In a state that produces and sells a great deal of good food, we might not expect the significant level of food insecurity experienced here in Maine. To raise awareness and help address this challenge in ways that are beneficial to both area residents and the environment we live in, Nativity’s Creation Care Team offered a four-part educational series in the fall of 2025 which explored what happens to food we don’t eat and how we can waste less food in our state, towns and homes. Coinciding with Maine’s Food Waste Awareness Week and the United Nation’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the series began on September 30, 2025. All events in this series were free and open to all. You can watch each event by clicking on the link at the beginning of each description. We are so appreciative of all out presenters and the Camden Public Library for providing space for the first event.
Click here to watch a video September 30 (Tuesday) at 3:00-4:30 at Camden Public Library Picker Room: Susanne Lee, University of Maine faculty fellow, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, will share the importance of reducing wasted food and tell us about Food Rescue Maine and statewide efforts involving businesses, institutions and households.
Click here to watch a video October 14 (Tuesday) 3:30-5:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Scrap Dogs co-owner Tessa Rosenberry, Karen Martin of Come Spring food pantry/Gleaners, and student representatives from the Camden Hills High School Windplanners sustainability group will share their efforts to capture uneaten food and deliver it to peoples’ tables and to farmers for compost.
Click here to watch a video October 28 (Tuesday) 12:00-2:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Chef/owner Melody Wolfertz of In Good Company restaurant and Rockland Hannaford manager Kristin White will share how food vendors can practice sustainability for the good of the environment, their patrons and their businesses.
Click here to watch a video November 8 (Saturday) 10:00am-12:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Focusing on household solutions, retired SNAP Nutrition Educator/former owner of Amalfi restaurant, Nancy Wood, and Cindy Wright of the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will share ways to cook and store food and tips for composting scraps year round to avoid wasted food in your in-town or rural home or apartment. Find handouts here
Click here to watch a video September 30 (Tuesday) at 3:00-4:30 at Camden Public Library Picker Room: Susanne Lee, University of Maine faculty fellow, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, will share the importance of reducing wasted food and tell us about Food Rescue Maine and statewide efforts involving businesses, institutions and households.
Click here to watch a video October 14 (Tuesday) 3:30-5:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Scrap Dogs co-owner Tessa Rosenberry, Karen Martin of Come Spring food pantry/Gleaners, and student representatives from the Camden Hills High School Windplanners sustainability group will share their efforts to capture uneaten food and deliver it to peoples’ tables and to farmers for compost.
Click here to watch a video October 28 (Tuesday) 12:00-2:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Chef/owner Melody Wolfertz of In Good Company restaurant and Rockland Hannaford manager Kristin White will share how food vendors can practice sustainability for the good of the environment, their patrons and their businesses.
Click here to watch a video November 8 (Saturday) 10:00am-12:00 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport: Focusing on household solutions, retired SNAP Nutrition Educator/former owner of Amalfi restaurant, Nancy Wood, and Cindy Wright of the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will share ways to cook and store food and tips for composting scraps year round to avoid wasted food in your in-town or rural home or apartment. Find handouts here
