Business Resources

How can you get your business get involved?

• Create a garden on your property or maintain a garden plot at a community garden to grow vegetables and fruit to donate to a food pantry in Cumberland County.

Get your staff involved!

• Having workers volunteer in the garden can help to boost productivity, communication in the workplace, and allow your workers to gain a sense of community.

What are the benefits?

• Studies show that 74% of employees say their job is more fulfilling when they are provided with opportunities to make a positive impact on social and environmental issues.
• We’d love to highlight your business through our social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter! To do this please email information and/or photos of your business participating in the program to Lynne Hazelton at lynne.b.hazelton@maine.edu.

How to donate:

• Using current food safety standards wash and/or prepare your produce for donation, for more information read Bulletin #4302 on Food Safety for Food Pantry Donations.
• Report Your Donation

Extra Resources to Help Get You Started:

• Bulletin #4301, Food for Your Community: Gleaning and Sharing
• Bulletin #4302, Food Safety for Food-Pantry Donations
• Bulletin #4303, A Donor’s Guide to Vegetable Harvest
• Bulletin #4304, A Food Pantry’s Wish List
• IDEXX Adopt a Garden Program (YouTube)

Have further questions?

• If you have any questions about ways your business can participate in Maine Harvest for Hunger, please contact us at 207.781.6099 or extension.mhhcumberland@maine.edu.