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FARMINGTON — The sixth annual Maurer Meals on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15 and 16, will feature 10 locally owned restaurants throughout western Maine offering a menu with locally grown food products, including organic and all natural foods.

Money raised will go to the Justin A. Maurer Memorial Scholarship Fund, for a third- or fourth-year University of Maine at Farmington student enrolled in the community health program. Maurer Meals is held in memory of Justin Maurer, a 2004 magna cum laude graduate of that program.

“Justin was a supporter of the small farm in Maine, and he recognized the necessity of producing food without poisoning the earth or our bodies,” said Justin’s father, Gary Maurer of Leeds. “We thought this project might be a good way to carry on his beliefs and honor his legacy.”

To date, Maurer Meals has raised more than $10,000 for the scholarship. “Maurer Meals is an excellent way to support local farmers, local business, eat healthy and raise money for a good cause,” said Lorri Brown, who worked with Maurer and is now a program coordinator with the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. “I know that Justin would be very proud of the success of this initiative.” 

The event is organized with the help of the Healthy Community Coalition of Franklin County, Healthy Oxford Hills, River Valley Healthy Community Coalition, the University of Maine at Farmington and Western Mountains Alliance.

Participating restaurants are: Brian’s Bistro, Rumford, 364-3300; Cafe Nomad, Norway, 739-2249; Calzolaio Pasta Company, Wilton, 645-9500; The Carriage House, Livermore, 897-5880; The Granary, Farmington, 779-0710; Guthries, Lewiston, 376-3344; The Homestead Bakery, Farmington, 778-6162; LaFleur’s, Jay, 897-2117; The Olde Mill Tavern, Harrison, 583-9077; and The Sedgley Place, Greene, 946-5990.

For reservations, call a participating restaurant; for information about the scholarship, call Pat Carpenter of UMF at 778-7091; and for information about the Maurer Meals project, call Gary Maurer at 524-2060, visit maurermeals.org or find the event on Facebook.

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