Garden Name
Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School Garden
School or Community Site
Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School
Physical Address
23 Orono Road
Portland, Maine 04102
Contact Name
Jessica Puzak
Email
jpuzak88@gmail.com
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Orchard,, Composting
When was your garden project started?
2018
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public elementary school
What programs does your garden project include?
cafeteria connection
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
Yes
Who volunteers in your garden?
Parents and students
How is your garden project funded?
grants and donations
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
volunteers and garden coordinator
What are your future goals?
Install a greenhouse to enable starting seedlings on site, expand growing spaces, build more permanent outdoor classroom structure, increase amount of garden produce being used in school cafeteria, provide summer programming to area students.
What is your most significant need?
Greenhouse