Wertheim interviewed by RFD-TV about Maine Harvest for Hunger program
Frank Wertheim, an associate professor of agriculture and horticulture with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by RFD-TV about the Maine Harvest for Hunger program.
For 15 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s statewide program has organized gardeners, farmers, businesses, schools and civic groups to grow, glean and donate high-quality produce to distribution sites (pantries, shelters, community meals) and directly to neighbors in need, all in an effort to mitigate hunger, improve nutrition and health, and help recipients develop lifelong, positive nutritional habits.
In 2015, record-breaking donations of more than 318,000 pounds of food went to 188 distribution sites and directly to individuals. Since the program’s inception, Maine Harvest of Hunger participants have distributed more than 2,197,000 pounds of food to people experiencing food insecurity.