Ellsworth American, MD Islander report UMaine Extension a partner in successful gleaning year
The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander reported Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative, a food collection and distribution project that addresses food insecurity and prevents food waste, collected 26,100 pounds of food from farms, gardens and farmers markets in Hancock and Washington counties in 2018. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a partner of the initiative, and the project is supported by volunteers from UMaine Extension’s Master Gardener program, the article states.