{"id":19557,"date":"2025-10-31T08:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/?p=19557"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:55:26","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/2025\/10\/31\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Times of Food and Financial Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/2021\/04\/15\/meet-the-bloggers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By Spoonful Bloggers<\/a>, University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When circumstances create financial or food insecurity, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has resources that individuals and organizations may find helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of UMaine Extension publications and websites, as well as a few external resources that may be helpful as you or your organization work to meet the needs of Mainers.<\/p>\n<p>A helpful tip to keep in mind: If you are planning a food drive, contact the food pantry or organization first to ask what items they need. An organization may prefer a financial donation because they can often purchase food in bulk at a discount, which allows them to serve more people.<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4304e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #4304, A Food Pantry Wish List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4302e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #4302, Food Safety for Food Pantry Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4306e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #4306, Is This Can Safe to Use?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4384e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #4384, Freezing Vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4383e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #4383, Freezing Fruits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/10\/Vegetables-and-Fruits-for-Health-Preparing-Dry-Beans-Peas-and-Lentils-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Prepare Dry Beans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/food-and-health\/food-preservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Food Preservation Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Food and Health Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Extension Websites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/harvest-for-hunger\/resources\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Harvest for Hunger Recipes and Resources<\/a> &#8211; Resources about how to use, choose, and store Maine produce commonly donated to food pantries.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mainly Dish Recipe page<\/a> &#8211; Recipes that use low-cost and easily accessible ingredients that can be shared broadly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsfb.org\/food-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Shepherd Food Bank\u2019s Food Map<\/a> &#8211; Use the map to find local food resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014 By Spoonful Bloggers, University of Maine Cooperative Extension When circumstances create financial or food insecurity, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has resources that individuals and organizations may find helpful. 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