Gleaning, food rescue meeting set for May 11

At 2 p.m. on Monday, May 11, in the Clallam County Commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse (223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles), learn from WSU Extension officials more about gleaning, surplus food donation, how businesses who donate have legal protection and can get tax credit and share your ideas on what the county can do to increase food rescue efforts this year.

May 5, 2015 8:46 pm
A glean at Blueberry Haven in Joyce in 2014.
A glean at Blueberry Haven in Joyce in 2014.

At 2 p.m. on Monday, May 11, in the Clallam County Commissioners meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse (223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles), learn from WSU Extension officials more about gleaning, surplus food donation, how businesses who donate have legal protection and can get tax credit and share your ideas on what the county can do to increase food rescue efforts this year.

For more information, call waste reduction coordinator Meggan Uecker at the WSU Clallam County Extension office at 417-2279 or muecker@co.clallam.wa.us, or visit the extension website at http://ext100.wsu.edu/clallam/.

Gleaning described as part of a home-grown solution to reducing food waste, increasing access to produce to community members in need and strengthening local community food systems.