Food Processing Infrastructure Work Group
The Processing Work Group convenes monthly to identify processing-related interventions that generate high impact shifts towards getting more local, culturally nourishing food to institutional and other markets. Learn about and explore projects and ideas, such as the Local Food Switchboard Project, Maine Marinara Collaborative (that have opened avenues for immigrant and other BIPOC farm produce to get into schools, hospitals, and Dept. of Corrections facilities) and tools, such as Forward Contracting.
Attend to keep up to date on upcoming processing-related grants and potential collaborations.
Contact: Alida at a.peterson@hccame.org to join!
November 12, 11AM-12:30PM
A Day in the Life of Maine Processors and Aggregators
December 9, 11AM-12:30PM
Procuring and Processing Surplus & Imperfect Crops
February 10, 11AM-12:30PM
Cold Storage
March 10, 11AM-12:30PM
Lessons from Maine's Seafood Supply Chain
April 14, 11AM-12:30PM
Food Hubs in Maine
May 12, 11AM-12:30PM
State & Regional Perspectives on Food System Infrastructure
Convergence Work Groups
Workgroups are cross-sector collaborative projects that advance priorities identified by the Convergence network and which have energy to move them forward. They are organized to leverage resources and work proactively on complex issues impacting food access, climate change mitigation and shifting power in Maine’s food system to center BIPoC, youth, and others with lived experience of our system’s inequities.