day felt like a clear signal of momentum. The challenges in front of us are real, but so is the collective energy, creativity, and commitment in this community. If the Summit showed us anything, it’s that when we come together—bringing both head and heart to the work—we are capable of building something truly transformative.
With gratitude to everyone who showed up fully and continues to push this work forward.
Written by Stewardship Partners Board Member Rose Jordan
At Stewardship Partners, we are grateful for the support of our community in helping us achieve so much this year. We know that bringing together individuals as caretakers of our environment makes powerful, meaningful change happen. A special thank you to all of our 2025 donors, sponsors, in-kind donors, volunteers, and partners that supported us throughout the year.
This year has brought a new reality of much less public funding being available as federal and state grant programs are reduced or withheld. We continue to have great success with our programs, but we still have lots of work to do. We are relying on your support to endure these uncertain times and carry on with our important work partnering with landowners to protect our water and habitat for orcas, salmon, and people. Our crucial impact today ensures the bounty of the Salish Sea region continues for generations.
Thanks to our supporters like you, Stewardship Partners celebrated a decade of hosting the Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea, worked with an all time high of 1,400 volunteers, installed two new Adopt-a-Downspout sites, and much more in 2025.
Please consider donating to Stewardship Partners before the end of the year to make an on-the-ground impact. Every amount helps. Your support is instrumental to our programs promoting clean water, native salmon and orcas, habitat restoration, sustainable agriculture, and green infrastructure. We are excited to continue our work together in 2026 building a sustainable future of a healthy land and sea where we all live and play.
The Northwest Fly Anglers conduct regular maintenance on Boxes of Rain at their adopted site through the Adopt-a-Downspout initiative.
Jello Mold Farm is a seven acre farm which sits in the Skagit River Delta and provides habitat to an astounding web of wildlife. Owners Diane and Dennis are passionate about growing in collaboration with the natural world and have built a reputation for pristine quality and customer service. They grow over 80 different kinds of flowers and foliages – supplying many of the Puget Sound area’s top floral designers.
Jello Mold has been certified as Salmon-Safe since 2010. The farm is free from toxic chemicals and fertilizers and is committed to land stewardship.
Did you know 80% of cut flowers sold in the United States are imported? Most come from countries with cheap labor and less developed environmental standards. By supporting growers in the Slow Flowers Society you can help preserve our domestic and local flower farming heritage. You can find Jello Mold products at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market.
BYU Idaho Horticulture Students Touring Jello Mold Farm
We are excited to ask you to save the date for the 2026 Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea which will be held on March 13th, 2026.
You can request to join our Summit email list to receive further emails as we send out a call for abstracts for the Summit and tickets become available for purchase. You can also find the most up to date information on our webpage.
Our generous sponsors allow us to offer this collaborative event annually. Learn more about sponsorships here and please reach out to us if you are interested in sponsoring the Summit.
