Our chapter has enjoyed serving the community over the years and supporting the Slow Food mission of good, clean and fair food for all. Our efforts to promote the importance of our food production system on Whidbey Island have been inspiring and rewarding. Through our Farm Funding Program, we have been able to financially assist many of the small farms on Whidbey Island. We have also proudly supported our local youth with our contributions to farm-to-school programs. We are grateful we had these opportunities, and proud that we have, in some small way, made a difference.  

For much of 2026, we have been reaching out to find volunteers in the community who would like to join our Board of Directors. Board members are needed to replace our Board President, Secretary and other members of the Board who are terming out. Unfortunately, our outreach has not been successful, and we have been unable to fill any Board positions.

With no volunteers to replenish our Board, we have made the difficult decision to close the Slow Food Whidbey Island chapter—an outcome we had hoped to avoid. We have been grateful for the support of the Whidbey Island community and hope the Slow Food message will continue to be shared.

Your Slow Food membership continues to support the movement, and we hope you remain a member. Renewals can be made via the Slow Food USA website, slowfoodusa.org. 

Thank you for enabling us to serve the Slow Food Whidbey Island community!