Harvest for Hunger donations reach 3M pounds of fresh produce, media report
Maine Public, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News and the Raleigh News & Observer ran an Associated Press story about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension program that has donated 3 million pounds of fresh produce to Maine people since 2000. In 2019, Maine Harvest for Hunger donated more than 193,000 pounds of produce from more than 120 farms in the state. The value of produce harvested this year is estimated at more than $300,000, according to the article. The Forecaster also noted Maine Harvest for Hunger’s milestone.