WSU Clallam County Extension

10/23/2026

Join the gleaners and harvest fruit from local gardens! Keep lots for yourself. Donate to folks in need. Make many pies!!!!!

10/20/2026

Hey Clallam County! Do you like free fruit? Do you enjoy helping your community? Do you want to get outside and celebrate the autumn? Become a fruit gleaner and harvest fruit from your neighbors on your own time! Lots of great fruit available. Pies, Applesauce, Jam, oh my!!!

10/14/2026

The Port Angeles Farmers Market is unique for many reasons - they are a year-round market, they work with an amazing array of growers/producers/vendors, and they also offer unlimited SNAP Market Match. This means SNAP EBT users can get an extra dollar for every one they spend on fruits, veggies and local farm products to help feed their families. The PAFM needs our help to continue offering this vital Match program and keep tackling food insecurity in our community!

10/11/2026

Free composted mule manure is available from the fine folks - and mules! - over at the National Park! All weekend you can go self-load and bring back that 'black gold' to give your garden a boost for fall planting or mulch plants for the winter with extra nutrients. Thanks ONP staff for making this valuable resource available to the community!

Here's the scoop - we've got p**p! The park's trusty mules have been producing plenty (is there anything they can't do?!), and if you could use some good compost, it's yours for the taking!

WHAT:
Some call it "black gold." We call it manure which has been composting for over a year, from mules fed weed-free hay and organic Wilderness vegetation.

WHERE:
The Madison Falls Parking area, outside Port Angeles, WA

WHEN:
Friday, October 9th, 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday, October 10th 10 am - 2 pm
Thursday, October 15th 9 am - 4 pm
Friday, October 16th 10 am - 2 pm

HOW:
We'll have two large containers and shovels set up near the gate for you to scoop. The compost is entirely free, self-serve, and yours to transport.

10/01/2026

It's National Farm to School month! We are proud to partner with the Port Angeles School District on their Farm to School program, which brings fresh food- grown by farmers within our community- into school meals. This month, school salad bars have been stocked with locally grown produce such as carrots, tomatoes and lettuce from Chi's Farm as well as basil, broccoli and cucumbers from Wild Edge Farm.
School meals are not the only place where students are eating fresh and local produce, though: our garden based educator works with teachers and students across the Port Angeles School District in their school gardens to grow, harvest and taste fresh foods this Fall. Students at Roosevelt, Dry Creek, Franklin and Jefferson elementaries are enjoying Stone Soup with school garden-grown veggies this month, while students in the PA High School garden club are making garden-grown tomato sauce.

🌱🥕 From local farms to school cafeterias! 🥗🍅
Our Farm to School Program, in partnership with Washington State University Extension and WSU Clallam County, is officially in its third year of connecting students with fresh, locally grown food AND hands-on learning!
Through the program, students across our district participate in garden-based STEM and social-emotional learning while also getting to enjoy seasonal foods grown right here on the North Olympic Peninsula. 💚
Last year, our cafeterias featured produce from local growers including Chi’s Farm and River Run Farm in Sequim and Red Dog Farm in Chimacum—from salad greens and broccolini to carrots, potatoes, beets and more! 🚜🌿
Thanks to WSU Extension and Washington State grant funding, that work continues this year through the North Olympic Harvest of the Month program, bringing seasonal produce from farms throughout Clallam and Jefferson counties to our menus and salad bars.
🌱 Local farms.
🍎 Fresh food.
🔬 Hands-on learning.
💚 Stronger connections to the community we call home.
We’re excited for another year of growing, learning and eating local!

09/29/2026

It's national Food Waste Prevention Week! This week, we're trying to raise awareness about food waste and educate one another on the many ways we can ensure that our food goes to good use - to save money, honor farmers' labor and reduce our environmental impact. Try this food-saving challenge and stay tuned for more tips and info!

09/25/2026

Sign-up to have gleaners harvest from your garden or to pick fruit at clallamgleaners.org. Gleaners keep some produce for themselves and donate some to food banks, senior centers and the Boys and Girls Club.

09/23/2026

Come join our team at WSU Clallam County Extension as a part-time benefited Administrative Specialist I. Duties include general clerical and administrative support, customer service, communications and outreach assistance.
Find more information and apply online at:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clallam

09/22/2026

Save the date! We've got our 4th annual Apple Press Party at the Extension office on the calendar for Wednesday, October 28th from 4-7pm here at the office. Bring apples to press, containers to fill with fresh c***r, and a harvest season potluck dish to share if you feel like it! If you need a free spot to pick apples, head over to the Clallam Gleaners site (www.clallamgleaners.org) to set up a volunteer glean, then donate some to a Little Free Pantry or the food bank and save the rest for our press party. We'll see you there!

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08/14/2026

Applications are still available for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program!🥦🥕🫜

Low Income seniors can sign up to receive an 🌸$80 benefit card🌸 to spend at farmers markets in Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Chimacum.

Use to purchase fresh fruit, vegetables and honey now through Oct. 31st, 2026

Eligibility:
🫜Seniors 60yrs and older (55+ if you are Native American or Alaskan Native)
🫜Washington State resident
🫜Monthly income for one person at or below $2,461

Sign up at the Farmers Market!
🥦Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market: Sat 9:00-2:00, 152 W Cedar St.
🥦Port Angeles Farmers Market: Sat 9:30-2:30, Lincoln and Front St downtown
🥦Port Townsend Farmers Market: Sat 9:00-2:00, 650 Tyler St
🥦Chimacum Farmers Market: Sun 10:00-2:00, 9122 Rhody Dr.

Visit the market info booth to sign up and receive your benefit card!🍅🍅🍅