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Strategies to Enhance Local Food Access. CCFSC Food Policy Forum. Local food supports nutritious diets, stimulates regional economies, sustains healthy environments and creates strong social connections. Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food in Cumberland County.
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Strategies to Enhance Local Food Access CCFSC Food Policy Forum
Local food supports nutritious diets, stimulates regional economies, sustains healthy environments and creates strong social connections.
Closing the Hunger Gap with Local Food in Cumberland County • Farming & Gardening Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food • Farm to Institution: Access for Marginalized Communities • Farm to (Low-Income) Consumer • Farm to Charitable Food System
Farming Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food • Cultivating Community: New American Sustainable Agriculture Project • Other refugee, veteran and beginning farmer projects • Cooperative Extension: Tidewater Farm • Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine (BFRN)
Gardening Programs: Vulnerable People Producing Food • Cultivating Community: Community Gardens • Public Housing Community Gardens • School Gardens • Pantry Gardens
Farm to Institution: Access for Marginalized Communities • Farm to School (Portland achieved 35% local in 2016) • Farm to College • CSA shares subsidized by health insurance provider and/or employer
Farm to (Low-Income) Consumer • SNAP-EBT/WIC at Farmers Markets (+Incentives) • Farm Stands/Mobile Farm Stands • Senior Farm Share
Farm to Charitable Food System: Local Gathering for Donation • Community garden shared plots • University of Maine Cooperative Extension • Harvest for the Hungry (Home gardens) • Hunters for the Hungry (Fishers) • Gleaning
Farm to Charitable Food System: Food Bank Good Shepherd Food Bank: Mainers Feeding Mainers
Abby Farnham, Maine Farmland Trust • LD 920: An Act To Establish the Fund To Support Local Fruits and Vegetables Purchasing
Clara McConnell, Good Shepherd Food Bank • LD 786: An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture • LD 795: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to Food • LD 1159: Resolve, To End Hunger in Maine by 2030 • LD 1167: An Act To Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in State Institutions