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.) 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.