We are thrilled to invite you to participate in the 2024 Harvest Craft & Food Fair, hosted for the first time by MCHPP. The event will be held on Saturday, November 2nd, at Harriet Beecher Stowe School in Brunswick. We are excited to highlight local crafters and food vendors by offering a fun pre-holiday shopping experience, while raising vital funds for MCHPP's food security programming in the region. Please review the Vendor Letter which includes all the details you need to understand the revised event format and what to expect. Please note that this year we are no longer accepting direct sale vendors (Tupperware, Scentsy, LulaRoe, etc.). We appreciate your understanding.

After reviewing the letter, complete a Vendor Application by following the steps below.

1. Click here to complete an online version of the application.

2. Print and complete a paper application, then scan and email to mchppharvestfair@mchpp.org or mail to:

   Attn: Harvest Fair
   Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program
   179 Neptune Drive
   Brunswick, ME, 04011

Vendors will be approved on a first-come, first serve basis starting July 12th. We look forward to working with you and making this year's Harvest Craft & Food Fair a great success!

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Join us on Wednesday, October 30th for the 2024 Harvest Dinner to celebrate the bounty of another harvest season and the community who makes it possible.

Menu

• Arugula salad with goat cheese, pecans, cherry tomatoes and a lemon thyme vinaigrette (can be served without dairy and nuts) 

• Nomad signature pizzas including: Marinara, Margherita, Soppressata, Spicy Sausage, Shiitake Mushroom, Guanciale, and/or Arugula (vegan and gluten free options available)

• Seasonal dessert homemade in MCHPP's Community Kitchen 

*Cash bar available featuring assorted beer and wine offerings and a signature event cocktail. 

Please purchase tickets for your full party in one order if possible, or reach out to Alyssa at aschoppee@mchpp.org to confirm your group size so we can seat you together.

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Host: Now You're Cooking

Chef: Ali Waks-Adams

Join Now You're Cooking and Chef Ali Waks-Adams for a cooking class to benefit Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Wednesday, September 25 from 5-7pm. September is National Hunger Action Month and all of the proceeds from this class will go directly to work MCHPP does in its mission to offer dignity and empowerment by providing all members of our community with access to healthy food.

Here's what you will learn to make (and eat!): 

• Butternut squash soup + buttered crumbs & ginger oil

• Pan seared chicken breasts+ mustard caper pan sauce

• Roasted garlic mashed potatoes

• Radicchio pear local blue cheese salad

• Apple crumble + cinnamon ice cream

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE before they’re gone! This event is limited to 12 lucky guests.

About the chef: Ali Waks-Adams is the chef /owner of Balaboosta Food Made for You & Willie & Chet's Pop Ups. A native NYer, Ali has lived in Brunswick Maine for 10 years and counting. Her move from Philadelphia to Maine was spurred by the taste of a locally grown potato, and she has been working with local farmers, fishers and producers ever since.  She was the chef at Delicatessen, a Modern Jewish Deli in Philadelphia. Former Exec Chef at The Brunswick Inn (aka 165 Park Row), Chef Partner with Butter & Salt Pop Ups, Private Chef & Caterer, Consulting Chef with Dog Bar Jim and others, Ali ran the successful underground Pop Up Wille & Chet's Food to Go during the pandemic. Her newest venture is Balaboosta, a meal service company providing weekly meals to go. She also caters small events & private dinners. Ali is on the Board of  MCHPP, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention, the advisory Kitchen Cabinet for MCHPP's Community Kitchen, and she is a sometime storyteller at The Community Plate dinners.

All are welcome! No advanced registration required.

Drop-in just to say hello or stay a while and take a tour of the facility, learn about getting involved, and network with others who are passionate about food security work.

Light refreshments will be offered.

At this event, 5% of sales made from 5-9pm will be donated to MCHPP.

A Note From the Host:

At BYH we are committed to the community. We are the craft brewery where people and organizations throughout Maine can gather to play music, and hold events, meetings, and celebrations. We are constantly looking for ways to to be apart and give back to the communities of Maine that helped build us, whether it be through business collaborations, ongoing initiatives, or our ever popular “Community Nights”. These Community Nights give space to local orginizations to help raise funds at our restaurants, with a percentage of that nights sales gong directly to the organization. Since the initiative’s start, we have helped raised over $50,000 dollars for many organizations throughout Maine.

Join Community Plate, together with Merrymeeting Food Council, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, and Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, at Elks Lodge #2043 in Brunswick for a Story Sharing Potluck Supper — a special evening of connection through the sharing of food, stories, and recipes. Our theme for the evening is “By Land & By Sea.”

The event is free, but reservations are required. Register here on Eventbrite!

The Brunswick Democratic Town Committee will again host a Community Supper on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/15/24) with proceeds benefitting MCHPP!

Sandy Holland, formerly of Union Street Bakery, will prepare a to-go meal of salad, lasagna (protein or vegetarian), and carrot cake. Dinners are $35 per person and will be picked up at 40 Union Street from 5-6:30pm on Monday, January 15th. You must purchase your meal in advance here. Orders may be placed until 1/13/23 or until the event is sold out.

We will gather at the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center (675 Old Portland Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011) on Wednesday, December 13th from 3:30-5:30pm to celebrate the retirement of MCHPP’s longtime Executive Director, Karen Parker. Sweet treats and seasonal beverages will be offered.

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Drop-in for a quick hello, or stay the whole time and mingle! Remarks will be made by MCHPP Board Chair, Megan Hart at 4:15pm.

Questions? Contact Alyssa Schoppee at development@mchpp.org or (207)725-2716 x306.