Gathered at the farm for a check presentation are (from left) Tony McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank; Sara Cawthon, farm manager at Twin Villages Foodbank Farm; Megan Taft, farm development at Twin Villages Foodbank Farm; and Susan Norton, eecutive vice president and chief administrative officer at First National Bank.
First National Bank recently presented Twin Villages Foodbank Farm in Damariscotta a donation for $1,000 in support of its efforts to grow fresh, delicious food for its neighbors in need in Lincoln County.
In 2015, Megan Taft and Sara Cawthon saw a need for quality fresh food at Lincoln County food pantries. It was clear that while effort was being made to provide families with fresh produce, supply didn’t always meet the demand.
Cawthon and Taft formed a partnership with Damariscotta River Association and began farming on two acres at DRA’s Great Salt Bay Farm using organic growing practices. In 2017, with support from DRA, foundation funding, and the community, the farm produced nearly 30,000 pounds of produce for donation to six Lincoln County food pantries and four other low-income food programs. They hope to deliver even more food in 2018.
For more information about Twin Villages Foodbank Farm or to find out how you can support it, contact Cawthon at scawthon@twinvillagesfarm.org, call 563-1393, or go to twinvillagesfarm.org.
First National Bank is an independent community bank with 16 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Hancock, Washington, and Penobscot counties. For more information about First National Bank, call 1-800-564-3195 or go to thefirst.com. Find the bank on Facebook.
