Growing To Give

Reached 94,000 lbs of food grown and donated to underfed Mainers since 2017.Provided 1,600 student contact hours and 73 visits for 540 local youth.Engaged 37 businesses in sponsorships and on-farm volunteer groups.Benefited from over 4,000 hours of valuable help from approximately 200 volunteers. Partnered with Merrymeeting Food Council, Goodwill Industries, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust to host a Farm Skills Training Program to train eligible high school students and adults in skills for farm jobs. Through our partnerships with gleaning organizations, supplied food to more than 30 access sites and contributed produce to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Programs new community kitchen for processing and freezing for winter months.Deepened relationships with Indigenous and New Mainer communities by expanding our crops to include nine vegetables native to their cultures.