Veg Club in May will show you how to get weeks’ more food from your garden with three succession planting strategies.

Because we’ve done so much, it’s impossible to show it all in just a few minutes. But this Action Recap video compiled by our very own superstar Neal McConnell manages to catch a lot of our ongoing work.

Tickets to our fundraiser brunch are selling fast. Soon, even though you desperately want a one-of-a-kind Bay Hay–style and -sanctioned BP signature sweatshirt, you won’t be able to get one.

Our food banks face a perfect storm in which loss of individual food assistance programs will drive more people to food banks, while cuts to federal inputs will drastically lower the banks’ ability to feed people. But there is something you can do to help.

You are the reason we do what we do. You are the reason our more than 750 volunteers pack their gear bags and stand in the sun or the rain for hours to provide first aid, direct traffic, teach people how to use a fire extinguisher, or administer vaccines.

Loren Bast, the Executive Director of Bainbridge Prepares, kicked off the new Library series on emergency prep with a session on online scams and cybersecurity. The presentation happened March 25.

Pascal Schuback, our Program Director, was just selected as a recipient of the 2025 Washington State Volunteer Service Award for the Peninsula Coastal Region.

Instead of filing your taxes at the last minute this year, why not attend the second session of the new Emergency Preparedness series at the library on April 15? The session will focus on Wildfire Prep and Mitigation. The presenter is Bainbridge Island Fire Department Chief Jared Moravec.

As part of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Friends of the Farms is showing seven short films focused on Farming, Food, and Community, highlighting the deep connections between agriculture, sustainability, and local well-being. 

Ann Cook is one of the Team Leads of our Map Your Neighborhood team. Listen to her talk about how important BP and its efforts are:

Our Prepare in a Year program helps you get ready for disasters, like large-scale earthquakes that isolate us from outside help for weeks or longer. By tackling one simple task per month, you can get your household in good shape by the end of a year.

A healthy soil ecosystem makes the difference between a meager garden and a thriving one. At Veg Club, learn how to support soil life to make your garden bountiful and resilient.

The Bainbridge Prepares Food Resilience Team's Veg Club hosted a tour of the Olympic Organics composting facility in Kingston on March 19.

The world may be a giant, distracting mess, but, if anything, it gives us more of a mandate to prepare for emergencies. And how do we do that? With your financial support.

Bainbridge Island is at risk for several types of disasters that can endanger your residential water well.

If you’re participating in our Prepare in a Year program, you know that the March activity is to make a communications plan. You know that a good communications plan includes a strategy and tools for communicating, access to emergency alerts, and a way to keep your devices charged.

Not all compost is the same. Yes, compost is key to a thriving garden, but you’ve got to make sure it’s the right compost for your garden.

Our Prepare in a Year program helps you get ready for disasters, like large-scale earthquakes that isolate us from outside help for weeks or longer. By tackling one simple task per month, you can get your household in good shape by the end of a year.

Storing a large supply of food can be challenging. It requires spending money, making decisions, anticipating food needs, checking for expiration, and restocking. It’s not a one-and-done event.

No one loves you better than Bainbridge Prepares. Think about it. When you call, we come running. It’s not even our job—we just do it because we think you’re amazing.