The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG - Waitsburg students will be in for a special treat on October 2. Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed October 1 as Taste Washington Day, a day where schools partner with farmers to include fresh Washington-grown foods in their cafeteria meals.

That date didn't work for Waitsburg, motivating Food Services Supervisor Susan Wildey to take the program one step further and offer an even more locally focused Taste of the Valley day on October 2.

Taste of Washington began in 2010 when the Washington School Nutrition Association partnered with the Washington State Department of Agricultur...