The Public Foodscapes Collective efforts are driven by a group of volunteers aiming to increase public access and engagement with local foods and foraging.
The goals of this group will evolve with your participation, however the initial inspiration is the desire to:
The Leadership Committee of the Public Foodscapes Collective is hard at work preparing for the upcoming Community Design Café.
Stay tuned for more details TBA. To get involved, please email [email protected].
Meetings in 2019:
We have been meeting regularly on Mondays 6:00-7:00pm at Coffee by Design on Diamond Street in Portland, Maine.
PLEASE NOTE: These meetings are currently on hold as of April 2019 and will reconvene after the upcoming Community Design Café hosted by the Public Foodscapes Collective leadership committee in the coming months.
Our very first meetings were held:
To get involved, or if you would like to add to the agenda, please e-mail [email protected].
The Portland Foodscapes Map below is a work in progress.
We invite your input, feedback, and suggestions for additional Public and Private Foodscapes locations.
The Maine Food Atlas is a statewide food resource map we acknowledge and recommend to users.
VISIT THE MAINE FOOD ATLAS HERE
The goals of this group will evolve with your participation, however the initial inspiration is the desire to:
- bring together growers and activists in our community for the purpose of meeting one another,
- get to know each other’s work,
- celebrate and accentuate current edible landscapes in our community,
- develop a shared vision for the future that includes the integration of more public edible landscapes, a.k.a. "foodscapes," in the Greater Portland area,
- take collective and inclusive action toward building a healthy, equitable, and food secure community in which we all can not only survive but THRIVE!
The Leadership Committee of the Public Foodscapes Collective is hard at work preparing for the upcoming Community Design Café.
Stay tuned for more details TBA. To get involved, please email [email protected].
Meetings in 2019:
We have been meeting regularly on Mondays 6:00-7:00pm at Coffee by Design on Diamond Street in Portland, Maine.
PLEASE NOTE: These meetings are currently on hold as of April 2019 and will reconvene after the upcoming Community Design Café hosted by the Public Foodscapes Collective leadership committee in the coming months.
Our very first meetings were held:
- Monday, December 3rd, 2018 6-7:00pm @ Coffee by Design (Diamond Street, Portland, ME)
- Monday, July 10th, 2017 6-8:30pm @ Local Sprouts Cooperative (Congress Street, Portland, ME)
- Monday, May 15th, 2017 6-8:00pm @ Local Sprouts Cooperative (Congress Street, Portland, ME)
To get involved, or if you would like to add to the agenda, please e-mail [email protected].
The Portland Foodscapes Map below is a work in progress.
We invite your input, feedback, and suggestions for additional Public and Private Foodscapes locations.
The Maine Food Atlas is a statewide food resource map we acknowledge and recommend to users.
VISIT THE MAINE FOOD ATLAS HERE