We want to try to capitalize on the momentum from Writers’ Night, so we’ve scheduled the first of what we hope will be regular monthly potlucks for next week. Here are the details:Thursday, Feb. 5, 6-8pmPublic Market House (downstairs)Monument Square, Portland.Bring some food and/or drink to share, and if you can, your own plate/bowl/fork/knife/spoon to try to minimize the use of paper or plastic. The one order of business will be the discussion and planning of future potlucks, specifically one for March.

Support Local Farmers and Fishermen

Attend a Community Supported Food Fair

Sunday, February 8th, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., free admission

Learn how to support your community’s farmers and fishermen by purchasing shares of their harvest 

Enjoy HEALTHY, LOCAL, FRESH FOOD!

Slow Food Portland, The Maine Council of Churches, and the Main Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is sponsoring eleven Community Supported Food fairs.  We thank the nine churches that are hosting these events and encourage everyone to attend a local fair.

These fairs provide a great opportunity to purchase shares of local farmers’ harvest–last year many farms sold out during the winter!  This year we are pleased to support local fishermen who will also be attending many of the fairs giving attendees a chance to buy shares of their catch. 

The fairs will be at the following locations:

Belfast         Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast, 37 Miller St 

Brunswick    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St 

Canaan        Union Church, Rt.2 

Ellsworth     Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth  121 Bucksport Rd 

Farmington  Fairbanks School Meeting House, 508 Fairbanks Rd 

Hallowell      St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 18 Union St 

Newcastle   Second Congregational Church, River Rd 

Norway       Christ Episcopal Church, 35 Paris St 

Orono          Orono  Senior Center, Birch St 

Portland      First Parish Church of Portland, 425 Congress St 

Saco            First Parish Church of Saco (UCC), 12 Beach St

 Read all about this in the Portland Press Herald here.