Androscoggin Farm To School Implementation Grant
The Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative is a partner on the Auburn/Lewiston School Departments’ Farm to School Implementation Grant 2018-2020. The districts partnered with St. Mary’s Nutrition Center (SMNC) for the initial planning grant and added MFSC to provide culinary expertise, procurement resources, and project management for implementation of a local food program. The team is working to develop relationships with local producers; increase local food purchasing; sustain and
Feeding 5000: Looking Back 4 Years Later
On October 7, 2016 Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative took part in the collaborative event, Feeding 5,000. This event in Monument Square in Portland, Maine featured a free bowl of nutrient-dense vegetable stew made from locally grown gleaned and donated produce, cooking demos by prominent local chefs, and educational activities involving creative food rescue. Spearheaded by the Cumberland County Food Council, Healthy Acadia, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine, this event
