BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 2, 2021
The Southern Midcoast Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $98,612 in community-building grants to 13 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program, including:
• Midcoast Conservancy, Edgecomb, for the Maine Conservation Corps staff supporting community access at Hidden Valley Nature Center: $5,000
• Morris Farm Trust, Wiscasset, to increase food security in Lincoln County by offering free local produce year-round: $5,129
• Twin Villages Foodbank Farm, Nobleboro, to improve the farm’s ability to grow, aggregate, and distribute food in Lincoln County: $5,000
• Veggies to Table, Newcastle, to grow the capacity to feed and educate community members experiencing hunger: $8,500
• Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, Bath, for coordination of Merrymeeting Food Council efforts which increase equitable access to healthy food, empower community members, and create pathways for food system employment: $10,000
• Twin Villages Foodbank Farm, Nobleboro, to improve the foodbank farm’s ability to grow, aggregate, and distribute food in Lincoln County: $5,000
• Veggies to Table, Newcastle, to grow the capacity to feed and educate community members experiencing hunger: $1,500