About Us
Begun in 2000, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Harvest for Hunger program is a grassroots effort to encourage gardeners, farmers, businesses, schools, civic groups and others to donate high-quality fruits and vegetables to citizens in need. Through county-based networks, donated produce is delivered to food pantries, soup kitchens, community meals, and individuals across the state.
Maine Harvest for Hunger Statewide Yearly Totals Since Inception
| Year | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 53,138 |
| 2001 | 52,033 |
| 2002 | 56,017 |
| 2003 | 47,465 |
| 2004 | 83,098 |
| 2005 | 99,551 |
| 2006 | 71,931 |
| 2007 | 66,702 |
| 2008 | 89,506 |
| 2009 | 87,319 |
| 2010 | 218,336 |
| 2011 | 290,024 |
| 2012 | 209,137 |
| 2013 | 214,301 |
| 2014 | 240,526 |
| 2015 | 307,761 |
| 2016 | 257,195 |
| 2017 | 214,197 |
| 2018 | 231,752 |
| 2019 | 193,649 |
| 2020 | 92,482 |
| 2021 | 168,304 |
| 2022 | 296,150 |
| 2023 | 203,991 |
| 2024 | 258,731 |
| Total | 4,103,296 |
Thank You to Our Special Partners
- Avalon Acres Orchard, St. Albans
- Black Fox Farm, Montville
- Bread Box Bakery, Orland
- The Cabin Community Garden
- Central Maine Beef
- Common Good Garden, Brunswick
- Cornerstone Farm, Palmyra
- Commonwealth Farm, Unity
- Community Garden, Bangor
- Cooper Farm, West Paris
- Crystal Springs Farm, Brunswick
- Daily Bread, Levant
- Ever May, Old Town
- Fair Winds Farm, Topsham
- Fire Fly Farm, Saint Albans
- Fisher Farm, Winterport
- C & G Growers, Sedgwick
- Goranson Farm, Dresden
- Gull Crest Community Garden, Cape Elizabeth
- Harvest Moon Produce, West Paris
- Heald Farm, Troy
- IDEXX, Westbrook
- Island Farm Bakery, Levant
- Jordan’s Farm, Cape Elizabeth
- J & C Family Farm, Thorndike
- Kennebunk Community Garden, Kennebunk
- Kousky Farm, Corinth
- Living Land Farm (Allen Family Farm), Winterport
- Lor Farm, Thorndike
- Mackie Family Farm, Unity
- Maine-ly Poultry, Warren
- Maxwell’s Community Garden, Cape Elizabeth
- Maxwell’s Farm, Cape Elizabeth
- Middle Intervale Farm, Bethel
- Naples Community Garden, Naples
- Nettie Fox Farm, Newburgh
- New Beet Farm, Knox
- Palmer Hill Farm, Thorndike
- Parker Farm, Newport
- Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont
- Pearson’s Town Farm, Standish
- Pebblestone Farm, Newburgh
- Phat Farm, Unity
- Pietree Orchard, Sweden
- Portland Farmer’s Market
- Ripley Farm, Dover Foxcroft
- Roberts Farm, Norway
- Rocky Ridge Orchard, Bowdoin
- Rogers Farm, Stillwater
- Rustic Roots Farm, Farmington
- Scatter Good Farm, Brunswick
- Siberia Farm, Hermon
- Six River Farm, Bowdoinham
- Smith’s Red Apple Farm, Acton
- Snakeroot Organic Farm, Pittsfield
- South Paw Farm, Unity
- Spiller Farm, Wells
- Tangled Oak Farm, Monroe
- Terranian Farm, Troy
- Vegetables Dance, Bethel
- Village Green Organic Products, Troy
- Wayside Food Programs
- The Wickett Farm, Old Town
- Wise Acres Kenduskeag
- Whatley Farm, Topsham
- Whites Farm, Winterport
- Whiting Farm, Auburn
- Winterport Winery, Winterport
- Yarmouth Community Garden, Yarmouth
- York County Shelter Program, Inc., Alfred
- Zach’s Farm, York
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Questions?
For more information about Maine Harvest for Hunger, contact your county Extension office or email us: extension.harvestforhunger@maine.edu.