COVID-19 Food Bank Information
All food banks are currently exclusively offering pre-packaged boxes of food during their normal distribution hours.
Visit the Jefferson County Food Bank Association for more information on the four food banks in Brinnon, Quilcene , Tri-Area and Port Townsend.
Another aspect of community resilience is to provide food to those in need. We are fortunate to have in our community the all volunteer Jefferson County Food Bank Association, which has four food banks: Brinnon, Quilcene , Tri-Area and Port Townsend. See their website for more information.
Also, there are eight dedicated Foodbank gardens in Jefferson County (3 in Port Townsend and 5 in the Chimacum area) producing fresh, organically grown produce for the food banks. In addition, we have spun off the WSU Seed Library, and a new project to convert otherwise surplus food into nutritious freeze dried food. Volunteers are needed. Details here. This is a great opportunity to participate in a unifying activity for a meaningful cause – rally your gardeners and managers together and have fun growing food.
For those of you growing your own produce in your personal or community gardens, please consider sharing the harvest, and donating fresh, locally grown food to Jefferson County Food Banks. See their site for dropoff hours. And note that some general guidelines are: Consider giving 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. Do not donate anything you wouldn’t eat!
And finally, here are some great recipes to use some of that wonderful local food. Snapped Up Recipes focus on whole plant foods (local and in-season as possible) which are easy to prepare and nutritious. The ingredients are commonly available at the Food Bank or the Farmer’s Market when in season.