ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Earth Day is Monday. The Rochester area is celebrating by cleaning up litter and distributing organic food to families.

Employees from Genesee Brewery and members of the Highland Park Conservancy are volunteering to beautify Highland Park. Volunteers are picking up any litter or excess leaves to prepare the park for it’s busy spring and summer season.

In addition, the New York State Department of Transportation is partnering with the City of Rochester to clean up litter along the Inner Loop. The Inner Loop will be close to traffic from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Lori’s Natural Foods and Save Rochester teamed up to hand out over 100 pounds of organic food to families in need. It took place at 11 a.m. at 10 Manhattan Square Drive, across from MLK Park.

Organizers say many families in Rochester have limited access to organic food because of the cost. This is the third year of the organic food event.