WSU Clallam County Extension

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 cider, 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!🍅🍅🍅

08/05/2026

Interested in helping out a new compost collection program at the Clallam County Fair? And getting a FREE DAY PASS while you're at it!? We're launching a food waste collection effort to divert some of the huge amounts of the organic waste generated at Fair from the landfill and into compost. We need volunteers to help fairgoers sort their waste at our station outside the Ag Barn - in exchange for a 3hr shift, you get a FREE day pass to the Fair! Send us an email to grab a time slot and get some easy training on compost sorting - and we'll see you at the Fair!

08/03/2026

🚨ANIMAL HEALTH ALERT🚨
USDA APHIS confirmed classical scrapie in a sheep slaughtered in a facility in Oregon.

APHIS and state animal health officials recently initiated an investigation to determine the flock of origin. The affected animal did not have an ear tag. This case is a reminder of why tagging compliance and surveillance participation are critical to safeguarding flocks nationwide.

Please read the full ASI press release here: https://champ.ly/XD8kUh9y.
For additional information regarding scrapie, visit: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/sheep-goat/scrapie.

ASI will not be monitoring social media comments as the USDA investigation is ongoing.

06/30/2026

A huge congratulations to the Explorers Class of Swan School in Port Townsend for completing their Little Free Pantry expansion project! These kindergarteners and 1st graders mapped and then built new Pantries to bring the PT network up to a total of 18 sites across the community. Learning about food access and building community resilience can never happen too early! For more information about this incredible undertaking, head to their website: https://swanschool.org/little-food-pantry-project

06/19/2026

All high school aged teens in Clallam County who have an interest in civic engagement are encouraged to participate.

4-H is exploring with the County the possibility of creating a Teen Advisory Board to the county that reflects the diverse perspectives, interests, and priorities of youth across Clallam County. Feedback gathered during these focus groups will directly inform the structure, goals, and impact of a future board.

Focus Group Participants Will Help Shape:
• How a Teen Advisory Board should operate
• What projects, issues, and activities it should prioritize
• How teens can have a meaningful voice in county decisions

Dates:
Tuesday June 30th at 6pm, Rainforest Arts Center Forks
Wednesday July 1 at 6pm, Sequim City Hall Chambers
Tuesday July 7th at 6pm, Clallam County Historic Courtroom, in PA

Sign up here https://tinyurl.com/ClallamTeens

06/18/2026

06/05/2026

Big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our Farm to Food Bank Fund spring fundraising drive!🫛🫜🎉

It's never too late to donate and contributions can be made all year. We are grateful to the community members and local businesses who support local farms and food access through donations to the Olympic Peninsula Farm to Food Bank Fund. Each dollar will go to local food for hunger relief agencies and purchases with local Clallam and Jefferson County Farms. Your support has a big impact in our communities!

Learn more and donate at extension.wsu.edu/clallam