Food Programs – The Lincoln County Information

BFH – Food Programs

 

Need assist navigating the assorted meals applications in Lincoln County? Call the meals safety hotline at 563-6658, and depart a message along with your contact info. Project Coordinator Jess Breithaupt will name you again and talk about native choices with you.

CSAs

Community Supported Agriculture farm prospects commit early within the 12 months to purchase a farm’s harvest by buying a farm share. Throughout the rising season CSA members obtain bins of the farm’s harvest. Participating farms in Lincoln County embody:

Bristol: High Hopes Farm, 380-3197

Damariscotta: Clark Farms, clarkfarmsme.com or 549-3363

Dresden: Goranson Farm, goransonfarm.me or 737-8834

Newcastle: Morning Dew farm, morningdeworganic.com or 350-5075

Nobleboro: Spear’s Farm, 832-4488

Waldoboro: Coppertail Farm, coppertailfarm.com or 541-729-5769; Uprooted Farm, uprootedmaine.com or 612-9053

Westport Island: Tarbox Farm, tarboxfarm.com or 522-0840

Whitefield: Swallowtail Farm, swallowtailfarmandcreamery.com or 837-3601

For seniors

Senior Commodity Boxes: People no less than 60 years of age could also be eligible for month-to-month meals bins. The bins embody nonperishable gadgets like peanut butter, pasta, and on the spot mashed potatoes. Call Spectrum Generations at 563-1363, Ext. 1, for extra info and to enroll.

Maine Senior Farm Share: Participating seniors obtain a share value $50 of first-quality, recent, native produce for free of charge from a licensed farm through the rising season. Choose a farm and sign-up with them straight by calling them to register. Participating farms in Lincoln County embody Uprooted (612-9053); Spear’s Farms (832-4488); Keekionga Farm II (841-9731); Dharma Farm (450-8958); SeaLyon Farm (443-924-0352); Sheepscot General Store 624-2710).

Food drives

Dresden Elementary School is internet hosting a snack drive for donations for its backpack program. Donations might be dropped off in school, or bought on Amazon and shipped on to 86 Cedar Grove Road in Dresden. Email Beth at [email protected] for extra info.

On Friday, June 17 , the CLC YMCA is having a Fill the Y Bus meals drive at Main Street Grocery from 1-5 p.m. to profit the YMCA and HLC emergency meals bins, and YMCA teen snacks. Donations might be known as in to Main Street Grocery at 563-3507.

There are 3 ways to donate: Drop off on the Lincoln County Regional Planning fee at 297 Bath Road, Wiscasset, drop off at Healthy Lincoln County at 281 Main St., Damariscotta, or contact Jess Breithaupt at 975-6201, or [email protected].