Regenerate Vashon at Mukai Historic Farm and Garden

Join the Facebook Event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1481688939294277/
6pm at the Mukai Farm and Garden on Vashon. Arrive at six for a introduction the speaker and space. Presentation starts at 7pm. On Friday, October 13, from 7 – 9 p.m. we invite you to join us for an evening with Joe Brewer, author of Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth.
Joe is a complexity researcher with a unique academic background in atmospheric sciences, physics, philosophy, and cognitive linguistics. In 2020, he launched an initiative to regenerate 500,000 hectares of land in Barichara, Colombia, and in 2023, he founded the Design School for Regenerating Earth. A long-time resident of Seattle, Joe is returning from Colombia with a wealth of inspiration and strategies and is eager to share what he has learned about the potential to interweave bioregional communities for a thriving world.
The Vashon Island hosts for this event have formed a small bioregional steward circle, and we are facilitating the round-table discussion as part of the Regenerate Cascadia Activation Tour to seed ongoing inspiration. We intend this to be a beginning – an opening to deepening conversations that will unfold through future gatherings, as well as other events throughout the bioregion.
The Mukai Family on Vashon Island
Mukai, in the center of Vashon Island, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Home: Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the restored Mukai house offers a glimpse into the life of the Mukai family from 1926 to 1942. The house is charming, full of educational signage, available for parties and events, and is open to the public repeatedly throughout the year. Check the events page.
The Japanese Garden: Designed and installed during the 1930’s by Kuni Mukai, a Japanese immigrant, her “hill garden” features extensive rockwork, plantings and a surrounding pond. In the fall of 2018, the 90-year-old pond was restored. Landscaping in the North Garden, hill plantings and lawn restoration completed in June, 2019.
The Fruit Barreling Plant: After purchasing the 60 acres in 1926, the family immediately constructed the barreling plant — the facility used to process and pack their strawberry harvest as well as that of other berry farmers. With this entrepreneurial process, the family shipped berries all across the United States.
Restoration of the barreling plant is underway. With over 6000 sf, the building will include a public gathering space as well as tenants that complement the original use of the site.
Paths and Trails: Mukai is adjacent to Island Center Forest with paths and Mukai Pond.
Visit Mukai: Come stroll, walk, picnic, tour, attend an event or party. Learn about Vashon’s Japanese American and agricultural heritage at this important island treasure.