Nutrition resources - access to local and national food and nutrition information; information on nutrition, healthy eating, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.

General Nutrition Information

USDA's Mypyramid Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, established in 1994 to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans.
Harvard School of Public Health, Nutrition
American Dietetic Association, Eat Right Timely food and nutrition information
National Institutes of Health - Weight Control

Weight Control
Overeaters Anonymous, Blue Hill  207-348-5655
Weight Watchers,  Blue Hill  207-326-8665
TOPS, Bucksport 207-469-3335

Local Nutrition
Farmer’s Markets (Summer months)
Blue Hill 207-359-4487 Saturdays 9:00am-11:30am
Bucksport 207-469-7368 Saturdays 9am-3pm
Deer Isle 207-326-4741 Fridays 10am-Noon
Ellsworth 207-667-9212 Mondays 2pm-5:30pm, Thursdays 2pm-5:30pm, Saturdays 9:30am-12:30pm

Food Pantries
Blue Hill Tree of Life 207-374-2900
Deer Isle Food Pantry 207-348-6181
Ellsworth Loaves & Fishes 207-667-4363

WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Downeast Health Services 207-667-5304 Clinics In:
Blue Hill
Bucksport
Stonington

Maine Food and Farms

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 207-581-3443

Eat Well Program 1-800-287-1479

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Dietetic Counseling 207-374-2836

Meals for Me - Bucksport Senior Center 207-469-3335