WVII covers first season harvest for Black Bear Food Guild

June 27, 2018 School of Food and Agriculture, Undergraduate students

WVII (Channel 7) covered the first harvest of the season for the Black Bear Food Guild, the University of Maine’s community-supported agriculture (CSA) share program. A university-owned farm in Old Town is run by three students from UMaine’s sustainable agriculture program. Local residents can buy a share of the season’s crops, and attended June 26 to pick up freshly harvested, sustainably grown produce. The CSA share program is in its 24th season, according to WVII.