Announcing Harvest Against Hunger Area Summits

Washington Food Coalition has received a contract from the WSDA Food Assistance Programs as part of the USDA Specialty Crop Grant. Our role will be to coordinate 4 Area Summits across Washington to bring the emergency food community together with local specialty crop farmers and their commissions to help these groups learn how their businesses intersect and potential options for growth.

Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). The Harvest Against Hunger Area Summits will involve many important partners, including Rotary First Harvest. These Area Summits will begin in September 2011.

The schedule for the Area Summits is as follows:

• September 14: Central Washington Summit in Wenatchee
• October: Eastern Washington Summit in Tri-Cities Area
• January: Northwest Washington Summit in Greater Seattle Area
• February: Southwest Washington Summit in Olympia Area
  

In addition, we'll be working on an electronic recipe resource which identifies and highlights specialty crops in meals typically prepared using emergency food.

Do you have a recipe that includes specialty crops & uses foods found in your food program? If so, submit it here now to be included in the recipe resource!