About Regenerate Skagit

Regenerate Skagit began quietly.

In the summer of 2025, a small group of us started meeting for a weekly potluck. Every Friday from 6–8pm, we gathered around simple food and open conversation. We sent out invitations. A few people trickled in. Some weeks it was just a handful of us. We wondered—more than once—whether this would ever become anything at all.

What kept us going was not certainty, but rhythm.

The potlucks were inspired by a class Genevieve had taken through the Neighborhood Village Project. The idea was disarmingly simple: invite people to a low-pressure, welcoming gathering. Keep it regular, so people can show up any week. Focus on the people who come, not the people who don’t.

Each week, we brought a small set of questions designed to deepen conversation and help us get to know one another. Over shared meals, we practiced listening, curiosity, and trust. The potluck wasn’t just an event—it was a way of learning how to be together.

During this time, Cindy kept talking about a growing network called Regenerate Cascadia, and a new initiative they were launching: the Landscape Hub Cultivator Program. When we looked into it, we realized we weren’t discovering something new—we were recognizing something familiar. The values and intentions closely matched what we were already practicing on a human scale.

Dannielle, Cindy, Genevieve, and Schappet put our heads together and submitted a proposal. Regenerate Skagit was selected as one of ten landscape hubs.