Loyal Turnstyle customers organized a Cash Mob for Tuesday January 17, 2017 to support the Tree of Life after the thrift shop was broken into on the 12th. Traffic was high with lots of people dropping off . . . read more »
Tree of Life Break In Makes the News
On January 12, 2017 the Turnstyle was broken into– locks were broken and money and keys were stolen from the cash drawer. The burglary made the evening news.
Furnace Malfunction Closes Tree of Life Temporarily
Originally published in The Weekly Packet, February 11, 2016 by Faith DeAmbrose The Tree of Life food pantry and its sister organization, The TurnStyle, will be closed until further notice due to a furnace malfunction that filled . . . read more »
Hunger in Hancock County
Hunger in Hancock County By Judith Hilliker, Tree of Life Pantry Board President published in the letters section of the Daily Packet A recent Feeding America study found that 15.6 percent of the people living in Hancock . . . read more »
Tradewinds matches $10,000 in customer donations
Originally published in The Weekly Packet, January 29, 2015 Article and photos by Tevlin Schuetz All were smiles on Wednesday morning, January 21, at TradeWinds Market Place, as representatives of the Tree of Life food pantry accepted . . . read more »
In These Times featured in Maine Short Film Festival
2015 Maine Short Film Festival Tour Schedule: The tour includes: January 15, 2015 @ Guthrie’s, Lewiston: 7:30 pm January 29, 2015 @ Stonington Opera House: 7 pm February 4, 2015 @ Space Gallery, Portland: 7:30 pm February 19,2015 @ Frontier Cafe, . . . read more »
Good and Cheap: Downloadable Cook Book
(This story appeared on NPR August 1, 2014) Download Book: Cheap and Good When Leanne Brown moved to New York from Canada to earn a master’s in food studies at New York University, she couldn’t help . . . read more »
Misty Morning Farm Supplies Tree of Life
Sean Dooley created Misty Morning Farm to use aquaponics and vertical farming techniques in a passive solar greenhouse. He supplies Tree of Life with up to 200 plants of leafy green vegetables and 20 dozen eggs each week. . . . read more »
Local Volunteer Farms For TOL Food Pantry
(The Weekly Packet, November 26, 2014) Lettuce and other greens grow faster and use less water. Article & photos by Anne Berleant Sean Dooley, the driving force behind Misty Morning Farm in Blue Hill, has quickly put . . . read more »
Blue Hill Pantry Faces Higher Costs
(The Weekly Packet, November 26, 2014) Blue Hill food pantry faces higher costs as donations fall Customers begin lining up at 7:30 a.m. on Thursdays, when the food pantry is open, for the doors to open at 9 . . . read more »
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