Merrymeeting Food Council

06/11/2026

Got SUN Bucks? USE THEM AT THE FARMERS’ MARKET!! Your kid eats more fresh Maine summer produce, farmers get a boost in sales, and participation in the SUN Bucks program continues to grow, which is good for ALL of us! All 4 summer markets in our region accept SUN Bucks: Bath, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, and BTLT's Crystal Springs Markets!
SUN Bucks is a summer food benefit for kids, including any kids attending a school that does universal school meals, like almost all public schools in Maine do! Keep an eye out for a SUN Bucks letter, learn about the program, and help spread the word!
Read more details and find links to resources here:
https://mainefarmersmarkets.org/use-your-sun-bucks-at-the-farmers-market/ See less

Got SUN Bucks? USE THEM AT THE FARMERS’ MARKET!! Your kid eats more fresh Maine summer produce, farmers get a boost in sales, and participation in the SUN Bucks program continues to grow, which is good for ALL of us!
SUN Bucks is a summer food benefit for all income-eligible kids who attend public schools in Maine. Keep an eye out for a SUN Bucks letter, learn about the program, and help spread the word!
Read more details and find links to resources here:
https://mainefarmersmarkets.org/use-your-sun-bucks-at-the-farmers-market/

03/25/2026

Join us at the Topsham Public Library tomorrow 3/26 from 6-7:30 pm for an important conversation about Food, Farms, and Families. Two of our Steering Committee members, from Full Plates Full Potential and Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program will be sharing their perspectives.

Bowdoinham residents organized a forum focused on how changes in federal funding affect Midcoast farmers and families.

03/03/2026

Join MFC this Sunday from 2-3:30 for a workshop and cooking demo at Curtis Memorial Library! Registration in advance is required, register on the Curtis Memorial Library website: https://curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/14401777

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Early spring is one of the tougher times to eat locally in Maine, not because there isn’t local food available, but we are often getting tired of the storage vegetables available. In this workshop, Christine Burns Rudalevige and Harriet Van Vleck, who are both involved with Merrymeeting Food Council, will share tips and tricks for making the most of local foods in spring including when and how to find local greens, eggs, seafood, and more. This workshop will also include a soup making demo utilizing local ingredients. Come for the cooking demo and to learn about work going on in our community and state that supports local producers and harvesters and ways to get involved.

This event will be held in-person at the Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Meeting Room on Sunday, March 8th, 2:00-3:30pm.

This event is part of the annual Winter Garden Workshop Series: Growing Literacy! Every year, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, in collaboration with Growing to Give and Curtis Memorial Library, offers this event series to offer skill-building workshops and learning opportunities for gardeners of all abilities. Thank you to Camden National Bank for sponsoring this series. 💚

Early spring is one of the tougher times to eat locally in Maine, not because there isn't local food available, but we are often getting tired of the storage vegetables available....

01/31/2026

Last day to get your application in for this Spring!

Looking for a rewarding, active, and valuable career? Eager to learn the skills needed to work on a local farm? Get paid to learn through this job training program in Spring 2026!

This part-time program runs from late-March to early June. Participants must live in, or be able to travel to, the Bath/Brunswick region of Maine.

Learn more and apply:
http://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/farm-skills.
Applications due February 1st, 2026.

01/20/2026

Just over 1 week left to apply for the Farm Skills Training Program! Apply via a simple form on our website or send us an email inquiry by 2/1/2026.

Looking for a rewarding, active, and valuable career? Eager to learn the skills needed to work on a local farm? Get paid to learn through this job training program in Spring 2026!

This part-time program runs from late-March to early June. Participants must live in, or be able to travel to, the Bath/Brunswick region of Maine.

Learn more and apply:
http://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/farm-skills.
Applications due February 1st, 2026.

12/02/2025

Come check out the Food Sovereignty Zine this Friday evening (12/5) during the Gardiner Art Walk! Stories and art contributed by people around the state.

11/25/2025

Community and school gardens are such incredible resources for increasing access to nutritious local food and the knowledge of how to grow that food for all ages! Three local gardens are currently raising funds to keep teaching skills and feeding our communities.
If you can help support these school and community gardens, please consider doing so.
Bath: KELT's LOCAL Garden (https://www.kennebecestuary.org/localgarden2025)
Bowdoinham: Peary's Community Garden (https://donate.seedmoney.org/12990/peary-s-garden) & Bowdoinham Community School Garden (https://donate.seedmoney.org/13248/bowdoinham-community-school-garden)

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11/21/2025

Looking for a rewarding, active, and valuable career? Eager to learn the skills needed to work on a local farm? Get paid to learn through this job training program in Spring 2026!

This part-time program runs from late-March to early June. Participants must live in, or be able to travel to, the Bath/Brunswick region of Maine.

Learn more and apply:
http://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/farm-skills.
Applications due February 1st, 2026.