Olympic Times

Washington State University (WSU) Clallam County Extension is taking part in a campaign to educate young individuals on food waste.

“Youth are drivers for behavioral change,” states a post on WSU’s website regarding the Let’s Shrink Food Waste Mountain campaign. “We believe that we can engage motivated and remarkable young people to be ambassadors for environmental protection in North America, and specifically, for leading behavior changes within their homes, schools and communities.”

Let’s Shrink Food Waste Mountain is an initiative from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to combat food waste in North America. Participants ranging in age from 5 to 25 years old will be provided with a Food Matters Action Kit featuring information and a variety of hands-on activities related to food waste prevention.

“From organizing a Disco Soup party and learning food preservation techniques from elders to building worm composters and solar dehydrators, these activities are designed to encourage youth of all ages to start making a difference,” the CEC website states.

The Shrink Food Waste campaign is being piloted in the Olympic Peninsula, as well as Montreal, Canada and Merida, Mexico.