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#BathME - #SharingTable In-Person

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
12pm - 2:30pm

Library Gazebo
Patten Free Library
33 Summer Street
Bath, ME 04530

"Free fresh vegetables gleaned from #LocalFarms provided by the #MerrymeetingGleaners and #MidCoast #HungerPrevention Program. Find the Sharing Table outside the Children's Room from September-May and in the Gazebo during the summer.

Sharing tables are open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and they are 100% anonymous. The tables are stocked with #FreshProduce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. #TakeWhatYouNeed and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Produce will vary depending on what is available from the farms and gardens. Please bring your own bags."

Event page:
https://patten-lib.libcal.com/event/15944856?hs=a

FMI:
https://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/merrymeeting-gleaners

#SolarPunkSunday #PattenFreeLibrary
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #MaineEvents #LibrariesRule #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #FarmToTable #BuildingCommunity #MaineLibraries

#BathME - #SharingTable In-Person

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
12pm - 2:30pm

Library Gazebo
Patten Free Library
33 Summer Street
Bath, ME 04530

"Free fresh vegetables gleaned from #LocalFarms provided by the #MerrymeetingGleaners and #MidCoast #HungerPrevention Program. Find the Sharing Table outside the Children's Room from September-May and in the Gazebo during the summer.

Sharing tables are open to anyone, there is no income or residency requirement and they are 100% anonymous. The tables are stocked with #FreshProduce as well as some prepared items, processed using any surplus gleaned food. #TakeWhatYouNeed and leave the rest for your friends and neighbors. Produce will vary depending on what is available from the farms and gardens. Please bring your own bags."

Event page:
https://patten-lib.libcal.com/event/15944854?hs=a

FMI:
https://www.merrymeetingfoodcouncil.org/merrymeeting-gleaners

#SolarPunkSunday #PattenFreeLibrary #MerryMeetingGleaners #FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #MaineEvents #LibrariesRule #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #FarmToTable #BuildingCommunity #MaineLibraries

#NewZealand #Aotearoa - #CommunityPantry Locations

"Finding community pantries near me is becoming a priority for many New Zealand families navigating the rising cost of living and seeking to reduce food waste through community-led sharing initiatives. These #PātakaKai (food storehouses) operate on the principle of ‘take what you need, leave what you can,’ providing a vital safety net that fosters #manaakitanga (hospitality and care) within our diverse neighborhoods from Northland to Southland.

The concept of the community pantry has evolved rapidly in Aotearoa. What started as a few informal ‘#SharingSheds’ has grown into a sophisticated national network of Pātaka Kai.

In the current economic climate, #FoodInsecurity affects a broad demographic of New Zealanders. These pantries provide immediate, #BarrierFreeAccess to nutrition without the stigma often associated with traditional #WelfareQueues.

Moreover, these locations are hubs for #sustainability. By redirecting surplus #garden produce and supermarket ‘best-before’ items, they play a critical role in the #CircularEconomy of our local regions.

'The Pātaka Kai movement is more than just food; it is about restoring dignity to our communities and ensuring that no one goes hungry while our land produces so much abundance.' — Community Leader, NZ #FoodSovereignty Project.

- Reduces local #FoodWaste significantly.
- Strengthens neighborhood social ties.
- Provides 24/7 access to emergency food supplies.
- Encourages the sharing of home-grown organic produce."

Learn more:
https://nzfamilies.org.nz/community-pantry-locations/

#SolarPunkSunday
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #ZeroHunger #ZeroWaste #MutualAid #FarmToTable #GardenToTable #BuildingCommunity #ManaakiKai #Kai #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #Sustainability

#WellingboroughEcoGroup -
#FoodSharers

"Food Sharers are focused on saving good food from going in the bin, and sharing food with people that want it. We’re not a food bank, we are purely a food reuse project that is open to anyone, and something that works for all ‘Food Sharers’ in the town that mutually benefits all organisations; and of course, benefiting people and planet too.

"We share food on Tuesdays between 12:00 and 6:00 and Thursdays between 10:00 and 2:00, at our #EcoHub at #SwanspoolPavilion, with surplus food from Food Sharers, retailers and community friends. We have lots of fresh fruit and veg, bread and other treats plus, the kettle’s on too if you fancy a coffee or tea! Your donations will also be shared with sharers!

"Food Sharers is a sharing community, it will evolve into a #CommunityFridge and food reuse café and it will include a food buying club for people to buy food in bulk from wholesalers. #Wellingborough Eco Group and ‘Food Sharers’ are not, nor will ever be a food bank. Food Sharers is simply a #FoodReuse project open to everyone.

Be a Food Sharer, share on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/foodsharer and at ECO HUB, Tuesdays 12-6 and Thursdays 10-2. Love food, hate waste, be a Food Sharer! "

https://wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/food-sharers/

#SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #FoodSharing #BuildingCommunity #FoodWaste #WellingboroughUK