Maine farmers band together to make up for federal funding cuts

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 26, 2025

Maine farmers who had planned their growing seasons around federal funding were caught off guard in March when the Trump administration abruptly terminated a program that helped food pantries and other hunger relief organizations buy food from them. Five months later, the majority have banded together in a new local initiative, Farm to Neighbor, that’s trying to make up the difference. It represents 75 farms and 125 farmers.