Innovative “nutrition incentive” programs that get more local, healthy food to low-income Mainers while growing the customer base for Maine farms have received federal funding through a large, multi-state grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Last week…
MFT is rebranding its innovative nutrition incentive program under the name Farm Fresh Rewards. Farm Fresh Rewards offers bonus local fruits and vegetables to low-income shoppers at participating retail stores. Farm Fresh Rewards is currently offered at 16 retail locations…
A recently developed nutrition incentive program is proving successful at making healthy local food more accessible to low-income shoppers. Through the program, launched in 2016 by Maine Farmland Trust, low-income customers have purchased $100,000 of bonus local fruits and vegetables…
Harvest season is in full swing (peaches! tomatoes! blueberries!) and the markets participating in our nutrition incentive programs are working to get the word out and encourage all shoppers to store up for the winter during this bountiful season. Help spread the…
Harvest season is upon us! Now is the time to store and preserve as much of the late summer bounty as possible. Make the most of the season's tomatoes, peppers, squash cabbage, apples, etc by trying new recipes and pickling, slow-roasting,…
Maine Farmland Trust is helping low-income shoppers stretch their winter food budgets with an extra bonus this month through their Maine Harvest Bucks program. The nonprofit is encouraging shoppers to stock up on local produce from select local food stores…
Maine Farmland Trust is helping low-income shoppers stretch their winter food budgets with an extra bonus this month through their Maine Harvest Bucks program. The nonprofit is encouraging shoppers to stock up on local produce from select local food stores…
One of the food coolers at The Farm Stand in South Portland, featuring locally grown produce. By Kate Irish Collins, kcollins@keepmecurrent.com - August 4, 2016 With the goal of allowing low-income people to purchase more fresh produce, The Farm Stand…
Unity Food Hub’s Harvest Share is another creative solution to building markets for Maine farms while strengthening access to local food for more Mainers. UFH’s Harvest Share is one of many growing efforts across the state to meet the demand for fresh,…
