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Clallam County proclaims April 7–13 Food Waste Prevention Week; WSU Extension lists workshops and community events
Summary
At its April 1 meeting the Clallam County Board of Commissioners read a proclamation recognizing Food Waste Prevention Week (April 7–13, 2025). WSU Clallam County Extension outlined local events including a backyard composting workshop and a farmers‑market table.
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners on April 1 proclaimed April 7–13, 2025, as Food Waste Prevention Week in the county and recognized local extension efforts aimed at reducing organics in the waste stream.
Commissioners French, Johnson and Ozias signed the proclamation and county staff read the declaration into the record, citing the county’s 2021 Solid Waste Management Plan goal to reduce organics in the solid waste stream by nearly 50% and noting the state’s broader goal to cut food waste and edible food loss by 2030.
Benji Ostercon of Washington State University Clallam County Extension described the extension’s local activities for the week: a zero‑waste recipe tasting at the food bank and promotion of the community kitchen; a backyard composting workshop at the Port Angeles Library on Wednesday, April 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.; tabling at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and a series of school workshops in the next three weeks covering composting, food‑waste prevention and small‑scale agriculture.
Ostercon encouraged residents to attend events, pick up free informational materials and visit the extension office for resources on composting and preventing food waste. The proclamation text cited national and state estimates of food loss and local efforts from 2023–24, and encouraged residents to reduce food waste and reclaim edible food for community use.
Ending: Event details and locations are published by WSU Clallam County Extension and on the county calendar; residents interested in workshops or school programs were directed to the extension office and the Port Angeles Farmers Market listing for times and materials.
