Produce Sharing Tables: An Approach to Garden-Grown Food Access

This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. This webinar will explore Waldo County Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus garden produce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a Give and Take site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face food insecurity, the program connects local gardeners, farmers, and neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food. Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator REGISTER HERE