Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn Maine adds five members

Jan. 152018

LEWISTON — The Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn added five members in January, bringing its 2018 ranks to 17, the group announced.
The incoming members represent a wide range of local food system stakeholders including a land conservation organization, a New American farming family, a 100 year-old Auburn family farm, a project development and management consulting company and a New American integration and support organization, according to a news release, which added that they also bring connections to numerous personal and professional networks.

The GFCLA was formed in the summer of 2012 to create and support improvements to the food system of the Lewiston-Auburn community. It does this by fostering coordination between sectors in the food system, educating the public and serving as a forum for discussing issues, evaluating and influencing policy, and supporting programs that meet local food needs. For more information, visit goodfood4la.org.

PHOTO: New members of the Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn, from left, Shelley Kruszewski, Androscoggin Land Trust, Auburn; Khadija Hussein, agriculturalist and college student, Lewiston; RitaMae Morin, agriculturalist and college student, Auburn; Mark Hews, ME Hews and Company, LLC, Poland. Not pictured: Muhidin Libah, Somali-Bantu Community Association, Lewiston.

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