Local 2020 - Share the Harvest

Share the Harvest

While you are busy, planting, weeding, and harvesting, please remember our neighbors in need. The Jefferson County Food Banks, a completely volunteer driven organization, rely on donations of fresh produce to provide food bank clients with adequate nutrition. As the growing season gets underway, please consider sharing the harvest, and donating fresh, locally grown food to Jefferson County Food Banks.

There are three easy and convenient ways to donate:

1. Donate to individual food banks.

Port Townsend Food Bank
Mountain View Commons
1919 Blaine St.
360-531-0275
Donate Wednesday 7:30 am – 3 pm

Tri-Area Food bank
Tri-Area Community Center
10 W. Valley Rd. Port Hadlock
360-732-0383
Donate: Wednesday 8 - 11 am

Brinnon Food Bank
Brinnon Community Center
306144 Hwy 101 Brinnon
360-796-4647
Donate Tuesday 8 - 10 am

Quilcene Food Bank
Quilcene Community Center
294952 Hwy 101
360-765-3663
Donate Wednesday 11am - 1 pm

Coyle Food Bank
Coyle Community Center
423 Hazel Point Rd.
360-765-3613
Donate Thursday 8 - 9 am

2. Donate through OlyCAP, where the food will be taken to a main warehouse and then distributed to food banks. OlyCAP will be accepting donations Monday and Friday, 8 am to 3 pm. OlyCAP is located at 803 W. Park Ave, Port Townsend, behind the Goodwill as you head out of town. Tell the person at the front desk that you have a food bank donation.

3. Donate at the Saturday Port Townsend Farmers’ Market, 9 am – 2 pm, located at Lawrence and Tyler St. Put your donation in the Donation Station shopping cart that will be near the entrance of the market off of Lawrence St. Please consider supporting local agriculture, and buy a little extra food when you shop at the Farmers Market, and donate it!

Please help us measure our success! Before donating to any location, weigh your donation and record it here:

PLEASE...

•   Give your produce a quick wash before donating
•   Bring your produce in easily transportable boxes or bags
•   Consider what you are donating and the day of donation. If your produce is     starting to lose its freshness Tuesday evening, donate it to the food bank Wednesday morning. Do not donate anything you wouldn’t eat!

This is a great opportunity to participate in a unifying activity for a meaningful cause – rally your gardeners together and have fun growing food for Jefferson County Food Banks!

Would you like to be further involved with the Share the Harvest Project?
Contact Leora Stein at lstein@olycap.org.

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Additional thanks to:
WSU Main Homepage, WSU Extension and County Extension Offices,
the Agricultural Research Center, CAHNRS, and the North Olympic Learning Center

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