Chef Sara Harvey, A Wild Woman of Hood Canal
![Executive Chef Sara Harvey standing in the courtyard of the Hook and Fork eatery wearing a black apron](https://wildhuman.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Alderbrook-473-1024x683.jpg)
Sara Harvey is an oyster farmer and the executive chef at Alderbrook Resort & Spa in western Washington. Her passion for high-quality local ingredients fused with a direct connection to Puget Sound’s natural environments is as inspiring as it is delicious.
An Affordable Housing Crisis In The Methow Valley
![Washington Pass on the west end of the Methow Valley](https://wildhuman.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSCF5373-Enhanced-Edit-1024x682.jpg)
Growing economic inequality and a lack of affordable housing options in Washington’s Methow Valley are forcing some residents and local businesses to take drastic steps to find homes and keep employees.
5 Questions with The Spout – Oregon’s Guide to Whale Watching
![Erik Urdahl from The Spout standing on a beach in a killer whale costume](https://wildhuman.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Erik1-crop-feature.jpg)
The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed of recreation and outdoor culture. While ski bums, vanlifers and dirtbags are chasing Instagram pictures, Erik Urdahl, founder of The Spout, is chasing whales.