Connecting Neighbors for Earth Month: Food Preservation & Safety

If you want to become more of a Do-It-Yourselfer, meet resourceful people in your community, and help the environment at the same time, the WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) Volunteers have organized “Connecting Neighbors,” a series of workshops, events, and open houses in honor of Earth Month in conjunction with the MRC Tool Bucket Library (TBL) and local partners.

The workshops take place every Friday starting on April 3 and running through May 1 with a special event on Saturday, May 2, to round out the Earth Month celebration. Some workshop locations are in the neighboring Centralia Christian School to keep volunteers and students out of the weather, while later ones will be at Floral Park, 104 E. Floral St., Centralia.

Following each workshop, the community is invited to the Floral Park Sustainability Project from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to learn more about the park and the MRC Tool Bucket Library. Anyone, aged 18 and older, who attends an open house is eligible to sign up for a 3-month trial membership to the tool library. A special wood debris chipping day will take place at Floral Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2.

Today's Workshp:

April 3: Food Preservation & Safety

12:30 p.m. at the Centralia Christian School Library

Lewis Co. Master Food Preservers dispel canning myths and review food safety measures. Bring pressure canning lids to be checked! Limited to 25 participants. Please call 360-740-1216 to register.

The monthlong campaign is partially funded by a Project Connect Grant from the Community Foundation of Puget Sound, a Local Solid Waste & Financial Assistance Grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, Windemere Real Estate in Centralia, and the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility.

For more information on these events, the MRC Volunteer Program, the MRC Tool Bucket Library and other upcoming events, please call 360-740-1216 or email questions to jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.