Plenty: There is no greater foundation for good health than regular meals, yet many of our neighbors suffer from food insecurity, or worse, real hunger. How can we help insure that everyone in our state has a place at the dinner table? John Woods from Share Our Strength, chef Jeff Landry of The Farmer’s Table , and John Naylor, owner of Rosemont Market and Bakery discuss their vision for a community with enough food for all. Please join us!
Guests
John Woods
John Woods, named the 2012 Share Our Strength Advocate of the Year, lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Share our Strength is working to make sure no kid in Maine grows up hungry. In a state where 1 in 4 children is unsure about where their next meal is coming from, our dedicated volunteers work with community groups and good local programs to catch these children and ensure they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play.
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid grows up hungry. Each spring and summer, the nation’s hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at nearly 40 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to support Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign to end childhood hunger.
John Woods was featured in the June 2011 issue of Maine Magazine.
Chef Jeff Landry
Jeff Landry, Executive Chef and Owner of The Farmer’s Table, formerly at Portland’s Cinque Terre and Freeport’s Harraseeket Inn, was selected Maine Restaurant Association‘s Chef of the Year in 2007. The The Farmer’s Table, is committed to using the finest, freshest ingredients he can source to create his Mediterranean-inspired menu.
The Farmer’s Table opened its doors in 2009. The name reflects the vibe of the restaurant… it’s a casual place where you can sit, relax, enjoy good conversation, great food while being treated like a member of the family. Farmer’s Table is a proud member of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Portland Buy Local , World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) , and Portland’s Downtown District . Jeff is a passionate supporter of Share Our Strength.
John Naylor
John Naylor of Rosemont Market and Bakery shares his love for local food. John was featured in Maine Magazine in August of 2010.
What he’s done with his three Rosemont Market and Bakery stores is bring Maine’s expansive but close-knit world of talented local farmers to a larger audience by fashioning a true community-based enterprise. The lettuce you purchase is no longer an anonymous vegetable—it comes with a face and a story. It’s courtesy of Penny Jordan of Jordan’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth, which, according to John, has the best lettuce-growing conditions in the world. Rosemont’s employees, hired for their love of Maine food, are eager to show off their favorite olive oil, or let you in on the secrets of their green curry paste. It was John’s audacity to imagine a store driven, not by price, but by intimate connections, that allowed him and his partner Scott Anderson to set the bar for quality local produce, meats, cheese, and wine. From growing up on a farm with 12 siblings in Massachusetts to his job at the Portland Greengrocer, John’s life has revolved around large families and fresh food.
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