Wiscasset community raises $30,000 to help local farm stay in business Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021 Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KEEFE REPORTS. THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED UP TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. 16:37 I LIKE TO SAY FARMING IS ALWAYS KIND OF A GAMBLING ISSUEMH THE PAST YEAR HAS DEALT A TOUGH HAND TO SO MANY ... INCLUDING NON- PROFITS, WHICH RELY ON DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING... TO STAY VIABLE. 16:43 BECAUSE OF COVID WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO MUCH OF OUR FUNDRAISING. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE CAMP. I THINK OF THIS AS OUR FALLOW SEASON. MH THE MORRIS FARM HAS CAMPS FOR KIDS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS... IT HOSTS EVENTS... AND THERE'S A FARM STORE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CRAFTS AND PRODUCTS. LAST MONTH... THE FINANCIAL TOLL THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN BECAME TOO MUCH... AND THE FARM TURNED TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A BIG ASK - FOR 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS.... AND THE COMMUNITY CAME THROUGH. 18:58-19:03 WE'RE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO STAY AND WE HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT THINGS TO DO. MH LIKE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A 'TAKE-WHAT-YOU- NEED FARM STAND' TO HELP WITH FOOD INSECURITY IN THE COMMUNITY 25:30-41 WE OFFER FREE PRODUCE AND JUST FREE FOOD OF WHATEVER VARIETY. NON- PERISHABLE GOODS, BAKED ITEMS, FRESH PRODUCE FOR WHOEVER NEEDS IT. LIZA BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT... THE FARM WILL MAKE IT UNTIL SUMMER... A REMINDER THAT SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY... CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. 23:11 WHATEVER IT IS THAT MAKES YOUR OWN HEART SING, PEOPLE SHOULD GET INVOLVED. IT'S A MARVELOUS, MARVELOUS WAY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, EXPAND YOUR OWN HORIZONS, LEARNI SOMETHING NEW A