The Prepare in a Year topic for June is getting home and getting away, which is all about preparing gear bags for different purposes. BP Founder Scott James will be giving a presentation at the library on go bags, reviewing what they’re for and what to pack in them.

BP Founder and Board President Scott James “visited” Camano Island May 29 through an online presentation to share the Bainbridge Prepares Model with residents there. He was the guest of Camano Preparedness Group, an emergency readiness organization fashioned after BP.

Learn how real home gardeners integrate a mix of vegetables, fruit, ornamentals, and homemade garden structures.

On Saturday, Partners in Health (PIH) continues its fight against tuberculosis (TB) with an event—Partners in Poetry—at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

The Emergency Prep series at the library continues in May with a focus on CPR. May 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library, you can learn how to administr CPR and use an AED.

Our local food banks are more stressed than ever and anticipate even greater need in the coming months. You can make a difference at Peaceful Morning Farm, where an all-volunteer staff grows food exclusively for local food banks.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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 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.

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.

The task for February is similar to that of January. Store enough food for all people in your household (including pets) for four weeks or more.

Have you accomplished your Prepare in a Year task for January? This is a reminder that you still have a few more days to get it done.

It’s a simple task, but it does require some muscle, since water is heavy, and some space, since water takes up room.

The super-popular Veg Club is now part of Bainbridge Prepares, managed by the Food Resilience Team. The first session of 2025 happens Tuesday, February 4.

Bending the Arc tells the story of the founding of Partners in Health (PIH) and its successful Community Health Worker program. The award-winning film is being hosted at Lynwood Theatre by the Bainbridge Youth Partners in Health Team. Their goal is to raise money for tuberculosis prevention and detection.