Cultivating Community's Groups
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Food for Maine's Future
34 members
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Farm to School
48 members
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Educational Gardens
27 members
Cultivating Community's Page
Profile Information
- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Portland & Cape Elizabeth
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- farmland protection, organics, health and nutrition, food justice, farm to school, school gardens, community gardens, hunger and local foods access, CSAs, GM-free seeds and genetics
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, apples, berry fruit
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods for sale to others
- If you produce foods for sale, where or how can Mainers buy them?
- Elders living in Portland's East Bayside/Kennedy Park neighborhood can apply for a season of vegetables delivered to their doors at no cost.
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- Hunger is real and hurts our community. The disengagement of youth is real and hurts our community. Environmental degradation is real and hurts our community. In our gardens, we link-up these community challenges to forge a community solution.
- Website (if any):
- http://cultivatingcommunity.org
Seventh Annual Potato Planting Party!!
Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Rd
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Our day of potatoes, pancakes, and play was a huge success (completely un-forecasted showers not withstanding). The day would not have been possible without Leslie Oster and Aurora Provisions, Amanda Beal, and David Buchanan. Thank you! Also, huge thanks to Meghan Wakefield, Peter & John Eastman, Kae Bosman-Clark, Alida Payson, Sarah Marshall, Farm Camp, Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Kitchen Gardeners International, Cape Farm Alliance, Sunrise Acres, Smiling Hill Farm, Pastor Chuck, Grandy Oats, Whole Foods, Crown o' Maine Organic Cooperative, Royal River Natural Foods, Toast, and One Stop Party Shoppe.
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Here they come! The holidays. A mixture of excitement, joy, overwhelm and reckless abandon. It creeps up on you every year, doesn't it? And yet you can see it coming.
Thanksgiving is first. The old standards come out, there's so much emphasis on ...
HI everyone-- with enough volunteers we are now moving ahead! Please join us! See the details below:
Benefit supper for the New Gloucester Veggie Connection.
Thursday December 17, 2009, 5-6:30.
Ticket sales will go towards the purchase of seeds ...
I actually just posted this in another group, but I wanted to share a website I put together.
This was thought of years ago, and with the help of a couple professional video folks, I was able to produce this trailer and will complete our first tw...
Use this group to post information, ask or answer questions and share stories about making school food Local Food.
I started thinking about this website about two years ago. The purpose is to be entertaining, and educational to consumers and kids. These video interviews will create an archive of our farmers. Sign up for the email list, and you'll get a reminde...
A group for people who communicate about Maine foods - in words, pictures, and other media
I also thought I would share a project I am working on(http://www.buyingclubsoftware.com/). We hope to have it ready in early 2010, and will be working with the Portland Food Coop to test out our new software specifically made for buying clubs.
There is also one in Portland. http://www.PortlandFoodCoop.org
USDA meats for sale: Beef, Veal, Pork & Lamb . Grass fed, all-natural - no hormones, antibotics or steroids. We sell by individual cuts or in variety boxed specials. Call us 207-938-3836 or check out our website to check on availability & prices.
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