UMaine Extension to host webinar on produce sharing tables to support food security

ORONO, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will continue its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine with “Produce Sharing Tables: An Approach to Garden-Grown Food Access” on Tuesday, April 7, from 6–7:15 p.m.

Join Viña Lindley, horticulture professional for UMaine Extension, and Mattie John Bamman, communications coordinator for Waldo County Bounty, to learn about Waldo County Bounty’s Give and Take program. This program offers a simple, stigma-free way to share extra garden produce at community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program works, how new sites are chosen and how to start a Give and Take site in their own community.

Registration is required; sliding scale fee options are available. Register on the event webpage to attend live or receive the recording link. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rebecca Gray at 207.356.1348 or extension.gardening@maine.edu.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.