{"id":90,"date":"2010-05-06T16:24:41","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T20:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2018-09-25T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T17:50:38","slug":"maine-harvest-for-hunger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/maine-harvest-for-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Harvest for Hunger Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>What is Maine Harvest for Hunger?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hand planting heart image from connie\" width=\"300\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-962x1024.jpg 962w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-105x112.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-317x338.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-423x450.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-634x675.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-846x901.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie-951x1013.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2010\/05\/Hand-planting-heart-image-from-connie.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>It is a grassroots, people-helping-people program. This innovative public service campaign encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate to local food pantries to fight hunger.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>You <\/strong><strong>CAN <\/strong><strong>Make a Difference!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As an individual, you can:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Join our network! Sign up to enroll in our program today<\/li>\n<li>Donate\u00a0any excess produce from your own garden<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer at\u00a0a local community garden already growing for food pantry donation<\/li>\n<li>Transport donations of your own or help others unable to do so\u00a0to a food collection site<\/li>\n<li>Sign-up to receive periodic announcements of other opportunities to help, such as gleaning leftover produce from a farm field or orchard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/harvest-for-hunger\/help\/\">How You Can Help<\/a> page on the Cooperative Extension website for more information.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/kennebec\/programs\/maine-harvest-for-hunger\/kennebec-county-plant-a-row-reporting-form\/produce-tips\/\">Maine Harvest for Hunger: Produce Tips<\/a> page to find useful tips for when to harvest and how to estimate weight for donation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You may also request an enrollment form by e-mail at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:harvestforhunger@umext.maine.edu\">harvestforhunger@umext.maine.edu<\/a> or by telephone 207.622.7546, or 1.800.287.4891 (in Maine), and return to the Kennebec County Extension Office. You will be given additional information, including a list of nearby food pantries and times to drop off the fresh produce.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Maine\u00a0Harvest for Hunger is part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program\u00a0with the\u00a0goal\u00a0&#8220;to\u00a0provide\u00a0fresh,\u00a0nutritious food\u00a0for all Mainers&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Maine Harvest for Hunger? It is a grassroots, people-helping-people program. This innovative public service campaign encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate to local food pantries to fight hunger. You CAN Make a Difference! As an individual, you can: Join our network! 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