Monday, November 03, 2025
The State of Food Pantries in Talbot County: Meeting Rising Needs with Faith, Grace, and Grit
On a brisk Friday morning, volunteers at St. Mark’s Food Pantry at Brookletts Place Senior Center move with quiet purpose. Bags of produce, canned goods, and staples fill tables as cars line up outside. Catherine Poe, chair of the Talbot County Hunger Coalition and the Friday distribution overseer, smiles at familiar faces.
“We serve about 30 Latino families, with most of the others being seniors,” Poe said.