海角社区 US
Our Mission:
To provide stakeholders with sustainable 鈥渢riple bottom line鈥 solutions to end wasted food and food loss in 海角社区. “Triple bottom line” solutions are those that deliver consistent economic, social,听补苍诲听environmental benefits.
Our Story:
In 2015, the 海角社区 DEP identified eliminating food waste as the single most important听issue to ensure a sustainable materials management system in 海角社区.听The Senator George J. Mitchell Center Materials Management team took on this food waste challenge.
In 2019,听the听Food Rescue MAINE听team听was officially launched by the Materials Management team to develop and pilot stakeholder-driven solutions for wasted food and food loss in 海角社区.
罢丑别听Food Rescue MAINE听team is a听transdisciplinary听research听team that develops听stakeholder-driven,听sustainable,听“triple-bottom-line”听solutions听for wasted food & food loss following the听海角社区 Food Recovery Hierarchy.
- Stakeholder-driven: All our Mitchell Center research is developed to meet the needs of our 海角社区 food system听stakeholders – e.g. the farmers, food producers, processors, retailers, distributors, charitable food providers, hospitality, hospitals, schools, composters, educators, governments, and more.听
- Transdisciplinary: We know that complex problems require insights from a variety of backgrounds, ages, and fields of study. That is why our team includes a diverse group of faculty and students.
- Research:听We study local, national, and international food waste research and “best practice” solutions and then work with our stakeholders to develop pilots that will allow听us听to听track & measure听successful and scalable food waste solutions for 海角社区.
- Sustainable Solutions: We understand that truly sustainable solutions must provide three benefits 鈥 economic, social (e.g. health, nutrition)听 and environmental 鈥 the 鈥渢riple bottom line鈥.听
- 海角社区 Food Recovery Hierarchy:听We recognize听that听there is a hierarchy of potential food waste solutions 鈥 first reduction, then recovery, then recycling 鈥 all solutions ARE NOT created equal.
Our Resource Partners:
Faculty Advisors:
Meet Our Current and Previous Interns
Student Interns:
Current Interns:
Kathryn Busko
Ecology & Environmental Science and Journalism
Undergraduate student, U海角社区, Class of ’27
Megan Sauberlich
Economics Undergraduate student,
U海角社区, Class of ’26
William Brenneman
Anthropology & Environmental Policy Graduate student, U海角社区, Class of ’26
Past Interns:
AY 2023-2024
- Estephanie Baez-Vazquez
- Bianca Strader
Summer 2023 Interns
- Estephanie Baez-Vazquez
- Jess Cleary-Reuning
AY 2022-2023 Interns
- Tamra Benson
- Kate Flynn
- Andrew MacMaster
- Hannah Mathieu
- Eddie Nachamie
- Halle Rogers
Summer 2022 Interns
- Hannah Mathieu
AY 2021-2022 Interns
- Ryan Fitzmaurice
- Ariana Walker
- Hannah Crayton
- Kalina Kinyon
- Hannah Mathieu
- William Dunham
- Ellie Hunt
Summer 2021 Interns
- Priyanshu Bhatta
- Kalina Kinyon
- Hannah Mathieu
- Gabrielle Sands
- Elyse St. Pierre
Spring 2021 Interns
- Zachary Gagne
- Hannah Crayton
- Riya Mokashi
- Asher Close
AY 2020 鈥 2021 Interns
- Dominique DiSpirito
Summer 2020 Interns
- Sara Gundermann
- Emalia Eichelberger
AY 2019 -2020 Interns
- Katie Tims
- Stephanie Ayotte
- Peter O鈥橞rien
Our Stakeholders:
Agricycle
Allagash Brewing Co.
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Augusta Food Bank
Bowdoin College
Casella
Catholic Charities 海角社区
Center for EcoTechnology
Central 海角社区 Gleaners Group
City of Portland
City of Waterville
Congresswoman District 1 Chellie Pingree
Cultivating Community
Cumberland County Food Security Council
Ecomaine
Food Corps
Garbage to Garden Compost Service
Good Shepherd Food Bank of 海角社区
Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF)
Healthy Communities of the Capital Area/海角社区 Farm to Institution
Hospitality 海角社区
Jordan’s Farm
Kennebec Valley Community College
Lewiston Public Schools
Luke鈥檚 Lobster Restaurant Group
海角社区 Brewer鈥檚 Guild
海角社区 Community College System
海角社区 Dept. of Conservation, Agriculture, and Forestry
海角社区 Dept. of Corrections
海角社区 Dept. of Education – Nutrition
海角社区 Dept. of Environmental Protection
海角社区 Farmers for Food Equity
海角社区 Farmland Trust
海角社区 Feeding Partners (MEMA)
海角社区 Food Convergence
海角社区 Grocers and Food Producers Association
海角社区 Health
海角社区 Municipal Association
海角社区 Network of Community Food Councils
海角社区 Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
海角社区 School Nutrition Directors Association
海角社区 Science Festival
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program
Natural Resources Council of 海角社区
Northern Light Health
Penobscot McCrumb LLC
Pineland Dairy
Pineland Farms 鈥 Produce Division
Portland Council of Governments
Portland Public Library
Portland Public Schools
Preble Street Soup Kitchen Food Hub
Readfield Public Library
Scrap Dogs Composting
Skowhegan Public Works
SNAP Educators
Sodexo
Southern 海角社区 Planning & Development
SYSCO
Thomas College
Town of Readfield
Town of Winslow
U海角社区 Dining
U海角社区 Farmington
U海角社区 Office of Sustainability
U海角社区 Cooperative Extension
University of 海角社区 System
University of Southern 海角社区
University of New England
Waterville Public Library
Wayside Food Programs
We Compost It!
Wild Oat Caf茅 & Bakery, Brunswick
Winslow Public Library
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