UMaine Extension 4-H takes part in ‘parade to end hunger,’ Morning Sentinel reports
The Morning Sentinel reported members of the Maine Farm Bureau drove tractors and trailers full of fresh produce from central Maine farms Saturday as part of its first parade to alleviate hunger. Even after a summer fraught with drought, eight farms joined the parade to donate produce, according to the article. Bureau members rode from the Maine State House to the Augusta Food Bank with boxes full of vegetables and fruit. University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development members walked along with the parade to collect canned goods, which people were encouraged to bring to the event as donations, the article states.