people like you are essential in supporting the Merrymeeting Bay Region’s local food system & our communities!

Donations support the community and food system building work of the Merrymeeting Food Council.

Online donations will be managed by our non-profit partner, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.

If you prefer not to donate online, please contact us.

MFC works with partners and community members to develop programs like Community Meals, Food Security Screening at hospitals, and our Farm Skills Training Program. Our programs seek to: increase access to healthy food; support those growing, raising and catching our food; and build community.Merrymeeting Gleaners is an incredible example of what a small MFC pilot program can become. MFC launched and grew the Merrymeeting Gleaners program for five years. As Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program takes on the Gleaners in July 2021 the program connects 125 volunteers, partners with over 35 farms and 37 recipient sites in 17 towns, and distributes over 50,000 lbs of fresh produce to our communities annually! Your donation supports programs that can connect and support the health of our communities!

MFC works with partners and community members to develop collaborative events, resources, and programs including the development of a Community Kitchen at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, expanding SNAP/Maine Harvest Bucks at area Farmers’ Markets, and coordinating our Farm Skills Training Program. Our programs seek to: increase access to healthy food; support those growing, raising and harvesting our food; and build community.

Donations received through this campaign will help us remove barriers to participation in our programs, particularly the Farm Skills Training Program. Farm Skills participants learn job skills and farm skills through a network of partners that support the paid 10 week training program. Barriers such as transportation, childcare, work clothing, and food are addressed through our network, so the program is accessible to all who are interested. Ongoing paid work experiences on area farms and career support are also part of our commitment to participants and to building a more resilient local food system. Please learn more about our work and the organizations we partner with to make our programs possible! 

Donations are managed on our behalf by our partner, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.

Your donation funds programs that connect and support the health of our communities! Thank you!

Please consider adding $10 to your donation for a print copy of Know Your Veggies! Simply add a comment to your donation letting us know if you would like to be mailed a copy or if you would like a copy donated. Donated copies will go to participants in Maine SNAP-Ed cooking classes or will be donated to a local food pantry for their guests.

Thank you!

THANK YOU!

Your gift will have an immediate impact and will help ensure that all have access to healthy local food.