AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Campus Compact plan to hold a two-day 2022 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, at the University of Maine at Augusta, Randall Student Center, 70 University Drive.

The summit, Safeguarding Food Systems from a Warming Planet, is designed for high school and college students and their teachers with a focus on the intersection of food security and climate change in Maine. The event includes speakers, breakout sessions and the option to apply for mini-grants to address related issues on campus or in communities, according to a news release from Lynne Holland at the UMaine Orono extension office.

Students can attend as individuals or in teams with a faculty mentor. Teams are eligible to participate in a cooking challenge and receive guidance on crafting a grant-funded project for their campus or school. Previous mini-grants have funded school or campus pantries, food security studies and campus community gardens.

This event is made possible with support from the Maine 4-H Foundation and Sodexo.

The free conference includes meals. Registration is required by Friday, Oct. 14 online at extension.umaine.edu.

For more information, to sponsor school teams or mini-grants, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Holland at 207-581-8211 or [email protected].

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