Editor:
    We are so very fortunate to have two farms in Cape Elizabeth donate fresh produce to the Cupboard weekly. Jordan’s Farm has done this for the past four or five years and this year we have been pleased that Alewive’s Brook Farm has also joined in supplying nutritious produce weekly.
    We share a week’s supply of food to everyone in a family that meets our income guidelines. Our monthly average of individuals served this past fiscal year was 414 men, women and children a month. Keeping our shelves stocked has been a challenge and we see the need increasing.
    As the cost of food is rising, we find the fresh produce helps us immensely. What better way to help someone in need of food with vegetables right from the garden! If the client does not know how to cook a vegetable we tell them how.
    Nothing is wasted at our cupboard. At the end of a Thursday morning, all leftover produce and perishables are delivered to the many elderly housing units we have in South Portland. Many of these residents are too proud to come to the Cupboard but delight in these deliveries.
    As we begin our 12th year as an all volunteer non-profit, we are very grateful for the monetary support and food donations that make this Cupboard so special.
    Our heartfelt thanks to Jordan’s and Alewive Farms for recognizing the needs of others in our community.
Sybil Riemensnider, Director
Food Cupboard
South Portland