Part 1 of testimony given on April 10, 2025 in support of LD 577 - An Act to Maximize Federal Funding and Protect Maine’s Universal School Meals Program.

Part 2 of testimony given on April 10, 2025 in support of LD 577 - An Act to Maximize Federal Funding and Protect Maine’s Universal School Meals Program.

Full Plates held a virtual town hall on Thursday, December 5, 2024 to learn more about what we expect from the incoming administration related to federal nutrition program, plans to continue our incredible momentum here in Maine, and how you can help.

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, the Merrymeeting Food Council, and Full Plates Full Potential held a virtual panel discussion featuring community organizers, non-profits focused on advocacy, and formerly elected officials to discuss how to organize for social change, how to work with elected officials from local to national levels, and other ways of advocating.

In honor of Maine Harvest Lunch Week, check out our interview with School Nutrition Director Mary Emerson, Science Teacher Abby Harnik, and Social Worker Austin Mehlhorn of Westbrook Schools, who spoke to us this summer at The Ecology School at River Bend Farm during the Maine Farm and Sea to School Institute.

Full Plates Full Potential recently held a press conference with the USDA to announce our $8.5 million grant awardees, all of whom are working to get more local foods and ingredients into Maine school meals. We taped all of this with the PMC field equipment On October 16, 2024, the USDA and Full Plates held a press conference at Connors Elementary in Lewiston, ME, to introduce the grantees who were each awarded a portion of the $8.5 million School Food System Innovation Grant. Grantees, which...