Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) at an Event in Portland Several Years Ago at the Maine Irish Heritage Center.

Five locations will be receiving $1 million in federal funding to build greater food resilence in Maine’s food sysem while supporting local suppliers and purveyors.  The funds come through the US Department of Agriculture and will support five chain infrastructure projects across the state of Maine.

The five Maine projects receiving funding are::

Bouchard Family Farm in Fort Kent; Maine Grains in Skowhegan; Maine Coast Sea Vegetables in Hancock; Atlantic Sea Farms in Biddeford; and Tops’l Farm in Waldoborow.

“Agriculture and aquaculture have played an enormous role in Maine’s history and heritage and our farms are vital to ensuring long-term food security and the economic well-being of our state,” said Congresswoman Pingree, (D-Maine) a long-time organic farmer who serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and the House Agriculture Committee.  .

“These grants are game changers not only for the farmers and producers who receive them, but for their communities as well.  I”m a proud supporter of RFSI and sincerely believe that programs like these can help our country create more sustainable, resilent and equitable food systems.”

The RFSI funding for Maine is part of $420 million made available through the American Rescue Plan, which Congresswoman Pingree proudly supported and helped pass.

“My apologies for being so slow in completing posting this news item from Congresswoman Pingree.  There was a car emergency interrupting the posting of this which has now been resolved favorably,” said this blogger.