Maine Senior FarmShare Program: fresh produce for Maine seniors
March is sign-up time for low-income seniors who want to participate in the Maine Senior FarmShare Program. You can receive $50 worth of fresh produce throughout the season from a participating farm. (Farmers often have trucks at area farmer’s markets, and you can pick up your produce there.) Â To qualify, seniors must be 60 years or age or older (55 for native Americans), be a Maine resident, and not live in the household or be an immediate family member of the farmer.
Income criteria in 2012 are: Live alone and have an income below $20,036.00 or have a combined incomed (with a spouse) below $26,955. (Both can have a share, but each must sign up.)
The Senior FarmShare program is very popular, and seniors must sign up each year, even if they were with a farmer last year. You can only sign up with one farmer each year.
Here’s more information, including a list of participating FarmShare farmers.