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A great program

NEWPORT, Maine — On a recent Friday morning, Debbie Bradstreet propped open the wide doors of her Newport farmstand and flipped over the sign hanging nearby, from “Closed” to “Open,” promptly at 10 a.m. A few customers already were waiting in their cars and trucks in the gravel driveway, and more arrived within minutes, eager to get the best of the morning’s fresh produce.

Among the first to walk through the doors was Nancy Booth, 65, who lives in a nearby senior housing complex. She made a beeline for a quart of sweet blueberries before turning her attention to the big bin of corn picked earlier that morning.

Booth is a dedicated customer at the Bradstreet farmstand, the more so since she joined the Maine Senior FarmShare program five years ago. Now in its 15th season, the federally funded program puts free local produce on the tables of low-income Maine seniors, to the benefit of farmers and seniors alike.

more https://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/23/homestead/maine-senior-farmshare-helps-low-income-seniors-local-growers/

can check your state out here if you were interested in being involved

http://www.fns.usda......p-contacts