Mount Desert Islander notes UMaine Extension role in Downeast Gleaning Initiative
The Mount Desert Islander featured Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative, launched in 2013 in partnership with University of Maine Cooperative Extension to help local food pantries provide their customers with fresh produce that they were previously unable to do due to budget constraints, lack of refrigeration or space. The program, which has been replicated across Maine and parts of the country, relies on many Mount Desert Island farmers — Beech Hill Farm, Triple Chick Farms and Bar Harbor Farm — and local meal sites to serve hungry Mainers in Washington and Hancock counties.