St. Mary's Nutrition Center

Everyone deserves healthy food and should be able to access it in their local community. But for many Mainers, putting a healthy meal on the table is a substantial challenge. The St. Mary’s Nutrition Center helps families address this problem and promotes community health through organizing, advocacy, and education. The Nutrition Center is home to an emergency food pantry that serves over 1000 people a week; Lots to Gardens, an urban community gardening program that supports 120 local families in growing their own food; cooking, gardening, and nutrition education programs for people of all ages and abilities; leadership and job training programs for teens; and the year-round Lewiston Farmers’ Market, Good Food Bus, and other local food initiatives. The long term goal of the Nutrition Center is to build a viable food system, while supporting local leaders, strengthening community ties, building the local economy and engaging youth as agents of change.

The St. Mary's Food Pantry is located at 208 Bates Street in Lewiston and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9am to 11am, and Thursday 4pm to 6pm. Lewiston residents are welcome to come to the Food Pantry one time a month and must show a picture ID and a recent piece of mail with their Lewiston/Auburn address on it.

The Lewiston Farmer's Market is open on Sundays (May to Oct.) from 10am to 1pm at the Bates Mill Complex at the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Street in Lewiston. Winter Farmers' Market runs from November to mid-winter with dates and location to be determined. Credit cards, SNAP (food stamps), and WIC accepted at summer and winter markets.

Through Lots to Gardens families and individuals grow food in garden plots around Lewiston/Auburn. Plots are available for Lewiston/Auburn residents who don't have growing space of their own.

Call or email the Nutrition Center for schedule information for Adult and Children's Cooking and Nutrition Classes.

Call or email for applications and information about jobs and leadership programs for Lewiston/Auburn area youth.

207-513-3848, or nutritioncenter@stmarysmaine.com