hunger

Published
November 14, 2022

Local farmer, land trust team up to donate 2 tons of blueberries

With help from a local farmer, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust donated over 4,000 pounds of frozen blueberries to organizations that fight the growing problem of food insecurity.
Published
October 14, 2022

Record 4.7 million Haitians facing acute hunger

Inflation and political gridlock have exacerbated protests and brought society to the breaking point.
Published
September 27, 2022

Biden’s strategy to end hunger in U.S. includes more benefits

According to the Food and Drug Administration, 10% of households suffered food insecurity last year.
Published
September 20, 2022

Commentary: Public-private partnership can pave way to hunger-free Maine

A unique collaboration spurred by the pandemic led to our state’s lowest food insecurity rates in nearly 20 years. We need more of the same.
Published
September 18, 2022

Bountiful: Somali Bantu farm in Wales reaping a harvest

80% of the commercial operation crop helps feed hungry Mainers.
Published
July 6, 2022

UN report finds 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

That was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.
Published
May 12, 2022

Our View: Hospital’s new Portland food pantry shows broad view of health

Instead of just treating sickness, MaineHealth is taking on the things that make us sick.
Published
March 29, 2022

Our View: What do we gain by cutting school meals?

Waivers that allowed districts to innovate in the face of the pandemic are set to end June 30, and it will do nothing but harm students and schools.
Published
March 6, 2022

After growing up hungry in Portland, Cognac entrepreneurs help fight food insecurity in Maine

Golden Wat Cognac founding partner Kevin Ly relied on free food programs as a kid in Portland. Now, his company is donating 100 percent of its first-year profits from Maine sales to Full Plates, Full Potential.
Published
January 14, 2022

New report says Maine’s goal of ending hunger by 2030 is ‘within reach’

A legislative hearing will get an update on the draft report next week as officials eye solutions to address 'a breathtaking level of suffering' by hungry Mainers