Maine Food Strategy to hold annual summit at UMaine, media report
The Portland Press Herald and Mainebiz published articles about the latest report released by the Maine Food Strategy, a collection of people, businesses and organizations that work in food production. The group reviewed more than 200 reports and conducted over 200 interviews to set priorities for strengthening Maine’s food system and making it a robust part of the state’s economy, according to the Press Herald. The report is titled “The Maine Food Strategy Framework: A Tool for Advancing Maine’s Food System.” Josh Stoll, a member of the Maine Food Strategy steering committee, Ph.D. candidate in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, and founder of LocalCatch.org, told the Press Herald people are looking at the 29-page report as a “starting point.” The network plans to assess its progress at a statewide food summit Dec. 2 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. “People say it’s great to eat, fun to get local food, but at the end of the day it’s also about strengthening the local Maine economy and creating new economic opportunities, and it being part of the economic engine that is Maine,” Stoll said.