Master Gardener Class – May 1, 2018
This week’s class will be on Home Garden Food Preservation and Food Insecurity in Maine.
Homework:
Food Preservation fact sheets and resources:
- Let’s Preserve: Food Canning Basics
- Steps to Success in Home Canning
- Links to Let’s Preserve Series as a Reference
Hunger and Food Insecurity Information:
- Hunger in Maine Good Shepherd Food Bank
- Hunger Pains: Wide Spread Food Insecurity Threatens Maine’s Future
- Overcoming the Silence of Generational Poverty
- Videos:
- 2017 Maine Hunger Dialogue
- The American Food Disparity: The Story of America’s 49 Million Food Insecure: This video is 41 minutes long, but tells an excellent story of how our food policy has been shaped from the days of the Great Depression to today.
Reminder: Take Home Review # 2 due in class on May 8th.